flash stopped working after update?!

[Karl Auer]

On Fri, 2009-08-07 at 20:08 -0700, NoOp wrote:
> Try:
> 
> $ sudo apt-get purge flashplugin-nonfree flashplugin-installer
> $ sudo apt-get install abobe-flashplugin

Now here's a thing!

I did the first of the above steps, the second failed, BUT when I go, as
suggested, to 

> test using: http://flash.com

I see what looks very much like working flash. What exactly should I see
there if flash is working?

> You should then also see:
> $ sudo update-alternatives --all
> 
> There is only 1 program which provides firefox-flashplugin
> (/usr/lib/adobe-flashplugin/libflashplayer.so). Nothing to configure.

Nope - there is NO flashplugin installed - that I can see in
alternatives, anyway.

But about:plugins shows exactly what you expected:

> Shockwave Flash
> 
>     File name: libflashplayer.so
>     Shockwave Flash 10.0 r32

- except it is 10.0 r22

Now I am really confused.

Regards, K.

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