[Bug 488671] [NEW] user can't select default flash-player without root privileges

[lirel]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: firefox-3.0

There is no way for users to change the flashplayer in use even if
several alternatives are installed.

as there is a way for root to change this systemwide via update-alteranatives there should be a way to do this on a per-user basis.
this could happen by placing a symlink named flashplugin-alternative.so to /usr/lib/xulrunner-addons/plugins/flashplugin-alternative.so somewhere in the profile.
firefox should honour this link.
if the user changes it directly to the plugin he/her prefers:
/usr/lib/gnash/libgnashplugin.so
/usr/lib/swfdec-mozilla/libswfdecmozilla.so
or even the adobe plugin
it should be loaded with the next instance of ff.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
Package: firefox 3.0.15+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: firefox-3.0
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-16-generic x86_64

** Affects: firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug

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user can't select default flash-player without root privileges
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/488671
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