firefox flash-plugin automatic installation fails on youtube
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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ubufox (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Bug Description
Problem occurs with:
* Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
* Ubuntu 9.04
* Ubuntu Karmic, all updates installed
1. From a fresh Ubuntu installation, go to <http://
2. Go to any of the videos.
What happens: "Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player. Get the latest Flash player."
What should happen: Firefox's plug-in finder bar appears.
Sites like YouTube query firefox about the availability of the flash plugin, and if not found, display fallback text (usually including a link to Adobe's download page) instead of triggering the browser's native <embed> behavior for uninstalled plug-ins. This is usually implemented using the Adobe Flash Player Detection Kit <http://
Ubuntu's plug-in finder bar works only for <embed> elements, and therefore it is working for fewer and fewer Flash sites over time.
A simple solution might be to hack firefox to always provide the information that the flash capability is present, even when the flash plugin is not yet installed. Therefore, the site would provide the flash object, and the automatic flash plugin installation would kick in.
Changed in ubufox: | |
assignee: | nanoman → nobody |
description: | updated |
description: | updated |
tags: | added: iso-testing |
description: | updated |
This issue has been solved in Gutsy Final.