Ubuntu
pulseaudio package

  1. Bug #192888 (lambie)
  2. Comment #292

Comment 292 for bug 192888

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Alexander Jones (alex-weej) wrote : Re: [Bug 192888] Re: firefox crashes on flash contents when using libflashsupport

Explanation: Adobe sucks at implementing their own specification (the
"libflashsupport" extension API). It is *entirely* Adobe's fault that
Flash crashes all the time.

If you insist on "fixing" this, then the only solution is to stop
using libflashsupport, which removes the ability for it to use the
PulseAudio ALSA PCM properly, which means that either Flash or
PulseAudio, but not both, can use the ALSA output at any one time.
Uninstalling PulseAudio will mean that all ALSA applications can share
the ALSA device using the "DMix" ALSA daemon, which is handled
automatically.

In short, "sudo apt-get remove libflashsupport pulseaudio", go to
System -> Preferences -> Sound and change all of your devices from
PulseAudio to a physical ALSA device of your choice to set GStreamer
applications using ALSA directly, run "asoundconf unset-pulseaudio" to
unset the Pulse PCM as the default ALSA output. You are back in Gutsy
territory, have a nice day.