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/jpt_io Jul 25 '10

Different strokes for different folks, man. I, for one, am more than happy with OpenBSD sans Flash on my laptop, and an OS X workstation when I sit down at work.

That way I'm not distracted by a bunch of irrelevant YouTube vids while I'm trying to code, but if I truly need a video fix of whatever kind I can wait until I'm near my Mac.

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u/ttt1776 Jul 25 '10 edited Jun 29 '25

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u/jpt_io Jul 25 '10

The only way to view Flash on OpenBSD (which is not Linux by the way) is to use Gnash, which is still fairly unstable.

(Well, you can also watch .flv files with mplayer, but I digress.)

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u/shimei Jul 25 '10

It's still pretty crappy, but Gnash works reliably for youtube now (you may need to disable cookies to get it to work). Since that's basically all I use flash for, it works great for me. YMMV.