no luck with flash with either firefox or chrome

[Charles Smith]

Thank you for continuing to think about this ...

Actually, I try to upgrade - I get the upgrade prompt and select it - it grinds and grinds (tens of minutes), then I get a different dialog, repeatedly, like, "System Error: Cancel or Report".  No mention of details, or the causing application (but it's clearly the update application), or anything.  I've tried pstree to see if I can track down what the problem is.  I know of no way to match a dialog with the causing application (we've almost finally reached Windows quality).

But you're probably right.  I should follow up on this first.

<soapbox>
But I confess - my problems are caused by the fact that I'm not really keen on solving the problem with the MS-pioneered method of installation/reinstallation/deinstallation/upgrade/downgrade.  I have this naive, stubborn notion that things have causation, and as computer "scientists", we have the obligation of understanding, rather than believing.
</soapbox>

But, I've really run up against a wall here.  Somebody suggested that I re-install my operating system (!), and I might end up doing that (!!!).  Before I go that far, though, maybe I should get the update mechanism working ...




________________________________
 From: Colin Law <clanlaw at googlemail.com>
To: Charles Smith <cts.private at yahoo.com> 
Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2013 10:08 PM
Subject: Re: no luck with flash with either firefox or chrome
 
On 30 March 2013 19:17, Charles Smith <cts.private at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> and just for kicks, I re-ran this:
>
> $ sudo apt-get install flashplugin-installer
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree
> Reading state information... Done
> flashplugin-installer is already the newest version.
> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 394 not upgraded.

394 not upgraded!!  Has not the update manager been pestering you to
install the updates?
I think the first thing you had better do is
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

It may make no difference but you need to rule it out.

Colin
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