[HLUG] Herefordshire Digest, Vol 1794, Issue 1

[Steve Horsfield]

It looks as if Adobe no longer supports linux and recent versions of Flash
will not work in Firefox running on linux. The preferred solution appears
to be  to install the the Google Chrome browser from the built-in Ubuntu
repository.

Steve Horsfield

On 7 January 2015 at 12:28, Kevin Dontenville <kevin at opensure.net> wrote:

> Hi Jonathan
>
> I can't help by popping round myself but thought I might help with words
> instead ;-)
>
> If installed flash should update all by itself when you allow updates to
> run on your Ubuntu pc.
>
> The package that installs and configures Flash for you is usually called
>
> flashplugin-installer
>
> So you should be able to find that in the software installer or you can
> use the command line:
>
> sudo apt-get install flashplugin-installer
>
> That will require you to enter your password to complete.
>
> If it is already installed then try telling it to update everything for
> you immediately:
>
> sudo apt-get update
>
> then
>
> sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
>
> You can do the same force upgrade in the GUI using the upgrade or software
> manager. For normal Ubuntu installs that is Software Centre so check for
> the flashplugin-installer and see if there is an update available.
>
> Hope that helps but I suspect there are others about who may be available
> for a visit if not.
>
> Kind regards
>
> Kevin Dontenville
> kevin at opensure.net
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> 1. Please can HLUG carry out the command on my Ubuntu 14.10 to
> install an update Adobe flash player
> (jonathan at roger91.orangehome.co.uk)
> Hi Ro
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> Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2015 22:12:05 +0100 (CET)
> From: jonathan at roger91.orangehome.co.uk
> To: herefordshire at mailman.lug.org.uk
> Subject: [HLUG] Please can HLUG carry out the command on my Ubuntu
> 14.10 to install an update Adobe flash player
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> Hi
>
> Please could HLUG help me once again:
>
> Ideally, I wonder whether it is possible for a HLUG member to actually
> physically carry out the command on my Ubuntu 14.10 to install an
> up-to-date Adobe flash player to see a "YouTude" video (I'm learning to do
> the Tango as Chairman of the "Hereford Tango Club"). At the moment a
> YouTude video will repeatedl stop to upload.
> I find this command structure too complex to do myself even with the
> online hep available.
> Thank you!
> Regards,
>
> Jonathan Roger
> (a resident five minutes walk from the centre of Hereford City)
>
>
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