[ubuntu-uk] Flash problems in 10.04

[ian pettitt]

On 07/09/10 13:53, Neil Greenwood wrote:
> On 7 September 2010 13:39, John Matthews<jakewc2 at sky.com>  wrote:
>>   On 07/09/10 11:50, Neil Greenwood wrote:
>>> Do you have a proxy server between you and the internet. If so there's
>>> a bug that prevents the download of the new Flash version (although
>>> the package says it has installed successfully).
>>>
>>> If that's the problem, let me know and I'll tell you the work-around.
>>>
>>> Cofion/Regards,
>>> Neil.
>>
>> Oh, I wonder, could you post this to the group, as I still have problems
>> with my Flash stuff. I have a router too.
>>
>
> If you have a router, it's unlikely to work for you.
>
> The problem is that the proxy server setting doesn't get kept when you
> use 'sudo' to run the update.
>
> The solution is to run the following 3 commands in a terminal session:
>
> sudo -s
> export http_proxy=http://<whatever your proxy server address is>
> dpkg-reconfigure flashplugin-installer
>
>
> There's a bug filed for this, but I can't find it at the moment. It
> sounds like this solution is not going to work for you though.
>
>
> Cofion/Regards,
> Neil.
>
The bug is
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sudo/+bug/556293

as I had encountered this yesterday.

In fact, it has been a problem for a while. I reported it as a bug (my 
first ever report).
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/adobe-flashplugin/+bug/494955

Since I reported it in Dec 2009, nothing happened to it :-(

Ian