It could be similar to one of the bugs listed on LaunchPad (#689158), but may not be. Basically, I used to occasionally get a crash on YouTube and opening a new browser or rebooting (don't remember which) took care of the problem. However, now, EVERY time I try to open a video on YouTube, I get the frowning block and the message, "The Adobe Flash plugin has crashed." However, Hulu would also call for Adobe, right? But I can see videos there.
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You don't even need a flash player to use youtube! You just need a browser thst can handle html5! Btw flash isn't that great, html is the future! :) – Alvar Mar 17 '11 at 12:52
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This question should instead be filed as a bug report, thanks! Instructions here. – Jorge Castro Feb 03 '12 at 00:36
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Solution can be found at http://www.bwebcentral.com/cms/drupal/node/6560
basically you turn off hardware acceleration in the Adobe Settings.
- Go to: http://www.youtube.com/my_speed#
- Find the "Show Test Video" and follow the link. A video should come up.
- Right Click the Video Window. A dialog should appear.
- Click: "Settings...". A small window opens.
- At the bottom of this window you will find icons. click the first icon on the left.
- Uncheck "enable hardware acceleration."
- That's it.
More info here: hxxp://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1699227