Re: Problem with flashplugin-nonfree (etch).

[Tim Cutts <timc@chiark.greenend.org.uk>]

On 12 Aug 2009, at 1:15 pm, Jens Schüßler wrote:

> * Tim Cutts <timc@chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote:
> > On 8 Aug 2009, at 10:43 pm, Jan Wagner wrote:
> >
> > > On Friday 07 August 2009, Paul van der Vlis wrote:
> > > > freud:/home/paul# apt-get -t debian-backports install --reinstall
> > >
> > > aptitude -t etch-backports install flashplugin-nonfree ?
> >
> > Is there some reason why this still downloads the version 9  
> > plugin?  Is it
> > possible to get the version 10 plugin to install on Etch without just
> > manually downloading it and running the installer?
>
> Flash 10 was compiled with 'fstack-protector', which requieres glibc  
> >=
> 2.4. and these is not available for etch.
> http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?p=198940&sid=ca27f3440f1d02ca45d1fcec63dc257a#p198940
>
> Manually downloading wouldn't work either.

That's all I need to know.  Thanks.  Justification for saying "no" to  
the user.  :-)

Tim.

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