Flash Issues on old 32 bit pc

[Pete Smout]

On 28 August 2013 17:49, Pete Smout <smoutpete at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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Hi,

Interestingly chromium-browser is not working either the message given
at youtube.com is 'Cannot load plugin Shockwave Flash'. I was under
the impression that Chromium used a later flash plugin that it pulled
in itself, a look at http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/ would
seem to confirm this.

Synaptic does not show shockwave / swf / gnash as being installed, yet
in ff it is there as an option <disabled> (enabling does not work)
yet Adobe's is nowhere in sight??

How can we get youtube to work?? ;) not really much to ask of modern distro

Thanks for any help

Pete Smout