package flashplugin-nonfree retitle 344507 flashplugin-nonfree: downgrading is confusing severity 344507 wishlist thanks
The Debian package flashplugin-nonfree does not contain the Flash plugin. It only contains an installer script. The installer script downloads the .tar.gz from Macromedia, unpacks it, and installs it on your system. If you downgrade flashplugin-nonfree, then you downgrade only the installer script, not the Flash plugin. How to downgrade the Flash plugin : See "man update-flashplugin". Use the option --local-file pointing to the directory where you have kept the old .tar.gz . If you have not kept the old .tar.gz, then downgrading the Flash plugin is not possible, because Macromedia puts only one version available for download, and that's currently version 7.0.61. Note however that --local-file is broken in 7.0.25-5 and 7.0.61-1, see bug 341238 for details and patches. Bottom line is that flashplugin-nonfree does successfully downgrade the installer script. I suggest that you close this bug report. For now, I'll change the title and severity, in case you don't want to close this bug. About firefox : there are already bug reports about problems with firefox and flashplugin-nonfree version 7.0.61-1. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
