Firefox plugins are incorrectly stated as being installed

[dotancohen]

Binary package hint: firefox-3.0

On Firefox3 on hardy-alpha-6, the Plugin Finder Service always lists plugins as installed after an installation attempt, even if the installation failed. This is misleading. The attached screenshot was taken after the Plugin Finder Service failed to install the Gnash plugin. Note the message that states that the plugin was installed.

[Curtis Lee Bolin (curtisleebolin)]

Here is a workaround for all you hardy / firefox-3.0b4 users. This will also work with other versions of firefox. Just change the destination directory.
The problem is that firefox is using "/usr/lib/firefox-3.0b4" while gnash is installing to "/usr/lib/firefox". I am sure once hardy is released firefox will again use "/usr/lib/firefox".

NOTE: Also remove any other files with "flash" in the name from the "/usr/lib/firefox-3.0b4/plugins" before running the command below to remove any previous installs of Adobe flash.

sudo cp /usr/lib/firefox/plugins/flashplugin-alternative.so /usr/lib/firefox-3.0b4/plugins/

Good Luck and happy youtubing

[John Vivirito (gnomefreak)]

Marked as a dup of bug #133197 as it looks the same.
Dotancohen, please tryt he work around prvided in the above comment. If it works please lets us know, If not that i can remove this as a dup and will need more info at that time.

[dotancohen (dotancohen)]

Thanks, John, but this is not a dupe.

Bug #133197 complains about difficulties installing the Gnash plugin. I only used the Gnash plugin as an example of a different issue, regarding the apparent installation of plugins when they are not actually installed.

Please remove the dupe label. Thanks.