problems with video clips. (ray house)

[ray house]

I already had flashplugin-nonfree installed,and restarted Firefox with the same results,I am using Ubuntu Intrepid 8.1 and codegeek says I have version 9.0.999. I did not download any of the versions from Adobe.  Ray

> Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:41:45 -0400
> From: psanchez at colcan.ca
> To: ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com
> Subject: Re: problems with video clips. (ray house)
> 
> You don't download any of those files, use the native Ubuntu tools 
> instead to access the software repositories.
> 
> * System->Administration->Synaptic Package Manager (it'll ask you for 
> your password).
> 
> * Click the search button at the top and enter "flashplugin" (no quotes) 
> and click Search.
> 
> * You should see a package called falshplugin-nonfree. Select it by 
> clicking the box to the left.
> 
>    ** If you don't see the entry, you need to enable the non-free
>       repositories first as I believed it was explained to you before.
> 
>    ** If you see the entry, and it shows as already installed (a green
>       box to the left) then ... have you re-started Firefox since you
>       installed the flashplugin? To be sure, logout and login, and
>       try YouTube again.
> 
> * Click the Apply button to get the software installed. You can exit 
> Synaptic when it is done.
> 
> * Exit Firefox, ensure that no browser window remains open (logout/login 
> if you want).
> 
> * Re-launch Firefox and try again the URL to see what version you get 
> installed (and try YouTube).
> 
> BTW, I assume you are running Ubuntu Intrepid 8.10, are you?
> 
> -- 
> Pedro
> 
> 
> ray house wrote:
> > Pedro, I am running flash player version: 9.0.999 according to that 
> > site. If I download the latest version which one do I download:.deb, 
> > tar.gz, .rpm, APT, or YUM ?? Ray
> > 
> >  > Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:02:07 -0400
> >  > From: psanchez at colcan.ca
> >  > To: ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com
> >  > Subject: Re: problems with video clips. (ray house)
> >  >
> >  > ray house wrote:
> >  > > Hi Pedro, I use Firefox for both Vista and Ubuntu and the videos 
> > work on
> >  > > Vista but not on Ubuntu? Ray
> >  > >
> >  > > 
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >  > > From: v.2.ol at hotmail.com
> >  > > To: ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com
> >  > > Subject: RE: problems with video clips. (ray house)
> >  > > Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:32:44 -0400
> >  > >
> >  > > Woops!, sorry Pedro, I am dealing with many people on this problem! 
> > Yes
> >  > > it works very well with Totem. Ray
> >  > >
> >  > > > Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:16:08 -0400
> >  > > > From: psanchez at colcan.ca
> >  > > > To: ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com
> >  > > > Subject: Re: problems with video clips. (ray house)
> >  > > >
> >  > > > David,
> >  > > >
> >  > > > Have you tried watching the Youtube videos using Totem (Ubuntu's 
> > default
> >  > > > video player)? If you get them going there at least you will know 
> > that
> >  > > > the problem is linked somehow to Firefox and not to something else, I
> >  > > > believe.
> >  > > >
> >  > > > * Launch Totem: Applications->Sound & Video->Movie Player
> >  > > >
> >  > > > * At the top right of Totem's window there is a selection box where
> >  > > > YouTube should be available (if not, enable the YouTube browser using
> >  > > > Edit->Plugin in the Totem top menu).
> >  > > >
> >  > > > * Search some video and try to play it.
> >  > > >
> >  > > > --
> >  > > > Pedro
> >  > > >
> >  > > > --
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> >  > > > ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com
> >  > > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-ca
> >  > >
> >  > > 
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> >  >
> >  > I don't know why Firefox doesn't work for you. Please visit this site
> >  > and let us know what version of the Flash player it reports you are 
> > running:
> >  >
> >  > http://www.codegeek.net/flash_version.htm
> >  >
> >  > (it says "You have Flash player 10.0.22 installed." for me).
> >  >
> >  >
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> >  >
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