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flashplugin-nonfree package

  1. Bug #173890
  2. Comment #42

Comment 42 for bug 173890

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Dara Adib (daradib) wrote : Re: flashplugin-nonfree fails to install... new version?

The new version of flash is incompatible with Konqueror because it requires XEmbed (Bug 174343). 9.0.48.0 is the last version of flash to support Konqueror in its current state. That could cause problems for an update through the repositories. Some sites, including disney.com and nick.com do not load properly. It would be great if someone tests these sites with an older flash plugin and with Windows Flash 9 Update 3.

Also, there does not seem to be any easy way to download old flash plugin from Adobe's website (not feasible for end users). The only way is through the following archive of flash 9 releases (over 65 MB in size): http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/installers/archive/fp9_archive.zip (this includes installers for all supported platforms).

Bug 175255 is also worth taking a note at, as it focuses on packages in general being marked as installed when the md5sum fails. It is especially a problem for non-console based managers.