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Youtube doesn't work.
Youtube doesn't work.
Starfall doesn't work.
Starfall doesn't work.
Test with this URL:
http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player.html


<pre>
<pre>
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un  libflashsuppor <none>                    (no description available)
un  libflashsuppor <none>                    (no description available)
</pre>
</pre>
The firefox about:plugins shows this:
<pre>
Shockwave Flash
    File: libflashplayer.so
    Version:
    Shockwave Flash 11.2 r202
</pre>
starting firefox in -safe-mode had no effect.

Latest revision as of 00:30, 25 October 2012

Flash movies don't work. Youtube doesn't work. Starfall doesn't work.

Test with this URL: http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player.html

root@merkli:~# update-alternatives --list mozilla-flashplugin
/usr/lib/flashplugin-installer/libflashplayer.so

root@merkli:~# dpkg -l "*flash*"
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name           Version      Architecture Description
+++-==============-============-============-=================================
un  adobe-flashplu <none>                    (no description available)
un  flashplayer-mo <none>                    (no description available)
un  flashplugin    <none>                    (no description available)
un  flashplugin-do <none>                    (no description available)
ii  flashplugin-in 11.2.202.243 i386         Adobe Flash Player plugin install
un  flashplugin-no <none>                    (no description available)
un  libflashsuppor <none>                    (no description available)

The firefox about:plugins shows this:

Shockwave Flash

    File: libflashplayer.so
    Version: 
    Shockwave Flash 11.2 r202

starting firefox in -safe-mode had no effect.