[SOLVED] flash update

0-day · 2016-05-25 21:08:53

my flash version is: 11,2,202,616
for install Firefox – NPAPI (ESR, Extended Support Release) 11.2.202.621 ?

Head_on_a_Stick · 2016-05-26 06:30:51

Please post the full output of these commands:

sudo LC_ALL=C update-flashplugin-nonfree --install
sudo LC_ALL=C update-flashplugin-nonfree --status

Please use code tags when posting terminal output.

0-day · 2016-05-26 19:27:58

kevin@debian:~$ sudo LC_ALL=C update-flashplugin-nonfree --install
[sudo] password for kevin: 
kevin@debian:~$ sudo LC_ALL=C update-flashplugin-nonfree --install
kevin@debian:~$ sudo LC_ALL=C update-flashplugin-nonfree --status
Flash Player version installed on this system  : 11.2.202.616
Flash Player version available on upstream site: 11.2.202.621
flash-mozilla.so - auto mode
  link currently points to /usr/lib/flashplugin-nonfree/libflashplayer.so
/usr/lib/flashplugin-nonfree/libflashplayer.so - priority 50
Current 'best' version is '/usr/lib/flashplugin-nonfree/libflashplayer.so'.
kevin@debian:~$

Head_on_a_Stick · 2016-05-26 19:44:43

Hmm, yes I can reproduce that in my jessie container:

empty@jessie:~$ sudo update-flashplugin-nonfree --status 
Flash Player version installed on this system  : 11.2.202.616
Flash Player version available on upstream site: 11.2.202.621
flash-mozilla.so - auto mode
  link currently points to /usr/lib/flashplugin-nonfree/libflashplayer.so
/usr/lib/flashplugin-nonfree/libflashplayer.so - priority 50
Current 'best' version is '/usr/lib/flashplugin-nonfree/libflashplayer.so'.

I think I saw this in a thread over a forums.debian.net as well but I can't find it

As a temporary fix you can download the upstream FlashPlayer tarball from here:
https://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/downl … andalone=1

Then extract libflashplayer.so and copy it in manually:

tar xf install_flash_player_11_linux.x86_64.tar.gz
sudo cp libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/flashplugin-nonfree/

This works for me:

empty@jessie:~$ sudo update-flashplugin-nonfree --status
Flash Player version installed on this system  : 11.2.202.621
Flash Player version available on upstream site: 11.2.202.621
flash-mozilla.so - auto mode
  link currently points to /usr/lib/flashplugin-nonfree/libflashplayer.so
/usr/lib/flashplugin-nonfree/libflashplayer.so - priority 50
Current 'best' version is '/usr/lib/flashplugin-nonfree/libflashplayer.so'.

I will try to find a proper fix.

EDIT: Corrected path in `cp` command.

Last edited by Head_on_a_Stick (2016-05-26 20:53:37)

damo · 2016-05-26 19:51:45

@0-day

Every time you post you have been asked to use [ code ] tags for terminal output

If there is something you don't understand about this then ask here, or PM a mod.

Repeated: Help for forum post formatting can be found here - Forum Help

0-day · 2016-05-26 20:47:03

kevin@debian:~$ tar xf install_flash_player_11_linux.i386.tar.gz
kevin@debian:~$ sudo cp libflashplayer.so /lib/flashplugin-nonfree/
[sudo] password for kevin:
cp: impossibile creare il file regolare "/lib/flashplugin-nonfree/": Non è una directory

Head_on_a_Stick · 2016-05-26 20:49:26

Ooops, sorry :8

sudo cp libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/flashplugin-nonfree/

EDIT: when posting commmand output, please add LC_ALL=C before the command to get the output in English because I can't read Spanish(?)

Last edited by Head_on_a_Stick (2016-05-26 20:51:32)

0-day · 2016-05-26 20:51:28

thank you, it works !

kevin@debian:~$ sudo cp libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/flashplugin-nonfree/
[sudo] password for kevin:
kevin@debian:~$ sudo LC_ALL=C update-flashplugin-nonfree --status
Flash Player version installed on this system : 11.2.202.621
Flash Player version available on upstream site: 11.2.202.621
flash-mozilla.so - auto mode
link currently points to /usr/lib/flashplugin-nonfree/libflashplayer.so
/usr/lib/flashplugin-nonfree/libflashplayer.so - priority 50
Current 'best' version is '/usr/lib/flashplugin-nonfree/libflashplayer.so'.

