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Re: Flash plugin updates
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"Eve V. E. Kovacs" <[log in to unmask]>
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Eve V. E. Kovacs
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Fri, 18 Sep 2015 19:01:24 -0500
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So is there an alternative?

On Fri, 18 Sep 2015, Miles O'Neal wrote:

> Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2015 17:03:45 -0500
> From: Miles O'Neal <[log in to unmask]>
> To: Eve V. E. Kovacs <[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Flash plugin updates
> 
> Adobe quit supporting Linux a while back so the last Flash plugin available 
> is pretty out of date. Between missing features and security concerns, it's 
> gotten to the point that a lot of content providers- and Mozilla- simply no 
> longer support it.
>
> I was never a huge Adobe fan. I got to be more of one while they supported 
> Linux. Back to not so much. 8^/
>
> On 09/18/2015 04:28 PM, Eve V. E. Kovacs wrote:
>> I have an SL6 system with the latest firefox and flash-plugin packages 
>> installed.
>> However, when I run the flash plugin check in my browser
>> (https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.mozilla.org_en-2DUS_plugincheck_&d=AwIBAg&c=O3LcjD-V2Iepl5V0N1424A&r=VCvRwPOrm0njzjSrvx26Ik46vMGFCQNOuW-so6eZTdM&m=7dFG24id8wes_By40T9kbYEbj2D_N-7dAXxYVJniEFQ&s=7dALG4CftG-ehPhO7anajjg-rnLo9D9rMNld4DviLeo&e= 
>> ), it claims that my flash player is out of date.
>> 
>> I checked /usr/lib64/mozilla and
>> libflashplayer.so -> /usr/lib64/flash-plugin/libflashplayer.so
>> which is correct.
>> 
>> So, I think that the plugin check is bogus. Does anyone know why it is not 
>> working or how to fix it?
>> 
>> Thanks
>> Eve
>> 
>> ***************************************************************
>> Eve Kovacs
>> Argonne National Laboratory,
>> Room L-177, Bldg. 360, HEP
>> 9700 S. Cass Ave.
>> Argonne, IL 60439 USA
>> Phone: (630)-252-6208
>> Fax:   (630)-252-5047
>> email: [log in to unmask]
>> ***************************************************************
>
>
> -- 
> Miles O'Neal
> CAD Systems Engineer
> Cirrus Logic | cirrus.com | 1.512.851.4659
>

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Eve Kovacs
Argonne National Laboratory,
Room L-177, Bldg. 360, HEP
9700 S. Cass Ave.
Argonne, IL 60439 USA
Phone: (630)-252-6208
Fax:   (630)-252-5047
email: [log in to unmask]
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