[Solved] Can't access some web pages.

Sector11 · 2016-12-23 13:32:31

johnraff wrote:

@Sector11 how about creating a new vanilla Firefox profile - no addons, no special config - and seeing if flash works there?

Good idea. I shall return.

Sector11 · 2016-12-23 14:49:31

OK, this is good/bad .. requires work: FF looks UGLY! (IMHO)

It's working ... what I did was go a little over board with johnraff's suggestion because I wanted a "super clean" start.

alias aremv='sudo apt-get autoremove --purge'
alias get='sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends'

Here they are in action:

 23 Dec 16 @ 10:42:36 ~
  $ aremv browser-plugin-freshplayer-pepperflash bunsen-pepperflash pepperflashplugin-nonfree firefox-esr
[sudo] password for sector11: 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Package 'pepperflashplugin-nonfree' is not installed, so not removed
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  browser-plugin-freshplayer-pepperflash* bunsen-pepperflash* firefox-esr* libevent-core-2.0-5* libevent-pthreads-2.0-5* python-bs4*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 6 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
After this operation, 102 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] 
(Reading database ... 177740 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing browser-plugin-freshplayer-pepperflash (0.3.5-1~bpo8+1) ...
Removing bunsen-pepperflash (8.0-1) ...
Uninstalling flash...
Purging configuration files for bunsen-pepperflash (8.0-1) ...
Removing firefox-esr (45.6.0esr-1~deb8u1) ...
Removing 'diversion of /usr/bin/firefox to /usr/bin/firefox.real by firefox-esr'
Purging configuration files for firefox-esr (45.6.0esr-1~deb8u1) ...
dpkg: warning: while removing firefox-esr, directory '/etc/firefox-esr' not empty so not removed
Removing libevent-pthreads-2.0-5:amd64 (2.0.21-stable-2) ...
Purging configuration files for libevent-pthreads-2.0-5:amd64 (2.0.21-stable-2) ...
Removing libevent-core-2.0-5:amd64 (2.0.21-stable-2) ...
Purging configuration files for libevent-core-2.0-5:amd64 (2.0.21-stable-2) ...
Removing python-bs4 (4.3.2-2) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.13-1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.0.2-5) ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon (0.2.118-1) ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf.index...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22-1) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.58) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.19-18+deb8u6) ...
 
 23 Dec 16 @ 10:43:10 ~
  $ get browser-plugin-freshplayer-pepperflash bunsen-pepperflash firefox-esr
[sudo] password for sector11: 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  libevent-core-2.0-5 libevent-pthreads-2.0-5 python-bs4
Suggested packages:
  fonts-stix otf-stix fonts-lmodern mozplugger
Recommended packages:
  pepperflashplugin-nonfree python-lxml python-html5lib
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  browser-plugin-freshplayer-pepperflash bunsen-pepperflash firefox-esr libevent-core-2.0-5 libevent-pthreads-2.0-5 python-bs4
0 upgraded, 6 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/44.3 MB of archives.
After this operation, 102 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] 
Retrieving bug reports... Done
Parsing Found/Fixed information... Done
grave bugs of firefox-esr (→ 45.6.0esr-1~deb8u1) <Outstanding>
 b1 - #828159 - firefox-esr: session tabs lost after upgrade from iceweasel to firefox-esr
serious bugs of firefox-esr (→ 45.6.0esr-1~deb8u1) <Outstanding>
 b2 - #827395 - firefox-esr: Firefox-esr privacy invading defaults load beacons on 1st run
 b3 - #837091 - firefox-esr: EME DRM extention present and enabled
Summary:
 firefox-esr(3 bugs)
Are you sure you want to install/upgrade the above packages? [Y/n/?/...] 
Selecting previously unselected package libevent-core-2.0-5:amd64.
(Reading database ... 177576 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../libevent-core-2.0-5_2.0.21-stable-2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libevent-core-2.0-5:amd64 (2.0.21-stable-2) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libevent-pthreads-2.0-5:amd64.
Preparing to unpack .../libevent-pthreads-2.0-5_2.0.21-stable-2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libevent-pthreads-2.0-5:amd64 (2.0.21-stable-2) ...
Selecting previously unselected package python-bs4.
Preparing to unpack .../python-bs4_4.3.2-2_all.deb ...
Unpacking python-bs4 (4.3.2-2) ...
Selecting previously unselected package bunsen-pepperflash.
Preparing to unpack .../bunsen-pepperflash_8.0-1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking bunsen-pepperflash (8.0-1) ...
Selecting previously unselected package browser-plugin-freshplayer-pepperflash.
Preparing to unpack .../browser-plugin-freshplayer-pepperflash_0.3.5-1~bpo8+1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking browser-plugin-freshplayer-pepperflash (0.3.5-1~bpo8+1) ...
Selecting previously unselected package firefox-esr.
Preparing to unpack .../firefox-esr_45.6.0esr-1~deb8u1_amd64.deb ...
Adding 'diversion of /usr/bin/firefox to /usr/bin/firefox.real by firefox-esr'
Unpacking firefox-esr (45.6.0esr-1~deb8u1) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.58) ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon (0.2.118-1) ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf.index...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22-1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.0.2-5) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.13-1) ...
Setting up libevent-core-2.0-5:amd64 (2.0.21-stable-2) ...
Setting up libevent-pthreads-2.0-5:amd64 (2.0.21-stable-2) ...
Setting up python-bs4 (4.3.2-2) ...
Setting up bunsen-pepperflash (8.0-1) ...
Checking Flash version available from Adobe...
Upstream version: 24.0.0.186
There is no installed file /usr/lib/bunsen-pepperflash/libpepflashplayer.so
Installing flash...
--2016-12-23 10:50:08--  https://fpdownload.adobe.com/pub/flashplayer/pdc/24.0.0.186/flash_player_ppapi_linux.x86_64.tar.gz
Resolving fpdownload.adobe.com (fpdownload.adobe.com)... 23.197.212.26
Connecting to fpdownload.adobe.com (fpdownload.adobe.com)|23.197.212.26|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 9476879 (9.0M) [application/x-gzip]
Saving to: ‘/tmp/tmp.hz2CNaTZuz/flash_player_ppapi_linux.x86_64.tar.gz’

