Flash Player

ADVENTSEND · 10-17-2012, 01:56 AM

okay, so i have installed adobe flashplayer, the latest version, and its plug in for firefox, however when i go to a site that requires flash or uses a flash application, there is only a white screen. Help please, brand new to Linux and am still trying to learn the ropes of troule shooting

nigelc · 10-17-2012, 02:18 AM

Hello,
Where did install to? How did you install it?

cheers

ADVENTSEND · 10-17-2012, 02:23 AM

I installed using Ubuntu software center, not exactly sure where it installed to. Try re installing and it did the same thing. i tried google chrome just now and i get a "shock wave flash failed to load" error message. All help and incite is greatly appreciated

nigelc · 10-17-2012, 02:37 AM

Try a site like youtube which just uses the flash player not the shockwave flash.
see if that works.

Xlr_Prahlad · 10-17-2012, 04:16 AM

If in firefox browser , flash videos are not plying ...
i hope dis link will help you out ..
link: <<http://ubuntuguide.net/install-adobe-flash-plugin-in-ubuntu-12-04both-3264-bit>>

but here you'll need to use some command in terminal.. if any problem comes ask...

malekmustaq · 10-17-2012, 06:23 AM

Many possible causes but that should get done--

Copy the "libflashplayer.so" to the folder /usr/lib/flash-plugin/. If plugin/ does not exist you may create it and place it there. Change the permission to be executable to all users

Code:

~# chmod 775 /usr/lib/flash-plugin/libflashplayer.so

Or you may copy that file <to be sure> into your home folder: /home/ME/.mozilla/extensions/ place here the "libflashplayer.so" file. The own it, execute it:

Code:

~$ chown me:mygroup ~/.mozilla/extensions/libflashplayer.so

Code:

~$ chmod 755 ~/.mozilla/extensions/libflashplayer.so

That should work.

Hope this helps. Good luck.

m.m.

ozar · 10-17-2012, 07:52 AM

Hello and welcome aboard, ADVENTSEND

I always install it the way suggested above by malekmustaq and it has worked every time. Post back if it fails on your end.