Problem with Adobe flash

Basil Chupin blchupin at iinet.net.au
Wed Sep 1 04:32:10 UTC 2010


On 01/09/2010 02:14, Steven Susbauer wrote:
> Linda wrote:
>    
>> No actually you can install Google chrome with the synaptic package
>> manager. I have it on several machines, That way you get automatic
>> updates. I actually installed it because Firefox was doing the same
>> thing with flash files as google chrome is doing for you.
>> Flash works fine for me, maybe if you do a reinstall of google chrome
>> and the plugins it will solve the problem.
>>             Linda
>>
>>      
> Chrome is not in the Ubuntu repositories.
>
> The only relevant package in Ubuntu is chromium-browser. See for yourself:
> http://bit.ly/8XW9pN
>
> Within the Chrome package postinst file, you find this tidbit:
>
> # sources.list setting for google-chrome updates.
> REPOCONFIG="deb http://dl.google.com/linux/deb/ stable main"
>
> And then they install the signing key:
>
> # Install the repository signing key (see also:
> # http://www.google.com/linuxrepositories/aboutkey.html)
>
> Later on they actually add it all into the sources.list.
>
> So... sure, you'll see Chrome in Synaptic if you've installed software
> from Google, because Google adds their repository. There's also a good
> chance you'll find Picasa, which is also not in the Ubuntu repositories.
>    

Correct.

BC


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