Flash Issues on old 32 bit pc

[Colin Law]

On 28 August 2013 17:38, Pete Smout <smoutpete at gmail.com> wrote:
> sorry my bad was supposed to edit that out, if you look below that the
> correct command was typed in (second time) ;¬)

But still top posting I see.

Colin

>
> Pete
>
>
> On 28 August 2013 17:34, Colin Law <clanlaw at googlemail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On 28 August 2013 17:28, Pete Smout <smoutpete at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Thanks for the quick reply, but that dont work!!
>> > Terminal output from reinstall pasted below......
>> >
>> > steve at steve-desktop-3:~$ sudo apt-get reinstall flashplugin-installer
>>
>> Please don't top post, it makes it difficult to follow the thread.
>> Also it makes it would make it easier to see that you misread my
>> suggestion, which was, copying from my post below:
>> >> > sudo apt-get install --reinstall flashplugin-installer
>>
>> > [sudo] password for steve:
>> > E: Invalid operation reinstall
>>
>> That is because you typed the wrong command.  See above
>>
>> Colin
>>
>> > steve at steve-desktop-3:~$ sudo apt-get install --reinstall
>> > flashplugin-installer
>> > Reading package lists... Done
>> > Building dependency tree
>> > Reading state information... Done
>> > The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer
>> > required:
>> >   gir1.2-json-1.0 gir1.2-timezonemap-1.0 libtimezonemap1
>> >   gir1.2-xkl-1.0
>> > Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
>> > 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 0 not
>> > upgraded.
>> > Need to get 0 B/6,932 B of archives.
>> > After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
>> > Preconfiguring packages ...
>> > (Reading database ... 184122 files and directories currently installed.)
>> > Preparing to replace flashplugin-installer 11.2.202.297ubuntu0.12.04.1
>> > (using .../flashplugin-installer_11.2.202.297ubuntu0.12.04.1_i386.deb)
>> > ...
>> > Unpacking replacement flashplugin-installer ...
>> > Processing triggers for update-notifier-common ...
>> > flashplugin-installer: downloading
>> >
>> > http://archive.canonical.com/pool/partner/a/adobe-flashplugin/adobe-flashplugin_11.2.202.297.orig.tar.gz
>> > Installing from local file /tmp/tmpkl68JH.gz
>> > Flash Plugin installed.
>> > Setting up flashplugin-installer (11.2.202.297ubuntu0.12.04.1) ...
>> > steve at steve-desktop-3:~$
>> >
>> >
>> > output from command suggested below:
>> >
>> > steve at steve-desktop-3:~$ apt-cache policy flashplugin-installer
>> > flashplugin-installer:
>> >   Installed: 11.2.202.297ubuntu0.12.04.1
>> >   Candidate: 11.2.202.297ubuntu0.12.04.1
>> >   Version table:
>> >  *** 11.2.202.297ubuntu0.12.04.1 0
>> >         500 http://ubuntu.positive-internet.com/ubuntu/
>> > precise-updates/multiverse i386 Packages
>> >         500 http://ubuntu.positive-internet.com/ubuntu/
>> > precise-security/multiverse i386 Packages
>> >         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
>> >      11.2.202.233ubuntu2 0
>> >         500 http://ubuntu.positive-internet.com/ubuntu/
>> > precise/multiverse
>> > i386 Packages
>> > steve at steve-desktop-3:~$
>> >
>> > Thanks again, this is driving me spare......Such an easy thing not
>> > working,
>> > can be more frustrating than the harder things not going right.
>> >
>> >
>> > Pete Smout
>> >
>> >
>> > On 28 August 2013 17:13, Colin Law <clanlaw at googlemail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> On 28 August 2013 17:10, Colin Law <clanlaw at googlemail.com> wrote:
>> >> > On 28 August 2013 17:01, Peter Smout <smoutpete at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >> Hi,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> This is sort of a follow on from 'probally a stupid question but...'
>> >> >> but
>> >> >> warrants a new thread.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> A friend of mine (following my advice) has just installed Lubuntu
>> >> >> 12.04
>> >> >> LTS on an old pc to extend the life....
>> >> >> Having personally made the 'error' of installing Adobe flash from
>> >> >> their
>> >> >> website, I am trying to resolve this correctly by installing
>> >> >> lubuntu-restricted-extras from the multiverse repo with no luck at
>> >> >> all,
>> >> >> firefox does not know it is installed, even though synaptic says it
>> >> >> is?
>> >> >
>> >> > Is flashplugin-installer installed?  Try
>> >> > sudo apt-get install flashplugin-installer
>> >> > and see if it does anything.  Flashplugin-installer is the package
>> >> > that should install flash and set it up.
>> >> >
>> >> > If it is already installed then possibly
>> >> > sudo apt-get install --reinstall flashplugin-installer
>> >> > It should download flash and ask you to OK the license.
>> >>
>> >> If still not working then what does
>> >> apt-cache policy flashplugin-installer
>> >> show?
>> >>
>> >> Colin
>> >>
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