Firefox on Ubuntu 9.10 can't play QuickTime Streaming

[OSzilla]

I am a new user to Ubuntu operating system and I am having the latest version that Karmic Koala. I really like Ubuntu Operating system and I am quite positive about the performance of it.

The only problem I am facing is that I am not able to QuickTime stream video on Firefox. I have tried many things so that it can work but everything seems to go waste.

Maybe the experts on this forum can help me out and give me the answer why Firefox on Ubuntu 9.10 cannot play QuickTime Streaming.

[Calvin K]

Hi!
Here is the solution to do the QuickTime Streaming on Ubuntu 9.10 in Firefox.

1. First close the Firefox
2. After that delete the plugins registry file. That is in this place
~/.mozilla/firefox/
Where
~/.mozilla is generally /home/<yourname>/.mozilla
3. After that delete the file pluginreg.dat, Firefox will then recreate when it reboots.
4. Using Synaptic Package Manager, make sure that the multiverse repository is enabling.
5. Then you have to remove the totem Mozilla plug-in named totem-Mozilla.
6. Then you have to installed gecko-mediaplayer, that will automatically install all the mplayer
7. One thing you have to make sure that Firefox 3.5 gnome-support is installed.

[Lillebror]

Here is one more method through which you can do the QuickTime Streaming


For this you have add the repository manually that is actually easy. Then you have to open the sources file using the default or favorite text editor
You have to replace "gedit" with "kwrite" in Kubuntu
And one more thing
"mousepad" in Xubuntu


gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.lis

[jesse]

You can use the above method but my method is better than that:
For this, you have to open the terminal

Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal
or
KMenu > System > Terminal Program (Konsole) in Kubuntu
and
Applications > System > Terminal in Xubuntu

Then you have to paste the code that is given below:

sudo wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/`lsb_release -cs`.list --output-document=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list; sudo apt-get -q update; sudo apt-get --yes -q --allow-unauthenticated install medibuntu-keyring; sudo apt-get -q update


Source:
ubuntuforums.org

[WinSlayer]

First, I was using other operating system and recently switched back to Linux after many years and I must say that I am impressed with Ubuntu 9.10. Almost everything is working great. I tried to follow steps but faced this error:

“Non- Existing package.” And “Forbidden 403 error.”

I have no idea why these problems are occurring. I have followed every step that are mentioned in the above reply. Can anybody help me to solve this problem?

[SalVatore]

For solving the “Non- Existing package.” Error you have to execute the following commands in the Terminal window.

sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/*

sudo apt-get update

and for solving “Forbidden 403 error.” Error you have to execute the following commands in the Terminal window.

gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list