[Desktop-packages] [Bug 432909] Re: [karmic upgrade] flashplugin-installer creates bad symlink (amd64)
[Expired for flashplugin-nonfree (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.] ** Changed in: flashplugin-nonfree (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = Expired -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to flashplugin-nonfree in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/432909 Title: [karmic upgrade] flashplugin-installer creates bad symlink (amd64) Status in “flashplugin-nonfree” package in Ubuntu: Expired Bug description: Binary package hint: flashplugin-installer I just upgraded from jaunty to karmic by running 'update-manager -d'. Observed behavior: the non-free Adobe flash plugin disappeared from my firefox. 'apt-get install --reinstall flashplugin-installer' seemed to complete without error, but my firefox still had no idea about the existence of any flash plugin -- it didn't show up on about:plugins, etc. Underlying cause: Looking in /usr/share/ubufox/plugins, there is a symlink npwrapper.libflashplayer.so - /usr/lib/flashplugin-installer/npwrapper.libflashplayer.so However, /usr/lib/flashplugin-installer/npwrapper.libflashplayer.so does not exist. The installer seems to have placed that file in /var/lib/flashplugin-installer instead. (I.e., the symlink should point to /var/..., not /usr/...) Running 'cd /usr/share/ubufox/plugins sudo ln -sf /var/lib /flashplugin-installer/npwrapper.libflashplayer.so .' seems to fix the problem, which is useful as a workaround, and as confirmation that the symlink is, indeed, the problem. Please fix, kthx. This is on x86-64. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/flashplugin-nonfree/+bug/432909/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 432909] Re: [karmic upgrade] flashplugin-installer creates bad symlink (amd64)
Can you still reproduce this with supported Ubuntu version and the newest Flash plugin. ** Changed in: flashplugin-nonfree (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed = Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to flashplugin-nonfree in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/432909 Title: [karmic upgrade] flashplugin-installer creates bad symlink (amd64) Status in “flashplugin-nonfree” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Binary package hint: flashplugin-installer I just upgraded from jaunty to karmic by running 'update-manager -d'. Observed behavior: the non-free Adobe flash plugin disappeared from my firefox. 'apt-get install --reinstall flashplugin-installer' seemed to complete without error, but my firefox still had no idea about the existence of any flash plugin -- it didn't show up on about:plugins, etc. Underlying cause: Looking in /usr/share/ubufox/plugins, there is a symlink npwrapper.libflashplayer.so - /usr/lib/flashplugin-installer/npwrapper.libflashplayer.so However, /usr/lib/flashplugin-installer/npwrapper.libflashplayer.so does not exist. The installer seems to have placed that file in /var/lib/flashplugin-installer instead. (I.e., the symlink should point to /var/..., not /usr/...) Running 'cd /usr/share/ubufox/plugins sudo ln -sf /var/lib /flashplugin-installer/npwrapper.libflashplayer.so .' seems to fix the problem, which is useful as a workaround, and as confirmation that the symlink is, indeed, the problem. Please fix, kthx. This is on x86-64. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/flashplugin-nonfree/+bug/432909/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