/tmp/tmp.hz2CNaTZuz/flash_player_pp 100%[===================================================================>]   9.04M  1.43MB/s   in 6.3s   

2016-12-23 10:50:14 (1.43 MB/s) - ‘/tmp/tmp.hz2CNaTZuz/flash_player_ppapi_linux.x86_64.tar.gz’ saved [9476879/9476879]

Configuring chromium...
Configuring the freshplayer plugin...
Cleaning up...
Deleted /tmp/tmp.hz2CNaTZuz
Setting up browser-plugin-freshplayer-pepperflash (0.3.5-1~bpo8+1) ...
update-alternatives: using /usr/lib/browser-plugin-freshplayer-pepperflash/libfreshwrapper-flashplayer.so to provide /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/flash-mozilla.so (flash-mozilla.so) in auto mode
Setting up firefox-esr (45.6.0esr-1~deb8u1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.19-18+deb8u6) ...
 
 23 Dec 16 @ 10:50:18 ~
  $

Two things really stuck out:
1. the warning in "aremv" section:

dpkg: warning: while removing firefox-esr, directory '/etc/firefox-esr' not empty so not removed

A README was there:

iceweasel (45.0esr-1) unstable; urgency=medium

  * The iceweasel package was replaced with the firefox-esr package.

  * Preferences under /etc/iceweasel/prefs will need to be copied manually
    to /etc/firefox-esr.
  * Other customizations under /etc/iceweasel will need additional manual
    steps, through CCK2 or addons.

 -- Mike Hommey <glandium@debian.org>  Mon, 7 Mar 2016 07:45:02 +0900

(q to quit)

Interesting - first I recall seeing it.

Obviously since this is a 4th or 5th re-install of FireFox-esr I doubt there is anything there that I should be concerned with ... but in the coming days I will compare the thing.

2. Bugs:

Parsing Found/Fixed information... Done
grave bugs of firefox-esr (→ 45.6.0esr-1~deb8u1) <Outstanding>
 b1 - #828159 - firefox-esr: session tabs lost after upgrade from iceweasel to firefox-esr
serious bugs of firefox-esr (→ 45.6.0esr-1~deb8u1) <Outstanding>
 b2 - #827395 - firefox-esr: Firefox-esr privacy invading defaults load beacons on 1st run
 b3 - #837091 - firefox-esr: EME DRM extention present and enabled

Am I the only one that uses listbugs on Bunsen?

  $ apt list -a firefox-esr
Listing... Done
firefox-esr/stable,now 45.6.0esr-1~deb8u1 amd64 [installed]
firefox-esr/stable 45.3.0esr-1~deb8u1 amd64

b2 and b3 are what I'm looking at and going OH OH!!!! Need I worry?

Head_on_a_Stick · 2016-12-24 11:55:29

I do not think you should pay any attention to the listbugs output, any Firefox updates are pushed by the official Debian Security Team and should be applied by all users without delay.

johnraff · 2016-12-25 03:50:06

I'm glad things are starting to work a bit, but what I meant by this:

johnraff wrote:

@Sector11 how about creating a new vanilla Firefox profile - no addons, no special config - and seeing if flash works there?

was not to reinstall firefox but to run it with a vanilla user profile, ignoring all the stuff in your current profile (stored in ~/.mozilla). You can do this by:

firefox -ProfileManager -no-remote

and choosing "Create Profile". You can start up your new profile any time afterwards with:

firefox -P profilename -no-remote

The configs will go in a new directory: ~/.mozilla/firefox/<somenumber>.profilename
(The -no-remote option is needed to prevent firefox from trying to reuse a currently open firefox window.)

It can be quite useful to have several different firefox profiles available, configured differently.

Sector11 · 2016-12-25 04:24:04

OH I didn't know that. But buy taking the long way I learned a few things as well, but have your post above tagged for future use - if needed. Thank you.

#21 2016-12-23 13:32:31

Re: [Solved] Can't access some web pages.

#22 2016-12-23 14:49:31

Re: [Solved] Can't access some web pages.

#23 2016-12-24 11:55:29

Re: [Solved] Can't access some web pages.

#24 2016-12-25 03:50:06

Re: [Solved] Can't access some web pages.

#25 2016-12-25 04:24:04

Re: [Solved] Can't access some web pages.

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