unfortunately all the responses from the computer after issuing each command I was not able to retrieve so these are the commands I issued (in said order) first I entered apt-get install and was given the next two programs to install: apt-get install flashplugin-installer sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree-extrasound then I read the message suggesting the next command: sudo apt-get install flash* but when I ran it I got an error. the just of that was that the following programs were conflicting. So I figured I would remove them : sudo apt-get remove flashplugin-downloader flashplugin-installer flashplugin-nonfree and then I would reinstall everything sudo apt-get install flash* but there were other things broken the error report from the previous command indicated that the next command be issued sudo apt-get install flashplugin-downloader flashplugin-installer flashplugin-nonfree but that caused the error: Package flashplugin-nonfree is a virtual package provided by: adobe-flashplugin 11.1.102.55-0oneiric1 flashplugin-downloader 11.1.102.55ubuntu0.11.10.1 You should explicitly select one to install. E: Package 'flashplugin-nonfree' has no installation candidate so because I had already issued ....install flashplugin-downloader I tried the other package: bmike1@Michaels-Laptop ~ $ sudo apt-get install adobe-flashplugin that ran successfully then I checked if a flash ap was working. It was so I was happy! On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 10:52 PM, Vance Pierce wrote: > Inquiring minds want to know... what exactly did you mess around with to > get things working? > > > On 02/02/2012 10:21 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > > well apt-get install flash* failed but I messed around with it and got > things working. Thanks for your help. > > On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 8:31 PM, Technomage Hawke < > technomage.hawke@gmail.com> wrote: > >> the room mate here had the same problem a week or so back. I had to log >> in and do an apt-get install flash* and it got anything with flash in the >> name and description. sure, it is a shotgun approach, but it did work. one >> thing you might want to try is get the vlc package and its various plugins. >> those also work. >> >> -eric >> >> On Feb 2, 2012, at 4:42 PM, Michael Havens wrote: >> >> > I don't know what happened but I can't view flash content. I went to a >> video tutorial for Kompozer and the video wouldn't run. I emailed them and >> they responded that I needed flash. I then went to a page I viewed earlier >> today and it too wouldn't run. I ran apt-get to reinstall it but it still >> isn't working. I donn't know what else to say about it. The version that is >> installed now is 11.0.1.152 . I don't know what version I had before I ran >> apt-get. I have to go to work now so I will be back at about 10. >> > >> > -- >> > :-)~MIKE~(-: >> > --------------------------------------------------- >> > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: