[svlug] Hearing YouTube.com Via 64 bit Linux

[norm@dad.org]

>From: "Sr. Tallam" <SenorAjay at gmail.coM>
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>Subject: Re: [svlug] Hearing YouTube.com Via 64 bit Linux
>Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:05:19 -0700
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>I think we first need to narrow down whether this is an audio issue, or a
>browser/youtube issue.  Clearly everyone has chimed in to say "yes" to the
>original question.  The rest of the answers given are a lot of speculation.
>
>Plus there are a lot of videos online that are HTML5 (even youtube itself
>can be viewed as html5).
>
>I'd like to see if the original poster can play audio (or video w/ audio)
>outside of the web browser, e.g. an mp3 or mp4, and if so, then figure out
>the real issue.
>
>Ajay

I was not querying because I've had a problem, with 64 bit Redhat 6. I'm
considering buying a new computer and installing 64 bit Redhat 6 on it. My
caution is based on problems I've had with a 64 bit Redhat 4. The story, there,
is a complex tale of incompetence and tribulations. In outline:

The circa 2007 64 bit adobe plugin had a bug which kept it from doing sound. So
I decided to use a 32 bit firefox. Installing a 32 bit firefox required
installing a cascade of dependent 32 bits libraries and doing the right thing
vis-a-vis the 32 bit vis 64 bit libraries. I don't think I ever got it
completely right. For whatever reason, firefox still wouldn't play sound. I gave
up. Yes, most (but not all) other sound applications worked. At this point, I
have less than zero interest in resolving that ancient problem. I have no
aspirations to become a system administrator. I just want to watch and hear
videos.

Based on the answers I got from you guys, I'm going to chance 64 bits. I'm going
to buy RedHat support for at least the first year, but RedHat won't support the
adobe plugin.

    Norman Shapiro