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Re: [LUG] Flash problems on Debian Lenny

 

On Sunday 29 March 2009 10:48, Henry Bremridge wrote:
> Agghhhh...
>
> I have been having problems with multimedia on my desktop: now only with
> $%%& flash files
>
> gnash does not always work so I have been trying to install adobe flash 10.
>
> Following advice:
> - I have updated my sources.list to include
>       deb http://www.backports.org/debian lenny-backports main contrib non-free
> - I have installed flashplugin nonfree
> - I have run update-flashplugin-nonfree --install from the
> /usr/lib/flashplugin-nonfree/ directory - I have removed iceweasel adobe 9
> plugins
> - I have a softlink between .mozilla/plugins
>
> This now finally works. Are there any others steps that can be taken? (I
> much prefer gnash on elinks...)
My Ubuntus have all medibuntu repository added and mostly work ok on flash - 
though I do use flashblock and rarely accept any flash to watch - I find it 
massively improves my user experience!
Tom te tom te tom


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