Re: update-flashplugin-nonfree issue

["J. Bakshi" <bakshi12@gmail.com>]

On Sat, 12 Nov 2011 17:15:48 +0000 (UTC)
Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sat, 12 Nov 2011 22:34:30 +0530, J. Bakshi wrote:
> 
> > I have run "update-flashplugin-nonfree --install" and it downloads the
> > latest plugin at
> > /var/cache/flashplugin-nonfree/
> > install_flash_player_11_linux.x86_64.tar.gz
> > 
> > after uncompromising it I get
> > 
> > 1. libflashplayer.so
> > 2. usr folder
> > 
> > I have copied libflashplayer.so at /usr/lib/flashplugin-nonfree/ but
> > google-chrome still complaining about a old version and firefox want to
> > download the plugin to activate flash support. 
> 
> Hum... AFAIK you have to drop the "libflashplayer.so" under "/usr/lib64/
> mozilla/plugins/" folder, at least for Firefox (dunno where Google Chrome 
> looks for the plugins) :-?

Thanks... Here the problem solved after a reboot.

google chrome is happy as it can see

Flash - Version: 11.1 r102
Shockwave Flash 11.1 r102

firefox-8 don't claim to download the adobe plugins anymore.

can see youtube on both the browser :-)