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Package doesn't warn about unsupported plugins

Bug #141648 reported by Evandro Fernandes Giovanini
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synaptic (Ubuntu)
Invalid
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Unassigned

Bug Description

When installing a flash plugin (gnash or flashplugin-nonfree) the user should be warned that these packages are not supported. When Adobe's plugin is selected, the user should also be warned that it's proprietary software.

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Alexander Sack (asac) wrote :

this is not an ubufox issue. Providing hints about the supported/unsupported status should be done in gnome-app-install ...

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Alexander Sack (asac) wrote :

sorry i think synaptic is the right place for this bug.

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xteejx (xteejx) wrote :

I don't believe this is an issue any longer, as the way that Flash is installed is completely different now, and besides, flash is in the restricted repo's anyway.

Changed in synaptic (Ubuntu):
status: New → Invalid
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