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05-28-2012, 08:46 PM
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Member
Registered: Jan 2012
Location: Cairo, Egypt
Distribution: MX Linux, Ubuntu 18.04
Posts: 336
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type the following command and post the output here
this will show us the details of your distribution
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05-28-2012, 09:46 PM
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Registered: Mar 2012
Location: New Jersey
Distribution: Gentoo
Posts: 291
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Why do you even need flash plugins? If the reason is the internet, just download the Google chrome deb and install it. I have not needed flash since I switched from Firefox to chrome.
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05-28-2012, 10:22 PM
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#18
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LQ Addict
Registered: Mar 2010
Location: Oakland,Ca
Distribution: wins7, Debian wheezy
Posts: 6,841
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@amboxer21
Google chrome complains more about outdated plugins than any other browser
Last edited by EDDY1; 05-28-2012 at 10:24 PM.
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05-28-2012, 10:32 PM
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Registered: Mar 2012
Location: New Jersey
Distribution: Gentoo
Posts: 291
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Not for me. Haven't had a problem with chrome yet. I was actually in a similar situation as the OP some time ago. Chrome fixed my problems.
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05-28-2012, 11:26 PM
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#20
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LQ Addict
Registered: Mar 2010
Location: Oakland,Ca
Distribution: wins7, Debian wheezy
Posts: 6,841
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Quote:
Originally Posted by amboxer21
Not for me. Haven't had a problem with chrome yet. I was actually in a similar situation as the OP some time ago. Chrome fixed my problems.
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Then what is the solution to the OP problem?
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05-30-2012, 03:44 PM
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#21
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Aug 2011
Location: UK
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 29
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Quote:
Originally Posted by snowpine
How was the streaming Adobe Flash Video performance on this hardware under Linux, in your experience?
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What does that have to do with the OPs hardware? The OP clearly stated in posts #1, #4, and #10, and implied in post #11, that flash works in Windows on this hardware. Thus your continued implications to the contrary seem to be rather pointless. If it works in Windows, then it should work in Linux, the only feasible problem being either some configuration issue or, as you noted early, the crappy Linux flash plugin.
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Originally Posted by EDDY1
... but video will be choppy at best, ...
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Hmmm, it doesn't sound choppy to me, unless my definition of "fine" is outdated:
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Originally Posted by prinsscott
As I mentioned it's dual boot...(win xp) and flash works fine there...
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05-31-2012, 01:09 AM
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#22
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LQ Addict
Registered: Mar 2010
Location: Oakland,Ca
Distribution: wins7, Debian wheezy
Posts: 6,841
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@lej do you have a Dell optiplex?
Also what is meant by this statement?
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If it works in Windows, then it should work in Linux, the only feasible problem being either some configuration issue or, as you noted early, the crappy Linux flash plugin.
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Last edited by EDDY1; 05-31-2012 at 01:13 AM.
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06-01-2012, 12:37 PM
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#23
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Mar 2008
Location: Palmerston, ON, Canada
Distribution: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Posts: 10
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not fixed but acceptable solution found
thanx to all for all your input and advice...problem is not fixed and I have chocked problem up to either non-adequate hardware or flash player software problems...
I have taked advice and am using "download helper" and viewing using VLC player...
I do plan to upgrade RAM in near future hoping to fully solve this problem...
I will post again at that date to verify if this fixes the issue...
Again, thanx for everyone's help, advice, time and research in this matter!
This is a great site and I look forward to learning as I go...hoping to get to the point when I can be of assistance to other linux users...
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06-03-2012, 05:58 AM
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#24
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Mar 2008
Location: Palmerston, ON, Canada
Distribution: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Posts: 10
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solved...
so, I have downloaded and installed google chrome and voila! flash player works...not in firefox mind you but I'll take what I can get...pretty simple fix really...
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