Downloading Flash in Firefox

Karl Larsen klarsen1 at gmail.com
Tue May 18 19:48:17 UTC 2010


On 05/18/2010 01:12 PM, Mark C. Miller wrote:
> Has anyone had a problem in Firefox running 10.04 getting the plugin to
> load?
>
> Every time I visit a site that needs flash, I'm prompted to download the
> current plug-in.  When I follow the links I have two choices, one for 8.04
> + (a .deb file) and a second one for 9.10+ (APT file).  If I try the 8.04
> route, I get absolutely nothing.  When I try the 9.04 option it tells me
> that it's a virtual install (sorry, I didn't write down the exact error
> message.)  It doesn't work after all of that.
>
> I installed the player just fine on my IBM, HP, and Gateway desktops.
> I'm having this problem on a Dell computer at work. It will not run the
> most recent kernal,so I'm one version behind. Could that be the source of
> the problem?
>
> tnx
>
> mcm
>
>
>    
         I am having exactly the same problem. I click to download the 
files and the list does not include files for 10.04 in any format. There 
is a big problem there.

73 Karl


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