Comment 42 for bug 585940

On Sun, 2010-06-13 at 23:11 +0000, David Clayton wrote:
> @Ioannis Vranos
>
> "May anyone provide a link of a web page, where flash doesn't play in
> Ubuntu x64, with the above setting?"
>
> It isn't basic playing, I can see Flash *play* content on a 64-bit 10.04
> setup with the steps you have outlined, but right-clicking the Flash box
> to bring up properties (which all works 100% ok with the 64-bit plugin)
> locks up Firefox. It is these other things that cause users (rightly) to
> complain about 64-bit Ubuntu when they think they have done the right
> thing by installing the official packages.
>
> This happens to me www.afl.com.au and probably on any other site with
> flash content.
>
> The Ubuntu forums have many people posting problems about using Flash on
> their 64-bit installs, and the usual fix (the 64-bit plugin) is now
> gone.
>
> Unfortunately I now have to agree that people install 32-bit for "Daily
> Desktop Usage" because of this one issue which I consider (playing
> common web content) is certainly part of that definition for most Ubuntu
> users.

The above site doesn't use Adobe Flash, but Microsoft Silverlight.

Probably you have Moonlight installed, and you think you are seeing a
Flash video, but you actually see a Silverlight video.

If you check youtube, you will see Flash properties working OK.

So, the problem you mentioned is a bug of Moonlight.

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