[SOLVED] Cannot watch Youtube videos as well as use Add/Remove.

[hornet579]

Whenever I try to watch videos on Youtube, it says that I either have Java turned off or need Flash Player 10. I tried to download Flash Player, but the tar.bz files... I dont know how to do anything with them!

Whenver I use Add/Remove and try to install a program it says the following error:Could not download all repository indexes.

I have downloaded Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) on a Dell Inspiron E1405. (If thats any help)

Please help me!!!

[rokytnji]

Trash the tar file for now. You won't need it. Use this how to to install Flash 10 for now.

Install Adobe Flash Player 10 in Ubuntu 8.04 and 8.10 | Tombuntu

[hornet579]

Trash the tar file for now. You won't need it. Use this how to to install Flash 10 for now.

Install Adobe Flash Player 10 in Ubuntu 8.04 and 8.10 | Tombuntu

When I put in the command for the terminal, (sudo apt-get remove flashplugin-nonfree) it says it cant find it.

Oh and thanks for the help

[reed9]

Most likely you need to update your repositories first.

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree

[hornet579]

Most likely you need to update your repositories first.

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree

I did what you said and it looks like it may have done something, but it still cant be found. Also, when it finished doing whatever it was doing in the terminal, it said that I may want to run apt-get to solve these problems.

[rokytnji]

There was a package link for Adobe flash 10 under update on that page. I don't know why you just didn't download and install that. It would have been simpler. You would have been able to install flash player 10 with a left double click just like if you were using windows. Oh Well. Now do

sudo apt-get remove flashplugin-nonfree

Then when done close Terminal

Then go back to webpage Install Adobe Flash Player 10 in Ubuntu 8.04 and 8.10 | Tombuntu

And follow the instructions

[update] This version of the Flash Player is now available in Ubuntu 8.10! Install it from the flashplugin-nonfree (click link to install) package.

[rokytnji]

Forgot to say Howdy and Welcome to the forum. You may need to do some updating of your sources list. The Ubuntu Website has pages to show you how to do this. Usually after a fresh install it is a good idea to go through these 2 pages and read up on how codecs and proprietary software is installed on a fresh install. The link I gave you bypassed all that so i am going to give you the link to retricted page. Then the medibuntu page. read them carefully. Don't install the nonfree flash plugin which is shown on one of the pages if you use the Toms Ubuntu package link. It will conflict if you do. But you can install restricted codecs to play your media. I also suggest you might consider installing VLC Player from your Synaptic Package manager also.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu


https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats

Usually after a fresh install of Ubuntu these should be one of the first 2 pages you should visit/use to play media in Ubuntu. Happy Trails hornet

[hornet579]

Yes i did that and it says Error: Dependancy is not satisfiable:libatk1.0-0.

Any ideas?

Oh and thanks for the welcome!

[rokytnji]

This is where updating your sources list using the medibuntu link comes in. You never stated if you are using i386 Ubuntu or 64 bit Ubuntu. These commands below are for i386.

Open terminal and .

sudo wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/intrepid.list --output-document=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list

copy and paste this command and hit enter

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install medibuntu-keyring && sudo apt-get update

copy and paste this command and hit enter

sudo apt-get install libdvdcss2

copy and paste this command and hit enter

sudo apt-get install w32codecs

Now type in and enter

sudo apt-get autoclean

Now do

sudo apt-get remove flashplugin-nonfree

then to be on the safe side do

sudo apt-get update

Then lastly, crosses fingers

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras

and you should be good to go.

For Installing flash player try phychocats site instead for ubuntu 8.10

Installing Flash on Ubuntu

[hornet579]

It works! Thank you so much dude~

I love you.

Not really, but youre still AWESOME!