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li.alvez

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Registered: 2009-06-16

Posts: 37

what program do i need to download to vies you tube?

when i go to you tube i get the message:Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player. Get the latest Flash player. i dont know if arch has a separate or equivalent to flash if so or if not where can i get the program?

DevoidOfWindows

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Registered: 2009-05-24

Posts: 133

Re: what program do i need to download to vies you tube?

$(pacman -S flashplugin)

rebugger

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From: Germany

Registered: 2007-10-28

Posts: 229

Re: what program do i need to download to vies you tube?

You know pacman? Well, pacman (the package manager) can search packages.
Try "pacman -Ss flash" and you will find the package "flashplugin", wasn't that hard, was it?

li.alvez

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Registered: 2009-06-16

Posts: 37

Re: what program do i need to download to vies you tube?

ok so i put flashplugin but nothing happened all i got was $ pacman -Ss flashplugin
extra/flashplugin 10.0.22.87-1
    Adobe Flash Player
does that mean i already have it installed? or should i try something else? sorry guys i suck at arch at the moment i used to be an XP guy

li.alvez

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Registered: 2009-06-16

Posts: 37

Re: what program do i need to download to vies you tube?

sorry for the double post. i checked shaman and it says flash is installed, so ther must be some other program i mustve missed installing, the youtube site and a couple other sites said java, is that a different package?

wonder

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From: Bucharest, Romania

Registered: 2006-07-05

Posts: 5,941

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Re: what program do i need to download to vies you tube?

http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fla … leshooting

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Trent

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From: Baltimore, MD (US)

Registered: 2009-04-16

Posts: 990

Re: what program do i need to download to vies you tube?

If it's already installed your problem seems solved, but I'll mention it anyway... the -s (lower case s) flag tells pacman to search for a pattern in package names and descriptions.  If you want to install it you should leave that off and use the full name of the package, e.g. "pacman -S flashplugin".

Btw, you don't need Java to view YouTube videos.

arunix

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From: /home/kurali

Registered: 2009-04-08

Posts: 93

Re: what program do i need to download to vies you tube?

Did U Try it ?

pacman -S mplayer-plugin

extra/mplayer-plugin 3.55-1
    mplayerplug-in is a browser plugin that uses mplayer to play videos from websites.

It will help You to See online Videos form Any Site.

Last edited by arunix (2009-06-23 02:52:34)

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Ranguvar

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Registered: 2008-08-12

Posts: 2,549

Re: what program do i need to download to vies you tube?

He doesn't need the mplayer plugin to go to YouTube. YouTube uses Flash.

OP, did you relogin after installing the Flash plugin?

arunix

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From: /home/kurali

Registered: 2009-04-08

Posts: 93

Re: what program do i need to download to vies you tube?

He doesn't need the mplayer plugin to go to YouTube. YouTube uses Flash.

OP, did you relogin after installing the Flash plugin?

I know Utube Need Flash
But many Sites offering Clips That are Run Through mplayer

its working fine on Mine Pc.......

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R00KIE

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From: Between a computer and a chair

Registered: 2008-09-14

Posts: 4,734

Re: what program do i need to download to vies you tube?

The OP said youtube and there is no need whatsoever to use mplayer there.

Check the configs in firefox, make sure you didn't disable javascript or that you don't have any addon to block javascript (like noscript).

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windtalker

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Registered: 2008-03-17

Posts: 220

Re: what program do i need to download to vies you tube?

The error said flash and javascript.
Since you're using Shaman, search for flashplugin and make sure the box to the left of the selection is green.
Next search for jre,,, that's java runtime environment and make sure it's green also.
Next, I'll assume you're using Firefox since you're a fresh windoze convert.
At the top of an open Firefox browser go to edit/preferences, content tab and make sure "enable java script" is ticked and remove the tick from "block pop-up windows", then close the window, restart your browser.
The above should have youtube working for you.
You can also pacman -Qs and you will get a list of already installed packages to your system.
Pacman -Qs flashplugin will tell you if flashplugin is installed to your system so you don't have to scan a list that would stretch to the floor if it were on paper.
The same for pacman -Qs jre.
Pacman is simple to operate and is recommended over Shaman.
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pac … e_Database
Shaman has been reliable for me as a search aid as it's visual in case I don't know how something may be named in the repositories, but I do all of my installing and "uninstalling" /removing with pacman.