Head_on_a_Stick · 2016-05-26 20:52:35

Excellent!

Hopefully I can find a proper solution to this soon, this is a hacky workaround.

damo · 2016-05-26 21:21:08

@0-day FFS

0-day · 2016-05-26 21:28:01

@damo
FFS ??
what does it mean?

Last edited by 0-day (2016-05-26 21:30:16)

damo · 2016-05-26 22:07:31

0-day wrote:

@damo
FFS ??
what does it mean?

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=FFS

...because you are refusing to format your posts, as requested many times.

hhh · 2016-05-26 23:04:08

Flash sux.

For the current version of Flash, uninstall flashplugin-nonfree and download the libflashplayer.so whatever-gawd-make-it-die file from adobe and create the folder ~/.mozilla/plugins and drop it in there. Done, and when it becomes outdated again Iceweasel should warn you when you try Flash next.

johnraff · 2016-05-27 01:43:49

Head_on_a_Stick wrote:

a thread ad over at forums.debian.net as well but I can't find it

For example, this one?
http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=107653
It seems to be a recurring issue because the package maintainers are a bit slow with updating.
Home-made commands and scripts to bypass flashplugin-nonfree published, including this from L_V:

    #!/bin/bash
    # can be launched from root crontab @weekly
    INSTFP="install_flash_player_11_linux.$(dpkg --print-architecture).tar.gz"
    LIBFP="/usr/lib/flashplugin-nonfree/libflashplayer.so"

    [ -f $LIBFP ] && VCUR=$(strings $LIBFP | grep LNX | sed -e 's/LNX //g ; s/,/./g') || VCUR="none"
    VNEW=$(curl -s http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/ |grep -A2 "Linux" |tail -n1 |tr -d ' </td>\r')

    echo "Flash Player version installed on this system  :" $VCUR
    echo "Flash Player version available on upstream site:" $VNEW

    # option: cd /tmp
    if [ "$VNEW" != "$VCUR" ]; then
      wget -p https://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/pdc/$VNEW/$INSTFP
      tar xf $INSTFP -C /usr/lib/flashplugin-nonfree/ libflashplayer.so --overwrite
    fi

brontosaurusrex · 2016-05-27 09:55:06

Seems like things fixed itself, I have 21.0.0.242 (latest) now showing up with my iceweasel here.
(browser-plugin-freshplayer-pepperflash (0.3.5-1~bpo8+1) < update did this I guess.)

Last edited by brontosaurusrex (2016-05-27 10:48:42)

pvsage · 2016-05-27 10:59:34

damo wrote:

0-day wrote:
@damo
FFS ??
what does it mean?
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=FFS
...because you are refusing to format your posts, as requested many times.

I'm hoping this will help:

damo wrote:

@ 0-day
Ogni volta che pubblichi le è stato chiesto di utilizzare i tag [ code ] per l'uscita del terminale
Se c'è qualcosa che non si capisce di ciò, chiedere qui, o PM un mod.
ripetuta: Aiuto per la formattazione forum post può essere trovato qui - Forum Aiuto

It's probably far from a perfect translation (Google Translate being what it is) but it should get the point across.

0-day · 2016-05-27 12:56:17

ok:

kevin@debian:~$ sudo LC_ALL=C update-flashplugin-nonfree --status
[sudo] password for kevin: 
Flash Player version installed on this system  : 11.2.202.621
Flash Player version available on upstream site: 11.2.202.621
flash-mozilla.so - auto mode
  link currently points to /usr/lib/flashplugin-nonfree/libflashplayer.so
/usr/lib/flashplugin-nonfree/libflashplayer.so - priority 50
Current 'best' version is '/usr/lib/flashplugin-nonfree/libflashplayer.so'.
kevin@debian:~$

Head_on_a_Stick · 2016-05-27 18:42:31

Thanks 0-day, if you could remember to use those tags in the future that would be great

In the light of @johnraff's awesome search-fu results, I have marked the thread [SOLVED]

#1 2016-05-25 21:08:53

[SOLVED] flash update

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