What to use for browser flash support?

SDA marathon.durandal at gmail.com
Sat Jan 20 14:24:10 UTC 2018


On Sat, Jan 20, 2018 at 09:00:43AM -0500, Harry Putnam wrote:
> Running lubuntu 17.18 (artful)
> 
> Using chromium, I run into some videos (On msnbc's full episodes of
> their various news/talk shows.  clicking the `full episodes' link at:
>    http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show#!#full-episodes
> 
> For example, brings up the error message:
> ,----
> |   To watch video, download or enable adobe flash player plug-in in
> |   your security preferences.
> `----
> 
> Whereas the other main link `playlist':
>    http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show#
> 
> Just shows the videos with no problem.  Maybe those are not flash ....
> 
> Is there something I can install that will satisfy the `adobe flash
> player plugin' requirement.

Does Lubuntu use Software Center? If so open it up and go to the 'addons' 
tab select 'Codecs' and install them all. I say all because I'm not postive 
if it's the bad set or the evil set that contain Flash. You may have to 
install a browser package too, not sure about that as I don't use it.




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