Flash Issues on old 32 bit pc

[Pete Smout]

>
> I've not seen anything like this before.
>
> This is 32-bit Ubuntu, isn't it? I think you have an old, 32-bit only
> CPU, is that right?
>
> Shockwave and Flash used to be different things. Flash was available
> for Linux, Shockwave never was.
>
> I am not sure what you're getting reported as Shockwave Player - I
> think it *must* be Flash. AFAIK there never has been a native Linux
> Shockwave player.
>
> My advice would be:
>
> * remove Flash Player
> * Purge its settings
> * Reboot with a full `fsck`
> * Reinstall it, from the repos
>
> Do you know how to do those steps?
>
>
>
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Hi,

Thanks for the advice.....

Yes Colin it is 32bit and old 32bit CPU.
Shockwave flash may well be adobe's plugin, still does not mean it
works! I may be confusing myself but I thought that swf  was the FOSS
version of flash, which if I am right, I would rather use on
principle.


Liam, if I am about to make a disastrous mistake please let me know!
The commands needed to achive your suggested steps are;

sudo apt-get remove adobe-flashplugin
sudo apt-get purge adobe-flashplugin
sudo apt-get remove ubuntu-restricted-extras
sudo apt-get purge ubuntu-restricted-extras

now the bit I am uncertain of....

sudo reboot -fsck -n             ??????

then via synaptic install ubuntu-restricted-extras

Hope I am correct....

Thanks

Pete S