Ubuntu Hardy, Firefox, and Flash

[backstept]

I"m having a problem that I don't know much about . . .

I'm running Ubuntu 8.04 and in firefox some flash elements don't load up . . . like in the screenshot here of one of the ads here on TBBS, and even youtube videos it just comes up with a grey arrow thing . . . there's probably a setting somewhere in about:config or elsewhere that I have no idea about, but any help would be appreciated

[edit] it would help if I linked the screenshot

 

[Capt. Vulcan]

Did you install the flashblock addon for firefox? It automatically blocks flash content and gives the play button to give you the option to play it if you wish.

 

[backstept]

turns out I had 'swfdec' flash installed instead abode flash . . .
did a complete removal of it and installed 'flashplugin-nonfree' in synaptic package manager



now I've spent the last hour and a half setting up cairo dock
fun stuff