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firefox-3.0 package

can't display videos from youtube, redtube etc.

Bug #293695 reported by KSA

This bug report was converted into a question: question #50208: can't display videos from youtube, redtube etc..

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firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: firefox-3.0

videos simply don't get started

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Nov 4 18:52:40 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
Package: firefox-3.0 3.0.3+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
PackageArchitecture: i386
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
 LANG=el_GR.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: firefox-3.0
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-21-generic i686

Tags: apport-bug
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KSA (aiyeas) wrote :
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Daniel Hollocher (chogydan) wrote :

if you are running regular ubuntu, try this:
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras

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Alexander Sack (asac) wrote :

daniel, i dont see how that would help.

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Alexander Sack (asac) wrote :

not really a bug. converting to question.

Changed in firefox-3.0:
status: New → Invalid
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Daniel Hollocher (chogydan) wrote :

ubuntu-restricted-extras depends on flash, among other things.

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Alexander Sack (asac) wrote :

it doesnt give any benefit for this bug for sure. please dont point people to restricted stuff on top of what they already use :) ... after all this is a free software project. thanks.

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Alexander Sack (asac) wrote :

the right package for flash from multiverse is flashplugin-nonfree atm.

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