flashplugin-nonfree vs adobe-flashplugin

brjoon1021 · 01-01-2009, 10:27 PM

Just wondering which seems to work better and crash less often. Why would the repos have both ?

ErV · 01-01-2009, 10:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brjoon1021

Just wondering which seems to work better and crash less often. Why would the repos have both ?

If by "non-free" you mean "non-gpl", then adobe plugin is non-GPL.
If by "non-free" you mean "costs nothing", then all attempts to sell you a flash plugins are scams. adobe plugin costs nothing.

brjoon1021 · 01-01-2009, 11:25 PM

Hi,

Thanks for the response. I just want to know which works better. I did not suggest that either was free or not in the sense of speech or beer. Those are the names the plugins have in synaptic.

Thanks,

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knudfl · 01-02-2009, 05:08 AM

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Have a look in Synaptic :

Quote:

flashplugin-nonfree 10.0.15.3ubuntu1~intrepid3 Adobe Flash Player plugin ..

So non-free and Adobe are the same thing.

IndyGunFreak · 01-02-2009, 06:49 AM

I've never had much luck w/ the repository versions of Flash. Why I don't know. I've always downloaded the source form adobe.com, and installed it. Now, Adobe is putting an Ubuntu .deb file there, so I used it. It worked fine.

IGF

brjoon1021 · 01-02-2009, 11:20 AM

I am using Hardy and the flash plugin non-free is 9, the adobe-flashplugin is 10. Intrepid, which I think you are using is different that way, I assume ?

Ginnyz · 01-02-2009, 11:37 AM

For me, None of these plugins are workings. I tried Adobe one and then the other version available in Package Manager. But still flash files are not playing in FIREFOX. Anybody got idea regarding this ?

brjoon1021 · 01-02-2009, 07:44 PM

Hmmm... that is weird. Both work for me, always have. Do you have anything like Flashblock or NoScript on there that might be shooting the Flash down ? Try posting at the Ubuntu forum, or better yet, search it first, I bet you are not the first to have such a malady.

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tommcd · 01-02-2009, 09:51 PM

For me, in Ubuntu 8.10, the flash-plugin from the Ubuntu repos (flash 10) works pretty well. In the past I noticed that the flash-plugin from the Ubuntu repos used a lot of my CPU (like 60-80%). I then removed the flash from the Ubuntu repos and installed the flash from Adobe by untarring it and copying the libflashplayer.so to /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins. Using the flash from Adobe resulted in flash videos using much less of my CPU.

IndyGunFreak · 01-02-2009, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Ginnyz

For me, None of these plugins are workings. I tried Adobe one and then the other version available in Package Manager. But still flash files are not playing in FIREFOX. Anybody got idea regarding this ?

What version of Ubuntu are you using? Are you using 64bit?

IGF

Lsatenstein · 01-04-2009, 07:50 PM

If you use Fedora X (Fedora 10) then there is a FAQ FILE http://www.fedorafaq.org/

Search for flash, and just copy, past, and run.

I did it and I have good flash and synchronized sound. No problems after doing exactly what it had pasted.

Lsatenstein · 01-04-2009, 07:52 PM

From Fedora 10 FAQ

# Q: How do I install a working Java plugin for my web browser?

A: Fedora 10 includes an open-source version of Java 6, and nearly every Java applet will run if you simply install the Java plugin that comes with Fedora:

1. Open a Terminal.
2. Become root:

su -
3. Install the plugin:

yum install java-1.6.0-openjdk-plugin

# Q: How can I install Flash in my web browser? (Updated 2 January 2009)
A:

1. Make sure that you're using my yum configuration from the installing software question.
2. Open a Terminal.
3. Become root:

su -
4. Install the Adobe repository for yum:

rpm -Uvh http://linuxdownload.adobe.com/adobe...0-1.noarch.rpm
5. Type:

yum install flash-plugin nspluginwrapper.{i386,x86_64} pulseaudio-libs.i386 alsa-plugins-pulseaudio.i386 libcurl.i386
6. Configure your browser to see the plugin, by typing:

mozilla-plugin-config -i -g -v

Yes there is a 64bit plugin, but I have not tried it. I followed the above and am happy.