Flash plugin from pepperflashplugin-nonfree is installed as a Recommends of browser-plugin-freshplayer-pepperflash (source: freshplayerplugin) even if it is already installed from another package
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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adobe-flashplugin (Ubuntu) |
Won't Fix
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
freshplayerplugin (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
pepperflashplugin-nonfree (Ubuntu) |
Won't Fix
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
The browser-
This is not the only way to install this plugin in Ubuntu: the adobe-flashplugin package, in Canonical's partner repository, installs it too (PPAPI and NPAPI).
Shouldn't Ubuntu's version of browser-
Recommending pepperflashplug
I believe this is a packaging issue limited to Ubuntu since Canonical's partner repository is not intended for Debian. AFAIK Debian has a unique provider of PPAPI Flash in their repositories: pepperflashplug
However one could perhaps argue that the Debian package should also suggest pepperflashplug
summary: |
- Flash plugin is installed as a dependency of freshplayerplugin even if - it is already installed by another package + Flash plugin is installed as a dependency of browser-plugin-freshplayer- + pepperflash (freshplayerplugin) even if it is already installed by + another package |
summary: |
- Flash plugin is installed as a dependency of browser-plugin-freshplayer- - pepperflash (freshplayerplugin) even if it is already installed by - another package + Flash plugin from pepperflashplugin-nonfree is installed as a Recommends + of browser-plugin-freshplayer-pepperflash (source: freshplayerplugin) + even if it is already installed from another package |
Changed in freshplayerplugin (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Confirmed → Fix Released |
The Debian package will keep a Recommends. This package requires the Google pepperflashplugins. The fact that pepperflashplug in-nonfree can be avoided by manually installing it explains why this is a Recommends instead of a Depends (i.e. users that really want can avoid the installation of pepperflashplug in-nonfree) . But, for average users, the Recommends is good: by default, "apt-get install browser- plugin- freshplayer- pepperflash" will give them a working flash plugin.
When reading this bug report, I agree that the Ubuntu package should have an alternative. If someone tries to use it with Debian (ie installing browser- plugin- freshplayer- pepperflash and adobe-flashplugin but not pepperflashplug in-nonfree) and reports it works, I will also add it in Debian.
One should also probably check that there are proper Conflicts/Replaces between pepperflashplug in-nonfree and adobe-flashplugin (in particular in Ubuntu that provides both packages)