[Bug 128849] Re: flashplugin-nonfree won't install; please update flashplugin-nonfree with MD5 sum of latest Adobe Flash package

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*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 125986 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/125986

jorno, it happens because of Adobe licensing restrictions and uploading
conventions.

Also, the design of the flashplugin-nonfree-installer is perhaps overtly
cautious; when it no longer gets the download it expected, it will
refuse to continue.  If we could convince Adobe to not reuse the same
file name when uploading a new version, this approach would have more
merit (albeit result in an older version of the player being installed,
even if a newer version with security fixes were available).

However, this old, closed bug report is not the place to discuss such
things.

Note also that this bug is marked as a duplicate, but in any event, you
are commenting on the problem as it was in Feisty.  If you are
installing on a fresh system, I would assume you are installing Gutsy.

For the record, the current open bug report for this issue in Gutsy
seems to be bug 173890; however, that bug should only be used to discuss
possible solutions at this point.  It does contain some hints regarding
workarounds if you urgently need one.

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flashplugin-nonfree won't install; please update flashplugin-nonfree with MD5 sum of latest Adobe Flash package
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/128849
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