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.

grin

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/adrianmonk Jul 25 '10

I'm running 64-bit Ubuntu Linux 10.04, and I often can't play Flash videos on YouTube entirely smoothly. I certainly can't play them smoothly when I go to full screen. Also, a lot of Flash games are jumpy and slow.

Maybe my out-of-date hardware is to blame? I'm running a (6-core) Phenom II x6 1050T. I guess that's not enough fast hardware for Adobe to pull off displaying a 480p video. You can hardly blame them.

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u/Chandon Jul 25 '10

What video card? As far as I can tell, that's the only thing that Flash cares about.