Adobe Flash Plugin

[Michael R. Head]

On Sun, 2007-12-16 at 18:49 -0500, Schiz0 wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I'm trying to install Adobe's flash plugin for firefox using apt-get.
> However, after it downloads the file from adobe.com, it gives the
> following error:
> 
> ----------------------------
> 18:40:23 (1.42 MB/s) - `./install_flash_player_9_linux.tar.gz' saved
> [3036127/3036127]
> 
> Download done.
> md5sum mismatch install_flash_player_9_linux.tar.gz
> The Flash plugin is NOT installed.
> 
> Press return to continue.
> ----------------------------
> 
> Obviously, the md5 hash didn't match up. I'm assuming adobe updated
> the plugin AFTER the package was last updated. Is there any work
> around for this?

Yep, it's coming. An updated package is in gutsy-proposed. You can
either wait until it hits gutsy-updates, you can add gutsy-proposed to
your list of repositories, or you can download the gusty-proposed
package right now and install using gdebi:
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/multiverse/f/flashplugin-nonfree/flashplugin-nonfree_9.0.115.0ubuntu0.7.10_i386.deb
(other versions are at
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/multiverse/f/flashplugin-nonfree/ )

> Thanks for your time.
> 
-- 
Michael R. Head <burner at suppressingfire.org>
http://picasaweb.google.com/demiri.head.wedding
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