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down_with_flash
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November 11, 2010
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flash plugin problem in linux

  • November 11, 2010
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Hi

I am running debian (lenny) and my browsers (firefox, iceweasel, epiphany, you name it) crash when I try to maximize a youtube video. Below is the error message:

epiphany-browser: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/flashplugin-nonfree/libflashplayer.so: undefined symbol: gtk_widget_get_window

I have the latest flash plugin (10.x) installed (youtube video wont start otherwise)

Can anyone suggest a way around it?

BTW, adobe sucks

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    pwillener
    pwillener
    Legend
    November 12, 2010

    Flash Player crashes are most often caused by device drivers.  Disable Hardware Acceleration or update your drivers to get around the crash.

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    brighthaven_com
    Participant
    November 12, 2010

    I appreciate your input however it is obvious an error related to GTK.

    (ie. undefined symbol: gtk_widget_get_window)

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    down_with_flashAuthor
    Participant
    November 12, 2010

    That sounds like an answer from a flash developer.

    If the flashplugin.so had a dependency, the dependency should have been listed in the install package. There are hundreds of functions like this gtk_window and the failure occurs only for this. I don't accept it is the fault of gtk/debian. Adobe ought to re-make their install package, or better still, allow the community to take care of it by open-sourcing flash player

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    brighthaven_com
    Participant
    November 11, 2010

    CW-LMC (CaptiveWorks Linux Media Center) based on Gentoo Linux experiences the same issue.

    In order to have the Flash plugin work at all the latest release 10.1.102.64 had to be downloaded and installed.

    Unfortunately there is still a crash when the request for fullscreen is given.

    The console output is:

    symbol lookup error: /usr/local/lib/mozilla-firefox/plugins/libflashplayer.so: undefined symbol: gtk_widget_get_window

    I imagine you've changed your minimum GTK version requirement?

    It looks like the CW-LMC is using GTK 2.12

    Please advise.

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    down_with_flashAuthor
    Participant
    November 12, 2010

    How do I check the gtk version in debian?

    And what if there is no port of this version on my lenny?

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    brighthaven_com
    Participant
    November 14, 2010

    I am sure you could trip over that info on the net by performing a simple search.

    I believe its something like apt-show-versions

    From what I can tell gtk_widget_get_window didn't start getting implemented into libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 until gtk+-2.14.

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