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ubuntu804b trying to get cbeebies to work

  Date: Dec 27    Category: Unix / Linux / Ubuntu    Views: 450
  

ubuntu804b trying to get cbeebies to work in firefox
but it sent us to a flash download website at adobe
which gave technogeek choice of 3 file formats
which is no use to a new user,
i want to click [yes]
i suppose its adobe's fault
but when will i be able to recommend ubuntu to my friends as newbee
frndly...
??

After a few frustrating hours we gave up on adobe
and did Applications/Add/Remove and search for Flash
and quite a lot of clicking,
got it to work, and youtube...

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Answer #1    Answered On: Dec 27    

In Linux things are added through the repositories. This is one stop shopping
for software. It is dead simple. You may be used to the Windows way which is to
search the internet.

You go to Add and Remove Programs in the Menu and Synaptic or Adept package
installer load. You are presented with a list of programs organized into
sections. You can browse them or you can search for them. You will find flash in
the list. It is not free open source so it is a restricted program and is
therefore not installed by default in Ubuntu. It is easy to add. You want
flashplugin-nonfree. You can also try gnash which is the open source version,
but it is not as good at present.

If you do it the Windows way, it will not work in Ubuntu because you need to use
sudo from the commandline or a package installer as superuser to install
programs, both of which require the root password. This is what gives Linux a
greater measure of security than people are used to with Windows. It may seem
strange at first, but it is much better than hunting for what you need on the
internet. Some programs can be found on the internet, but they are probably
already in the repositories, so look there first.

 
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