Promote adobe-flashplugin over flashplugin-installer

[Michel Memeteau - EKIMIA]

Hi ,

this would be really great as sometimes, we have to ak new users to enable
the partner repo to install skype or adobe-flashplugin , which is not easy.

this leads to another question : Why does adobe plugin cannot go in
restricted ?

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2016-10-28 16:24 GMT+02:00 Gunnar Hjalmarsson <gunnarhj at ubuntu.com>:

> In the beginning of a desktop installation you are asked whether certain
> third-party software should be installed. If you check that option, and if
> I understand it correctly, the meta package ubuntu-restricted-extras will
> be installed and pull a few multiverse packages including
> flashplugin-installer.
>
> However, the adobe-flashplugin package in Canonical Partner is a better
> option:
>
> * While flashplugin-installer downloads the Flash plugin from a
>   third-party source, adobe-flashplugin installs it directly, so the
>   users will get updates (for security or other reasons) through the
>   regular package updates.
>
> * adobe-flashplugin installs the PPAPI plugin besides NPAPI.
>
> Currently Canonical Partner is not enabled by default.
>
> This is my idea:
>
> * If the user checks the third-party software option when installing,
>   then make the installer enable Canonical Partner.
>
> * Change ubuntu-restricted-addons to recommend
>   "adobe-flashplugin | flashplugin-installer" instead of just
>   "flashplugin-installer".
>
> Would this be doable? Any policy blockers?
>
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