Cannot install "flashplugin-nonfree" on 64 bit Gutsy
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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flashplugin-nonfree (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
I attempted to install the Flash plugin, so that I can use flash in Firefox on my installation of 64 bit Gutsy. However, while the installation appeared to work, I cannot get Flash to work in Firefox.
jon@black:~$ sudo aptitude install flashplugin-nonfree
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
Building tag database... Done
The following packages have been automatically kept back:
flac libflac++6 libqt3-mt libqt4-core libqt4-qt3support libqt4-sql
linux-
qt4-doc qt4-qtconfig
The following NEW packages will be automatically installed:
nspluginwrapper
The following packages have been kept back:
bittorrent eog evince evolution evolution-common evolution-
evolution-
gedit gedit-common gnome-about gnome-cards-data gnome-desktop-data
gnome-games gnome-games-data gnome-menus gnome-session gtk2-engines
gtkhtml3.14 hwdb-client-common hwdb-client-gnome libcamel1.2-10
libebook1.2-9 libecal1.2-7 libedata-book1.2-2 libedata-cal1.2-6
libedataserve
libexchange-
libgnomeui-0 libgnomeui-common libgtkhtml3.14-19 libgtksourcevie
libgtksourcev
libpoppler-glib2 libpoppler2 libqt4-dev libqt4-gui libsmbclient
libwnck-common libwnck22 linux-restricte
nvidia-
samba-common smbclient sound-juicer
The following NEW packages will be installed:
flashplugin-
0 packages upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 71 not upgraded.
Need to get 129kB of archives. After unpacking 537kB will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] y
Writing extended state information... Done
Get:1 http://
Get:2 http://
Fetched 129kB in 4s (31.3kB/s)
Preconfiguring packages ...
Selecting previously deselected package nspluginwrapper.
(Reading database ... 131835 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking nspluginwrapper (from .../nspluginwra
Selecting previously deselected package flashplugin-
Unpacking flashplugin-nonfree (from .../flashplugin
Setting up nspluginwrapper (0.9.91.5-1ubuntu1) ...
Setting up flashplugin-nonfree (9.0.48.
Downloading...
--22:12:22-- http://
=> `./install_
Resolving fpdownload.
Connecting to fpdownload.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 2,608,602 (2.5M) [application/
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22:13:01 (67.59 KB/s) - `./install_
Download done.
Flash Plugin installed.
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
Writing extended state information... Done
Building tag database... Done
jon@black:~$
When I navigate to the www.adobe.com website, it says I need to install the latest Flash plugin... I seem to be stuck.
Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This bug did not have a package associated with it, which is important for ensuring that it gets looked at by the proper developers. You can learn more about finding the right package at https:/ /wiki.ubuntu. com/Bugs/ FindRightPackag e. I have classified this bug as a bug in flashplugin- nonfree.