[NTLUG:Discuss] Getting Flash to work

[erich]

OK,
        I had to use Flash 9.0 r152 plugin with Firefox 3.0.5 because 
Flash 10.xx is
buggy for Linux. My MMPC uses Flash with the browser. With my other
machine Flash is disabled because they send you so much advertising fluff
using flash.

                                                                                                   
Erich

David Simmons wrote:
> One of the big reasons that I like using Linux Mint
> (http://linuxmint.com/) is that it includes the Flash plugin so that when
> you go surfing to CNN.com's video section.....Hulu.com (to catch up on
> some shows), etc - I don't feel like a second rate citizen because my
> system works like any other....until something get's messed up and Flash
> stops working.
>
> One of the easiest ways to remedy this is to
> make sure that you're not running/have installed the
> 'flashplugin-nonfree'...but instead have running/installed the
> 'adobe-flashplugin'
>
> For this Debian based distro - that means
> starting up Synaptic...using the 'Quick Search' area with the word
> 'Flash'....and then chosing for installation / or Marking for Removal
> depending on what needs to happen.
>
> Hope that helps someone,
>
> dave
>
> P.S.  Ok - also realize that Flash is
> propriety and there's a EULA associated with it that you should read
> through and agree to....some among the computing / Linux community can't
> agree to the terms.   There are some open-source substitutes -
> but I haven't found them to be as stable and/or reliable as Adobe's
> Flash.......so maybe they could just use SilverLight......grin  (Ok,
> I'm looking for that abestos suit now before the real flame wars
> start!).
>
>
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