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jaro

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Registered: 2013-10-10

Posts: 25

[SOLVED] most recent Adobe Flash Player doesn't work

I've upgraded to the most recent firefox (39.0-1) and adobe flash player (flashplugin 11.2.202.481-1). I've restarted firefox and everything worked well. All this I did yesterday.
Today I get the following message from flash player.

This plugin has security vulnerabilities.
Activate Adobe Flash.

There are no new updates of neither flash player or firefox itself.
I didn't find any relevant information about similar issue on the internet.
What should I do ?
Thanks for help.

Last edited by jaro (2017-08-07 19:32:01)

Tambalamba

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Registered: 2015-03-13

Posts: 45

Re: [SOLVED] most recent Adobe Flash Player doesn't work

I've just read this:

http://www.ghacks.net/2015/07/14/mozill … n-firefox/

Could that be the reason?

Chazza

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Registered: 2013-06-02

Posts: 506

Re: [SOLVED] most recent Adobe Flash Player doesn't work

Yes, Mozilla has taken the step of blocking all versions of Flash in Firefox because of some vulnerabilities. It's even in the mainstream news: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-33520935

Last edited by Chazza (2015-07-14 14:13:02)

progandy

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Registered: 2012-05-17

Posts: 5,280

Re: [SOLVED] most recent Adobe Flash Player doesn't work

Wait for Adobe to release a new version and in the meantime use flash only if it is absolutely necessary.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/produc … 15-04.html
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1182751

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karol

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Registered: 2009-05-06

Posts: 25,440

Re: [SOLVED] most recent Adobe Flash Player doesn't work

Try shumway: https://mozilla.github.io/shumway/

sesese9

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From: California, United States

Registered: 2015-04-01

Posts: 75

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Re: [SOLVED] most recent Adobe Flash Player doesn't work

So what else can you use to replace flash? I'm wondering because I really love my YouTube

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progandy

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Registered: 2012-05-17

Posts: 5,280

Re: [SOLVED] most recent Adobe Flash Player doesn't work

So what else can you use to replace flash? I'm wondering because I really love my YouTube

In most cases, HTML5 video works. Sometimes it can be enabled with an addon like "HTML5 Video Everywhere". Then it is also possible to use youtube-dl and mpv to view the videos.
I often use the mpv option, since that gives me better performance. HTML5 video is just so slow and resource hungry.

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ooo

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Registered: 2013-04-10

Posts: 1,638

Re: [SOLVED] most recent Adobe Flash Player doesn't work

Wouldn't chromium-pepper-flash still be the best solution for those cases where you still need flash?
You can use it with freshplayerplugin on non-google browsers.

karol

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Registered: 2009-05-06

Posts: 25,440

Re: [SOLVED] most recent Adobe Flash Player doesn't work

So what else can you use to replace flash? I'm wondering because I really love my YouTube

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Br … ash_Player

[2014-12-02 16:54] [PACMAN] removed flashplugin (11.2.202.424-1)

I have no problems with YT, just tell it to use html5 where possible: https://www.youtube.com/html5

rlees85

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From: Daventry, UK

Registered: 2015-04-29

Posts: 98

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Re: [SOLVED] most recent Adobe Flash Player doesn't work

Facebook has finally moved to HTML5 videos too!! I finally took the plunge and totally removed flash from my system today. Adobe really need to stop flogging this dead donkey...

EDIT: actually Adobe is more the dead donkey.. they should just do one. Pushing McAffee with Adobe Reader/etc... pantsware

Last edited by rlees85 (2015-07-14 21:23:50)

smellyman

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Registered: 2010-08-23

Posts: 11

Re: [SOLVED] most recent Adobe Flash Player doesn't work

So what else can you use to replace flash? I'm wondering because I really love my YouTube

HTML5 of course.

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cestlaz

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Registered: 2014-04-21

Posts: 5

Re: [SOLVED] most recent Adobe Flash Player doesn't work

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Last edited by cestlaz (2015-07-17 03:21:45)

karol

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Registered: 2009-05-06

Posts: 25,440

Re: [SOLVED] most recent Adobe Flash Player doesn't work

Thanks triple o, I hadn't heard of freshplayerplugin before this.

It's mentioned in the wiki, so next time you can start researching by visiting the great Arch Linux wiki :-)

Please remember to mark the thread as solved https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=130309
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