topic title: Flashplayer for Iceweasel
Posts: 99
spaceman
Joined: 07 Feb 2013
#1
If it was just one machine I'd think it was me or some factor of the install. However, I cannot get flash working at all on any of my M14 Alpha 3 machines. I tried my usual method (tar.gz from Adobe.com) and using the flashplugin-nonfree from the repo.

I gave the web a good scour but just found guide that's demonstrated how easy the install was and no one struggling with recent installation. XD
Posts: 70
bbwf
Joined: 19 May 2013
#2
This might be a work around. It works for me

To watch youtube without flash install this plugin:

youtube html5 -Video 0.7.1


Don't know if it plays othe flash stuff
Posts: 609
dark-D
Joined: 02 Jun 2008
#3
what browser are you using? if you use iceweasel, as root:

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apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree
update-flashplugin-nonfree --install
Posts: 2,238
dolphin_oracle
Joined: 16 Dec 2007
#4
bbwf wrote:This might be a work around. It works for me

To watch youtube without flash install this plugin:

youtube html5 -Video 0.7.1


Don't know if it plays othe flash stuff
youtube recently made the switch to the html5 player being the default as along as your browser supports it and the videos aren't drm'd.

flash is so problematic in linux these days that I gave up and just install google-chrome (not chromium) because adobe still supports flash for google (probably because of chromeos, not because of any deep love of linux).
Posts: 99
spaceman
Joined: 07 Feb 2013
#5
bbwf wrote:To watch youtube without flash install this plugin:

youtube html5 -Video 0.7.1
I'd like to give this a go but struggled, bbwf. Is this a package or Firefox plugin or...? Heh, sorry.

Dark-D, I did:

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apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree
update-flashplugin-nonfree --install
Nothing. __{{emoticon}}__

dolphin_oracle I installed Chromium (I know what you sad) and You-Tube videos and the football broadcasts work now...I'm just sad I can't get shiz working with mah browser of choice. __{{emoticon}}__

Thanks anyway peeps.
Posts: 2,238
dolphin_oracle
Joined: 16 Dec 2007
#6
it just occurred to me that there is a flash-blocker plugin/extension pre-installed in the iceweasel in antiX. you could try disabling that.
Posts: 70
bbwf
Joined: 19 May 2013
#7
Hi,
open up your" Add - ons" tab

Select Get Add-ons

In the search tab enter youtube html5 -Video 0.7.1


you'll find it
Posts: 1,445
skidoo
Joined: 09 Feb 2012
#8
M14 Alpha 3
???
trick question?

In any event, izzit a"development" related issue?

edit:
lemme add this, to spin it as a development issue

If the MX flavor is not just a one-time release, howabout using"15" for the forthcoming"was gonna be called antiX v13.5 but.." release
(and odd-numbered version numbers for subsequent"R" releases, even numbers for"MX" releases)