[PLUG] If YouTube quit working in Chrome for you

[Fred James]

Michael Rasmussen wrote:
> Here's the issue and workaround:
>
>      Which version of Chrome? What is your CPU? IIRC, Pepper Flash is disabled, by default, on older CPUs.
>
>      Very, very similar thread here: Google Chrome - couldn't load plugin - shockwave flash and a link to
>      code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=173790. It's still flagged as "unconfirmed" despite several me-toos.
>          
>      It's now "untriaged" but this comment explains the problem: "Unfortunately, 11.5.31.138 was pushed out via the component
>      updater, and using plugins from the component updater doesn't work on Linux (and breaks stuff, due to the way plugins
>      are loaded). :( So deleting ~/.config/google-chrome/PepperFlash should fix things (unfortunately falling back to .137)
>      ... and since we've stopped pushing .138, it won't reappear."
>
> So if your YouTube / flashcontent is broken  rm -rf ~/.config/google-chrome/PepperFlash
> will restore your video access.
<rant> We used to joke (at my last job, and I do mean last) that ...
     "We don't test!"
     "We don't document!"
... another lost cause ...
     "First, do no harm!"
... sigh ... </rant>

And someone had the nerve to complain about Linus coming unglued about 
another person breaking stuff ... sigh again
Regards
Fred James