i am using ubuntu 9.04
i was unable to open videos on youtube.it said you dont have the flash player.i then downloaed tolhe flash player(for ubuntu 8.04 +).but after i double clicking on the package and authorising the installation,i keep getting the error message that 3 packages were not downloaded:check your network connections or installation medium.But all the while i was able to open all pages and download othe software.But 1 more thing,i am not able to download new updates>i get the same message then too.Unable to locate...please help

I am not too familiar with ubuntu but I know that you are not given root privileges until you use sudo. Try going into the terminal and typing sudo filename.extension. I hope this will work for you.

kangkan,

"Double-clicking" "authorising", how did you do it? Usually "Flash" does not publish their plugin in .deb, .rpm, packaging formats. They offer it as a "run" script.

1. Check first if you are getting the correct 'flash*.gz' file; the website offers many including those intended for Mac and Windows. Get the one for Firefox 'Linux'.

2. Unpack the archive, it will create a folder containing the script. then open a terminal, you will 'cd' command toward that folder that flash created. Being there you will issue this command:

kangkan@host--$ sudo ./flash*.sh
<Password>
Then the script will install by itself. Issue this again on terminal:
kangkan@host--$ /usr/bin/firefox restart
When firefox is restarted you can view the youtube.

3. Another way to install, this is easier: since you run Ubuntu it is easier for you to install flash online: click Menu > Admin > Synaptic. There you can install flash for Ubuntu Firefox.

Hope this helps.

Good luck.

RestrictedFormats/Flash - Community Ubuntu Documentation - https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Re...dFormats/Flash