Adobe Flash for 64bit - what is proper way to install to 10.4? ; jor

[Johnneylee Rollins]

On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 10:00 PM, giovanni_re <john_re at fastmail.us> wrote:
> Installing on an AMD 64bit version of KUbuntu, which hasn't had flash installed yet.  Using Firefox, with NoScrit & AdBlockPlus extensions installed.
>
> News:  Adobe Goes To Flash 10.1, Forgoes Security Fix For 10
> http://news.slashdot.org/story/10/06/10/226251/Adobe-Goes-To-Flash-101-Forgoes-Security-Fix-For-10
>
>
> "So much for 64-bit (Score:5, Informative)
> by innocent_white_lamb (151825) writes: on Thursday June 10, @07:11PM (#32529794)
>
> No more 64-bit Linux version:
>
> http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashplayer10/64bit.html [adobe.com]
>
> The Flash Player 10.1 64-bit Linux beta is closed. We remain committed to delivering 64-bit support in a future release of Flash Player. No further information is available at this time."
>
> ==  On adobe's site,
> http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/
> What's the proper choice: ".deb for Ubuntu 8.04+", or "APT for Ubuntu 9.04+"
> What is APT? - APackageTool, the debian package tool?
>
> Where is the 64bit version located??
>
>
> =====  More unuseful URL's & some info:
>
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats/Flash
>
> says:
> "Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) and later
>
> Use the Adobe Flash PPA and install the flashplugin64-installer package. You can do this by copying and pasting the following into a terminal:
>
> sudo add-apt-repository ppa:sevenmachines/flash && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install flashplugin64-installer"
>
> BUT:
> ==  Note the date:  SevenMachines  (2010-02-18)
> https://launchpad.net/~sevenmachines/+archive/flash
>
> == using:  udo add-apt-repository ppa:sevenmachines/flash
> from
> https://launchpad.net/api/1.0/~sevenmachines/+archive/flash
>
> gets:
> Error reading https://launchpad.net/api/1.0/~sevenmachines/+archive/flash: <urlopen error [Errno 111] Connection refused>
>
> But, I'm able to load that url in firefox fine:
> "dependencies_collection_link
>    https://launchpad.net/api/1.0/~sevenmachines/+archive/flash/dependencies
> description
>    Latest adobe flash plugin for x86-64
>    This is a personal package archive for experimental software, packages may often break or contain severe bugs. It should not be used except for development purposes.
> displayname
>    Adobe Flash PPA
> distribution_link
>    https://launchpad.net/api/1.0/ubuntu
> http_etag
>    "da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709-0b47e188fafa7b2a8df726b7e2f39520d0cf0104"
> name
>    flash
> owner_link
>    https://launchpad.net/api/1.0/~sevenmachines
> private
>    False
> require_virtualized
>    True
> resource_type_link
>    https://launchpad.net/api/1.0/#archive
> self_link
>    https://launchpad.net/api/1.0/~sevenmachines/+archive/flash
> signing_key_fingerprint
>    454FEDB228E1455D687C9CBE35DA01C261E46227"

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