The google chrome plugin on Linux will not play netflix, hbo, hulu or other DRM flash content. On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 8:51 PM, Justin Krejci <jus at krytosvirus.com> wrote: > An alternative could be to just use Google Chrome (note, not chromium) as > Google Chrome has a flash plugin built into the browser, unlike chromium. > > Maybe it will solve your needs? > http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/flash-player-google-chrome.html > > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: paul g > Date:02/27/2014 8:30 PM (GMT-06:00) > To: TCLUG Mailing List > Subject: Re: [tclug-list] Installing Adobe Flash on Debian 'Wheezy' > > Thank you for responding so quickly. With the Debian Wheezy and Java > extension plugin I have installed in Iceweasel it sems to work very well > with information on Youtube but not Gmail or Hotmail login screen. At one > point yesterday I had the shockwave flash plugin showing up in Iceweasel > then. I believe youtube would not work. I think there may be a code > conflict of some sort. > > As I know I am wondering about this initial installation report of-> > > paul at debian:/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins$ sudo apt-get install > flashplugin-nonfree > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... Done > Suggested packages: > konqueror-nsplugins ttf-mscorefonts-installer ttf-xfree86-nonfree hal > The following NEW packages will be installed: > flashplugin-nonfree > 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 2 not upgraded. > Need to get 0 B/20.1 kB of archives. > After this operation, 181 kB of additional disk space will be used. > Selecting previously unselected package flashplugin-nonfree. > (Reading database ... 143339 files and directories currently installed.) > Unpacking flashplugin-nonfree (from > .../flashplugin-nonfree_1%3a3.2_amd64.deb) ... > Processing triggers for man-db ... > Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme ... > Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ... > Processing triggers for gnome-menus ... > Setting up flashplugin-nonfree (1:3.2) ... > ERROR: gpg failed to import /usr/lib/flashplugin-nonfree/pubkey.asc > More information might be available at: > http://wiki.debian.org/FlashPlayer > > It only shows up the first time after everything is purged out etc. from > apt. > > Should I perhaps try to look at setting a symbolic link or something of > that nature? I do understand that Adobe Flash is not pure GNU. But Adobe > flash works so well on Linux Mint and Ubuntu so easily for a noob like me. > I am just curious and I thank you for your help. > > Paul G > > > > ------------------------------ > From: stuporglue at gmail.com > Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2014 08:05:49 -0600 > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > Subject: Re: [tclug-list] Installing Adobe Flash on Debian 'Wheezy' > > On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 7:18 AM, David Wagle <david.wagle at gmail.com>wrote: > > adobe has stopped supporting flash on Linux. Even if you can find a > working older plugin, it won't have the ability to handle DRM stuff like > Netflix. > > > I don't have Netflix, but the old plugin version is still works for Hulu, > Amazon Prime and YouTube. > > The current "best" solution is to install pipelight -- which sets up a > modified wine instance that allows Linux browsers to use native windows > versions of plugins. It is far from perfect, but it will get you a fully > functional flash environment -- albeit a slightly buggy one. > > > Bleh. Reminds me of the bad old days of using NDISWrapper for Wifi. I > can't remember the last time I even saw someone asking about NDISWrapper -- > I'm glad that's behind us finally. Hopefully some day this pipelight hack > will be equally unnecessary. > > -- > Michael Moore > > > > > > On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 12:13 AM, Michael Moore <stuporglue at gmail.com>wrote: > > On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 11:11 PM, paul g <pj.world at hotmail.com> wrote: > > I am having some 'issues' trying to install Adobe flash-player on Debian > 'Wheezy' > running: > > Kernel 3.2.0-4-amd64 > > Gnome 3 > > Iceweasel 24.3.0 > > I have successfully installed openjdk- and icedtea- > > I have read quite a few forums etc. > > > > Below are the content's of my /etc/apt/sources.list > > # > > # deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 7 _Wheezy_ - Official Snapshot amd64 > LIVE/INSTALL Binary 20131013-23:23]/ wheezy main > > # deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 7 _Wheezy_ - Official Snapshot amd64 > LIVE/INSTALL Binary 20131013-23:23]/ wheezy main > > # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: > # deb http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main > # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: > deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ wheezy contrib non-free main > deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security wheezy/updates main > # deb-src http://security.debian.org/debian-security wheezy/updates main > # deb-src http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main > # deb ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free > deb http://lug.mtu.edu/debian wheezy-backports main > > I have run the command: sudo apt-get update > > then have run the command: sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree > > then receive output: > > paul at debian:/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins$ sudo apt-get install > flashplugin-nonfree > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... Done > Suggested packages: > konqueror-nsplugins ttf-mscorefonts-installer ttf-xfree86-nonfree hal > The following NEW packages will be installed: > flashplugin-nonfree > 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 2 not upgraded. > Need to get 0 B/20.1 kB of archives. > After this operation, 181 kB of additional disk space will be used. > Selecting previously unselected package flashplugin-nonfree. > (Reading database ... 143339 files and directories currently installed.) > Unpacking flashplugin-nonfree (from > .../flashplugin-nonfree_1%3a3.2_amd64.deb) ... > Processing triggers for man-db ... > Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme ... > Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ... > Processing triggers for gnome-menus ... > Setting up flashplugin-nonfree (1:3.2) ... > ERROR: gpg failed to import /usr/lib/flashplugin-nonfree/pubkey.asc > More information might be available at: > http://wiki.debian.org/FlashPlayer > > > > Here are the contents of /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins > > paul at debian:/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins$ ls -lah > total 36K > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4.0K Feb 26 03:53 . > drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4.0K Feb 26 03:30 .. > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 19K Jul 25 2013 libgnome-shell-browser-plugin.so > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 39 Feb 26 02:09 libjavaplugin.so -> > /etc/alternatives/mozilla-javaplugin.so > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6.0K Jul 27 2012 > librhythmbox-itms-detection-plugin.so > paul at debian:/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins$ > > Thank you for any help. > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > Does it work in the Chromium browser? > > I haven't been able to get Flash working in Firefox on Debian (64 bit) for > some time. It does work in Chromium though. I haven't spent much time on it > though since I don't use Flash all that much. > > -- > Michael Moore > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - > Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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