Flash Issues on old 32 bit pc

[Pete Smout]

On 28 August 2013 17:44, Colin Law <clanlaw at googlemail.com> wrote:
> 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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