[NTLUG:Discuss] Getting Flash to work

[David Simmons]

one word - AdBlock-Plus

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865

-dave

> 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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