gstreamer encountered a general supporting library layer' error after abort

[Caleb Marcus]

On Sun, 2008-04-27 at 09:38 +0100, dave selby wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> Fresh install of hardy, all AOK,  tried to play a .swf, ubuntu asked
> to download a codec, which it did, I think it then asked to download
> another coded but I was distracted at the critical point (yikes!) and
> I hit cancel.
> 
> Now when I try and play the .swf I get 'gstreamer encountered a
> general supporting library layer' error.
> 
> Any idea what to do
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Dave
> 
Do you remember what codec you installed? Try this:
     1. Close out of Firefox
     2. Open a terminal and run: sudo aptitude remove
        mozilla-plugin-gnash swfdec-mozilla
     3. Open Firefox and go to a page that uses Flash (a YouTube movie,
        for example)
     4. When it asks what codec to install, choose Flash Player
        (installer) rather than swfdec or Gnash
This should get you using Adobe Flash.
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