On 07/09/10 13:53, Neil Greenwood wrote: > On 7 September 2010 13:39, John Matthews<[email protected]> wrote: >> On 07/09/10 11:50, Neil Greenwood wrote: >>> Do you have a proxy server between you and the internet. If so there's >>> a bug that prevents the download of the new Flash version (although >>> the package says it has installed successfully). >>> >>> If that's the problem, let me know and I'll tell you the work-around. >>> >>> Cofion/Regards, >>> Neil. >> >> Oh, I wonder, could you post this to the group, as I still have problems >> with my Flash stuff. I have a router too. >> > > If you have a router, it's unlikely to work for you. > > The problem is that the proxy server setting doesn't get kept when you > use 'sudo' to run the update. > > The solution is to run the following 3 commands in a terminal session: > > sudo -s > export http_proxy=http://<whatever your proxy server address is> > dpkg-reconfigure flashplugin-installer > > > There's a bug filed for this, but I can't find it at the moment. It > sounds like this solution is not going to work for you though. > > > Cofion/Regards, > Neil. > The bug is https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sudo/+bug/556293
as I had encountered this yesterday. In fact, it has been a problem for a while. I reported it as a bug (my first ever report). https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/adobe-flashplugin/+bug/494955 Since I reported it in Dec 2009, nothing happened to it :-( Ian -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
