Running "aptitude reinstall flashplayer-installer" installs an up-to-date version from adobe site, and not from outdated Ubuntu 12.10 repository.
On Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 10:07 AM, Marcelo Cavalcante <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 2014-12-19 12:01 GMT-03:00 Alex Volkov <[email protected]>: > >> Hey Marcello, >> >> I had the same problem with a debian system. >> >> You are using an outdated version of flash, you can still watch flash by >> clicking on 'allow' but you should really upgrade. >> >> The main issue here is that, flash player is not licenced by default and >> not packaged. The software that installs it on your system is called >> flashplugin-nonfree, but for whatever reason package maintainers decided >> not to bump its version number to force everyone to upgrade. >> >> You need to reinstall flashplugin-nonfree or flashplugin-installer >> however it is called in ubuntu, by running "aptitude reinstall >> flashplugin-nonfree" which you did. However, End-of-life of Ubuntu 12.10 >> was reached on May 16 this year -- >> http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2014/05/17/ubuntu-12-10-quantal-quetzal-end-of-life-reached-on-may-16-2014/ >> So security repository is no longer active. >> >> >> This is the point where I, as all other people in the list would >> recommend you to upgrade to the latest Ubuntu LTS release, however if you >> want to just fix this problem, keep reading. >> >> >> Open terminal, type >> $sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list >> enter a password if asked >> >> >> Comment out all lines that contain security.ubuntu.com. >> >> Then run aptitude updated && aptitude reinstall flashplugin-installer. >> >> You should be good to go. >> >> Alex. >> >> On Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 12:49 AM, Chris Aitken <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I haven't posted here for years. I guess Ubuntu has been working well >>> for me, so I haven't had the need. >>> >>> I can't play videos on the Internet. I get an error that ... >>> >>> "Firefox has prevented the outdated plugin "Adobe Flash" from running on >>> youtube.com." >>> >>> I get similar errors (that Adobe Flash needs updating) from other sites >>> - fo instance trying to play videos Posted on facebook. >>> >>> My Firefox is 29.0 Mozilla Firefox for Ubuntu canonical - 1.0 >>> >>> I'm running Ubuntu 12.10. >>> >>> I tried to install in this way ... >>> >>> chris@owner-HP-Compaq-dc5750-Small-Form-Factor:~$ sudo apt-get install >>> fashplugin-nonfree >>> [sudo] password for chris: >>> Reading package lists... Done >>> Building dependency tree >>> Reading state information... Done >>> E: Unable to locate package fashplugin-nonfree >>> chris@owner-HP-Compaq-dc5750-Small-Form-Factor:~$ ^C >>> chris@owner-HP-Compaq-dc5750-Small-Form-Factor:~$ >>> >>> >>> I thought re-installing Firefox might bring with it updates, but it >>> seems I already have the latest version ... >>> >>> chris@owner-HP-Compaq-dc5750-Small-Form-Factor:~$ sudo apt-get install >>> firefox >>> Reading package lists... Done >>> Building dependency tree >>> Reading state information... Done >>> firefox is already the newest version. >>> The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer >>> required: >>> linux-headers-3.5.0-17 linux-headers-3.5.0-17-generic suckless-tools >>> Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them. >>> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. >>> chris@owner-HP-Compaq-dc5750-Small-Form-Factor:~$ >>> >>> I tried the gui Synaptic Package Manager, which offered the hope that ... >>> >>> flashplugin-installer (version 11.2.202.359ubuntu0.12.10.1) will be >>> re-installed >>> >>> No such luck ... >>> >>> W: Failed to fetch >>> http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/multiverse/f/flashplugin-nonfree/flashplugin-installer_11.2.202.359ubuntu0.12.10.1_i386.deb >>> 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80] >>> >>> Also, I tried Epiphany, to see if the problem is system-wide or >>> browser-specific. I got similar errors trying to play videos. >>> >>> Sigh. >>> >>> Any ideas? >>> >>> I'm off to be soon, but I'll stay up for a little while, in case anyone >>> is online. >>> >>> Chris Aitken >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> --- >>> GTALUG Talk Mailing List - [email protected] >>> http://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk >>> >>> >> >> >> >> --- >> GTALUG Talk Mailing List - [email protected] >> http://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk >> >> > I really don´t suggest to keep using this outdated version of Flash > pressing the "Allow" button. Flash player is known to have many many bugs > in it´s stable and current versions.. so, imagine an outdated version. ;] > > > > --- > GTALUG Talk Mailing List - [email protected] > http://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk > >
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