stream audio in Firefox
On a fresh installation of 16.04 Firefox will not stream audio from msnbc.com/listen
I tried this:
sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade
sudo apt install flashplugin-installer
sudo apt install adobe-flashplugin
I found a solution in the comments at this link.
Link to a solution to this problem.
I am looking for a better solution that can be implemented more quickly. I tried the solution (which involves re-installing Ubuntu) but it did not solve the problem.
The following was also tried.
sudo apt remove flashplugin-installer
sudo apt purge flashplugin-installer
sudo apt remove adobe-flashplugin
sudo apt purge adobe-flashplugin
sudo apt remove firefox
sudo apt purge firefox
sudo apt install firefox
Notes: The Opera browser has no problem with that audio source. Youtube audio also works. Note that Adobe Flash or Shockwave Flash are actually not even necessary in Firefox. I have another 16.04 computer with the Shockwave Flash (plugin for Firefox) disabled and yet audio will stream.
16.04 sound streaming
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On a fresh installation of 16.04 Firefox will not stream audio from msnbc.com/listen
I tried this:
sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade
sudo apt install flashplugin-installer
sudo apt install adobe-flashplugin
I found a solution in the comments at this link.
Link to a solution to this problem.
I am looking for a better solution that can be implemented more quickly. I tried the solution (which involves re-installing Ubuntu) but it did not solve the problem.
The following was also tried.
sudo apt remove flashplugin-installer
sudo apt purge flashplugin-installer
sudo apt remove adobe-flashplugin
sudo apt purge adobe-flashplugin
sudo apt remove firefox
sudo apt purge firefox
sudo apt install firefox
Notes: The Opera browser has no problem with that audio source. Youtube audio also works. Note that Adobe Flash or Shockwave Flash are actually not even necessary in Firefox. I have another 16.04 computer with the Shockwave Flash (plugin for Firefox) disabled and yet audio will stream.
16.04 sound streaming
asked Jan 25 at 1:04
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On a fresh installation of 16.04 Firefox will not stream audio from msnbc.com/listen
I tried this:
sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade
sudo apt install flashplugin-installer
sudo apt install adobe-flashplugin
I found a solution in the comments at this link.
Link to a solution to this problem.
I am looking for a better solution that can be implemented more quickly. I tried the solution (which involves re-installing Ubuntu) but it did not solve the problem.
The following was also tried.
sudo apt remove flashplugin-installer
sudo apt purge flashplugin-installer
sudo apt remove adobe-flashplugin
sudo apt purge adobe-flashplugin
sudo apt remove firefox
sudo apt purge firefox
sudo apt install firefox
Notes: The Opera browser has no problem with that audio source. Youtube audio also works. Note that Adobe Flash or Shockwave Flash are actually not even necessary in Firefox. I have another 16.04 computer with the Shockwave Flash (plugin for Firefox) disabled and yet audio will stream.
16.04 sound streaming
asked Jan 25 at 1:04
H2ONaClH2ONaCl
3,308204885
On a fresh installation of 16.04 Firefox will not stream audio from msnbc.com/listen
I tried this:
sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade
sudo apt install flashplugin-installer
sudo apt install adobe-flashplugin
I found a solution in the comments at this link.
Link to a solution to this problem.
I am looking for a better solution that can be implemented more quickly. I tried the solution (which involves re-installing Ubuntu) but it did not solve the problem.
The following was also tried.
sudo apt remove flashplugin-installer
sudo apt purge flashplugin-installer
sudo apt remove adobe-flashplugin
sudo apt purge adobe-flashplugin
sudo apt remove firefox
sudo apt purge firefox
sudo apt install firefox
Notes: The Opera browser has no problem with that audio source. Youtube audio also works. Note that Adobe Flash or Shockwave Flash are actually not even necessary in Firefox. I have another 16.04 computer with the Shockwave Flash (plugin for Firefox) disabled and yet audio will stream.
16.04 sound streaming
16.04 sound streaming
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The solution is to install support for "restricted" media formats.
Information is at this link:
Ubuntu Restricted Formats
Quoting from that webpage:
Ubuntu strives to make all of the most important software available to
its users automatically. However patent and copyright restrictions
(see Ubuntu License Policy) complicate distribution of software to
support non-free formats.
However, you can install the ability to play popular non-free media
formats, including DVD, MP3, Quicktime, and Windows Media formats, by
following the instructions below.
Ubuntu’s commitment to only include completely free software by
default means that proprietary media formats are not configured “out
of the box”. See Ubuntu’s Free Software Philosophy and the Free
Formats page for a more comprehensive discussion of these issues.
The command is:
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras
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The solution is to install support for "restricted" media formats.
Information is at this link:
Ubuntu Restricted Formats
Quoting from that webpage:
Ubuntu strives to make all of the most important software available to
its users automatically. However patent and copyright restrictions
(see Ubuntu License Policy) complicate distribution of software to
support non-free formats.
However, you can install the ability to play popular non-free media
formats, including DVD, MP3, Quicktime, and Windows Media formats, by
following the instructions below.
Ubuntu’s commitment to only include completely free software by
default means that proprietary media formats are not configured “out
of the box”. See Ubuntu’s Free Software Philosophy and the Free
Formats page for a more comprehensive discussion of these issues.
The command is:
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras
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The solution is to install support for "restricted" media formats.
Information is at this link:
Ubuntu Restricted Formats
Quoting from that webpage:
Ubuntu strives to make all of the most important software available to
its users automatically. However patent and copyright restrictions
(see Ubuntu License Policy) complicate distribution of software to
support non-free formats.
However, you can install the ability to play popular non-free media
formats, including DVD, MP3, Quicktime, and Windows Media formats, by
following the instructions below.
Ubuntu’s commitment to only include completely free software by
default means that proprietary media formats are not configured “out
of the box”. See Ubuntu’s Free Software Philosophy and the Free
Formats page for a more comprehensive discussion of these issues.
The command is:
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras
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The solution is to install support for "restricted" media formats.
Information is at this link:
Ubuntu Restricted Formats
Quoting from that webpage:
Ubuntu strives to make all of the most important software available to
its users automatically. However patent and copyright restrictions
(see Ubuntu License Policy) complicate distribution of software to
support non-free formats.
However, you can install the ability to play popular non-free media
formats, including DVD, MP3, Quicktime, and Windows Media formats, by
following the instructions below.
Ubuntu’s commitment to only include completely free software by
default means that proprietary media formats are not configured “out
of the box”. See Ubuntu’s Free Software Philosophy and the Free
Formats page for a more comprehensive discussion of these issues.
The command is:
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras
answered yesterday
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The solution is to install support for "restricted" media formats.
Information is at this link:
Ubuntu Restricted Formats
Quoting from that webpage:
Ubuntu strives to make all of the most important software available to
its users automatically. However patent and copyright restrictions
(see Ubuntu License Policy) complicate distribution of software to
support non-free formats.
However, you can install the ability to play popular non-free media
formats, including DVD, MP3, Quicktime, and Windows Media formats, by
following the instructions below.
Ubuntu’s commitment to only include completely free software by
default means that proprietary media formats are not configured “out
of the box”. See Ubuntu’s Free Software Philosophy and the Free
Formats page for a more comprehensive discussion of these issues.
The command is:
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras
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