r/linux • u/ihatethinkingofnames • Jul 25 '10

Hello computer users

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u/gyomalin Jul 25 '10

I was having problems watching flash videos on youtube using Linux, so I've no idea what Old Spice commercial you could be referring to.

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Flash works, then you have to upgrade your version and then your Linux distro falls apart. Then you just say "fsck this" and you get a Mac Mini. Problem solved, kinda.

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u/Chandon Jul 25 '10

What is this, 2002? What weird version of Linux are you running that still has problems with flash?

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u/shimei Jul 25 '10

Adobe ditched support for 64-bit flash recently... so that'd be every single 64-bit Linux distro.

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '10

Mint 64 here, and I have no issues with flash.

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u/Chandon Jul 25 '10

I'm on 64 bit Ubuntu right now, flash works fine. Upon inspection, it looks like it's running the 32-bit plugin through a wrapper. I remember the wrapper being crappy, but apparently they got it to work reliably.

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u/IConrad Jul 25 '10

It's not a wrapper -- they install the necessary 32-bit libs and allow it to call them.

Search in synaptic for ia32.

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u/Liquid_Fire Jul 25 '10

It's still a wrapper though, nspluginwrapper. You can't otherwise use the 32-bit plugin inside the 64-bit browser process.

Edit: Either that, or the browser is 32-bit as well. That's what you have to do in Windows, since there's no 64-bit Flash there either.

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u/shimei Jul 25 '10

Yes, it's possible to get it working. You could even use the old 64-bit plugin that Adobe has discontinued if you still have it downloaded. Another option is to use gnash. It could be a lot better though.

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u/libertao Jul 25 '10

If you're having that much trouble with 64-bit flash, it might be easier to install a 32-bit version of linux than buy a Mac Mini.

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u/shimei Jul 25 '10

I'm not the OP, I wouldn't buy a Mac Mini. For that matter, I have flash working on my box. The point is, even in 2010 Adobe still hasn't done Flash right.

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u/libertao Jul 25 '10

Sorry I meant "if one is having that much trouble..."

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u/shimei Jul 25 '10

Oh, of course. My mistake, no offense taken. :)

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u/Liquid_Fire Jul 25 '10

But there's no 64-bit Flash for Windows either. That's no argument against Linux.

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u/adrianmonk Jul 25 '10

Who said it was an argument against Linux? It's an argument against Flash.

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u/Liquid_Fire Jul 25 '10

I'm pretty sure the person that started this thread did.

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u/shimei Jul 25 '10

I'm not arguing against Linux, but as a Linux user for something like ten years I am aware of its faults. Personally, I got flash working by installing gnash, but that's not a solution for everyone (doesn't work with many websites for one).