yakkety 1.8.2+nmu1ubuntu1 does not install due to changed chrome keys

[Greg Lutostanski]

We should sync from 1.8.3 version https://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=pepperflashplugin%2Dnonfree which works for me.

[Daniel Holbach (dholbach)]

It looks like syncing from Debian would remove the following changes:

- - Add support for Ubuntu’s location of Chromium settings.
- - Suggest chromium-browser instead of chromium.
- - Do not suggest hal.

Can you (or somebody) take a look at confirming if they are still required and if yes, prepare a merge of syncing and dropping these changes?

[Henrik S. (henrik-hw0)]

Issue confirmed for Yakkety Yak beta. The debian changelog lists the bug as fixed for 1.8.2-nmu1, which is weird since this is the same version that ubuntu currently uses.

As for the ubuntu changes, change #2 is needed, change #1 sounds like it is needed, and I have no idea about change #3, but it sounds like it disables legacy HAL which could affect DRM (digital rights management). Suggest keeping it for now, to avoid introducing any regressions.

The packaging also intermixes debian and ubuntu changes which is a hassle for maintainers, it would be better if the ubuntu changes were kept separate, making it clear what has changed. You can do this by changing debian/source/format away from native to allow the source package to have a diff.

Please fix.

[Mattia Rizzolo (mapreri)]

Unsubscribing sponsors as there is really nothing to sponsor right now.
Feel free to subscribe again once there is a viable patch.

[Naël (nathanael-naeri)]

pepperflashplugin-nonfree now downloads the Flash Player Plugin from Adobe instead of Google, starting with version 1.8.2+nmu1ubuntu1.1 in yakkety-proposed (and 1.8.3+nmu1ubuntu1 in zesty). So this issue can no longer happen. Marking it as Fix Released.

Avoid using this package anyway unless on Debian, use adobe-flashplugin on Ubuntu instead: https://help.ubuntu.com/17.04/ubuntu-help/net-install-flash.html