Comment 96 for bug 585940

The Flash problems with the amd64 install differ from computer to computer. I remember for me there were serious performance issues, focus problems, buttons in didn't work etc. Then there were those cases when some Flash worked correctly and another Flash didn't.

I have been using the sevenmachines/ppa Flash player instead and it has zero problems. Everything just works for me and for people I know. Unfortunately: "Adobe has removed their 64 bit plugin for linux. It can be expected that this plugin may well suffer from (at least) the recent severe security flaw (as of 11/06/2010) and as such should probably not be used unless you are aware of the problem. I'll leave the package on this site but please remember, DO NOT USE THIS PACKAGE UNLESS YOU UNDERSTAND THE DANGERS!".

So, let's face it: for many, if not most this is a big problem. The "daily desktop usage" is about usage patterns including the use of browser, internet, Flash etc. I could play only Nethack in text mode and say "HAHA bad luck use HTML5" or "use lynx!". This scares the users away even more.

I am one of those people who could patch the systems manually. Even willing to do it with clear instructions. But as this is not recommended anymore and Adobe has pulled the plug, I can now see the download warning text *really* is justified.