[GRLUG] Ubuntu Firefox/Flash problems

[Tim Schmidt]

On 9/21/06, Kyle Smith <kylewesleysmith at gmail.com> wrote:
> I upgraded to Ubuntu Dapper a few weeks ago, and now when I try to
> watch video on YouTube, my browser freezes. So far YouTube is the only
> site I've had problems with. I've tried reinstalling the nonfree Flash
> plugin, and the problem persists.
>
> Firefox 1.5.0.5
> I'm not sure what version of Flash I have, but I assume it's the
> latest verion from the Ubuntu repositories.
>
> Anyone know what I can do to fix this?

I've found that using the Windows version of Firefox under Wine with
the windows Flash plugin works more reliably on Linux than using the
Linux versions...  So I use Firefox on Ubuntu for browsing and work,
and it's like a rock.  And if I need to watch a video, I fire up the
wine version, and it does a great job with that.  If you haven't
installed anything under Wine lately, you owe it tto yourself to give
Firefox a try...  it's amazingly polished.

--tim