As other versions of Ubuntu Linux, Gutsy Gibbon doesn't provide Flash Plug-in for Firefox. You can check this problem easily by opening any Web pages consisting a Flash. You don't surprise because that is a non-free plug-in. That is the reason why I want to tell you how to install this plug-in from a non-free resource.
- Step 1: Add this line to your source.list
deb http://packages.medibuntu.org/ gutsy free non-free
- Step 2: Update your package database
sudo apt-get update
- Step 3: Search Adobe Flash Player plugin installer
apt-cache search flashplugin-nonfreeIf it is found in the result, you move to next step to install it.
- Step 4: Install flashplugin-nonfree package
sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfreeSome new related packages are also installed to your Ubuntu system. But now you can play Flash in your Firefox.
But it just tells you to download the Flash plugin when you visit a page that requires it...
no if you "just download the flash plugin when you visit a page" you download a corrupt md5 version. Adobe has changed the release of flash and the md5 has not change correctly so your browser think you had download and install it correctly but no ^^. So i post the correct debian package (pick on official forum). url : http: http://bloug.clawfire.net/post/2007/12/13/Flash-Player-sous-Linux
Another reason why users do not bother with Linux...it acts like a bitch over the simplest things. Take a hint from Windows and Mac - make the simple shit..simple.
Both operating systems have their pros & cons however Linux does not charge you crazy amounts of money for its cons. What Linux does is require is that you learn more about your computer. Learning liberates.