[Bug 1633678] Re: Compability issue with adobe-flashplugin

[Gunnar Hjalmarsson]

** Description changed:

+ [Impact]
+ 
  Since google no longer bundles its pepperflash plugin with chrome's debs
  (bug #1632870) the recommended way to get the plugin is by installing
  adobe-flashplugin from the partner repository. However, since it also
  includes the outdated NPAPI-plugin this will result in two flash-plugins
  being installed to Firefox' plugin directory, due to the fact that
  browser-plugin-freshplayer-pepperflash and adobe-flashplugin doesn't use
  the same alternative link, which they should.
  
  In /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins there's currently two links:
  flash-mozilla.so -> /etc/alternatives/flash-mozilla.so (installed by browser-plugin-freshplayer-pepperflash)
  flashplugin-alternative.so -> /etc/alternatives/mozilla-flashplugin (installed by adobe-flashplugin)
  
  browser-plugin-freshplayer-pepperflash should use the same alternatives-
  link as the official package but with an higher priority, which would
  eliminate the compability issue.
  
  Also the recommend of pepperflashplugin-nonfree should be removed and
  solely recommend adobe-flashplugin instead.
+ 
+ Proposed changes to achieve this are available in this PPA:
+ 
+ https://launchpad.net/~gunnarhj/+archive/ubuntu/freshplayerplugin
+ 
+ [Test Case]
+ 
+ 1. Install adobe-flashplugin from Canonical Partner.
+ 2. Install the current version of
+    browser-plugin-freshplayer-pepperflash.
+ 3. Restart Firefox and find that two version of "Shockwave Flash" are
+    shown under Tools -> Add-ons -> Plugins.
+ 4. Install the proposed browser-plugin-freshplayer-pepperflash.
+ 5. Restart Firefox and find only adobe-flashplugin's PPAPI plugin under
+    Plugins.
+ 
+ [Regression Potential]
+ 
+ Low. This proposal is a natural step for Ubuntu to deal with the
+ pepperflashplugin-nonfree breakage caused by Google. As an extra bonus,
+ since adobe-flashplugin actually installs the PPAPI plugin and not just
+ downloads it from an external source at install, users will have the
+ (almost) latest plugin version installed through the package updates.

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Title:
  Compability issue with adobe-flashplugin

Status in freshplayerplugin package in Ubuntu:
  In Progress

Bug description:
  [Impact]

  Since google no longer bundles its pepperflash plugin with chrome's
  debs (bug #1632870) the recommended way to get the plugin is by
  installing adobe-flashplugin from the partner repository. However,
  since it also includes the outdated NPAPI-plugin this will result in
  two flash-plugins being installed to Firefox' plugin directory, due to
  the fact that browser-plugin-freshplayer-pepperflash and adobe-
  flashplugin doesn't use the same alternative link, which they should.

  In /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins there's currently two links:
  flash-mozilla.so -> /etc/alternatives/flash-mozilla.so (installed by browser-plugin-freshplayer-pepperflash)
  flashplugin-alternative.so -> /etc/alternatives/mozilla-flashplugin (installed by adobe-flashplugin)

  browser-plugin-freshplayer-pepperflash should use the same
  alternatives-link as the official package but with an higher priority,
  which would eliminate the compability issue.

  Also the recommend of pepperflashplugin-nonfree should be removed and
  solely recommend adobe-flashplugin instead.

  Proposed changes to achieve this are available in this PPA:

  https://launchpad.net/~gunnarhj/+archive/ubuntu/freshplayerplugin

  [Test Case]

  1. Install adobe-flashplugin from Canonical Partner.
  2. Install the current version of
     browser-plugin-freshplayer-pepperflash.
  3. Restart Firefox and find that two version of "Shockwave Flash" are
     shown under Tools -> Add-ons -> Plugins.
  4. Install the proposed browser-plugin-freshplayer-pepperflash.
  5. Restart Firefox and find only adobe-flashplugin's PPAPI plugin under
     Plugins.

  [Regression Potential]

  Low. This proposal is a natural step for Ubuntu to deal with the
  pepperflashplugin-nonfree breakage caused by Google. As an extra
  bonus, since adobe-flashplugin actually installs the PPAPI plugin and
  not just downloads it from an external source at install, users will
  have the (almost) latest plugin version installed through the package
  updates.

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