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Chris Hunter <[log in to unmask]>
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Chris Hunter <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 2 Apr 2009 11:50:03 -0400
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>> > If you're comfortable with getting updates straight from Adobe rather
>> > than the distribution, Adobe does host a yum repository of their own (to
>> > which they pushed the reader v9.1 last night, in fact):
>> >
>> >   rpm -ivh
>> > http://linuxdownload.adobe.com/adobe-release/adobe-release-i386-1.0-1.noarc
>> >h.rpm rpm --import /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-adobe-linux
>> >   yum install AdobeReader_enu
>> >
>> > They also keep the flash player for linux in there too, in which case
>> >
>> >   yum install flash_plugin
>> >
>> > gets you that one.
>> >
>> >      Alec
> 
> Yes, I use the adobe yum repo for my machines, but that version of Adobe 
> Reader only runs on SL5.  
> 
> My question was whether the patched version would be available for SL3 and 
> SL4.  It's available to paying customers of TUV through RHN, but does not 
> seem to be downloadable from Adobe.  Maybe there is a secret, or 
> not-generally-published ftp site where Adobe provides it.

I had to update nspluginwrapper package to use flash-plugin from adobe 
repo. I think atrpms/rpmforge has a centos version that _might_ work.

--Chris

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