If you are like me, you probably installed Flash player from the repository, expecting it to work properly. Well, that just isn't the case. For instance, on YouTube or Hulu videos, I wasn't able to push the buttons without first right clicking, then left clicking twice. Weird, huh?

Here's how to get the Adobe Flash 64 bit Alpha for Linux working in Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala.

First, close Firefox. Next, uninstall the following packages if you have them installed:

sudo apt-get remove flashplugin-installer flashplugin-nonfree nspluginwrapper

I was having some problems with my sound tonight on Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex. I wasn't able to get Rhythmbox or VLC to play any audio. When I tried to to play a test sound in the sound administration I got this error:

audiotestsrc wave=sine freq=512 ! audioconvert ! audioresample ! gconfaudiosink: Failed to connect: Connection refused

So I decided the culprit was PulseAudio. I'm trying to trace the root of the problem. I've more or less determined it is an issue with the deadly combo of Firefox/Flash Player/Pulseaudio. To correct the problem I simply opened up a terminal and ran