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Re: [LUG] Wher has Grandad gone wrong?

 

On Sun, 15 Jul 2007 13:54:43 +0100
christopher.berry1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

Hello christopher.berry1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx,

> Whilst on the web in Ubuntu 7.04 I was informed by a particular
> programme that I need Adobe Flash Linux(x86) tar.gz download. I
> downloaded the package and - sudo alien 'package'tar.gz. I got
> 'package'.deb and then sudo dpkg -i 'package'.deb. Then 'the Ubuntu
> installer' appeared and duly installed the package and I find it
> installed when I use the Synaptic Package Manager' BUT I am no better
> off when I try to raise the video on the web!! What have I don

What browser?  Did you install the relevant plugin, or just the
player?  Have you also installed the codecs required to view
proprietary encoded video formats?

> wrong? In the same way I now have Adobe Reader downloaded and
> installed and I can find it listed as installed BUT it does not
> appear in 'Applications' So how can I access it? For those interested

Add it to the menu yourself, of type acroread at a shell prompt.

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