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Idea
#7757: Get Adobe to make a deb for Flash
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Written by belovedmonster the 28 Apr 08 at 08:18.
Category: Internet & Networking.
Related to:
Nothing/Others.
Status: New
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Description
One of the most common problems with new Linux users doing a Ubuntu installation is getting Flash working with firefox. This would be made a lot easier if Adobe offered a .deb download but for some reason they don't.
While you can't force Adobe to do anything you can surely use your influence to persuade them to start offering a deb.
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ubby wrote on the 28 Apr 08 at 09:06
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Adobe had joined the Linux Foundation so maybe they will make a deb.
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ubunteando wrote on the 28 Apr 08 at 09:33
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and by the way tell them to make a plugin that doesnt crash firefox every 30 seconds :D
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tenplus1 wrote on the 28 Apr 08 at 09:37
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The Flashplugin-nonfree in the repo can be downloaded as a .deb and stored for later use...
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vexorian wrote on the 28 Apr 08 at 12:13
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You have accidentally posted this in ubuntu's brainstorm site, I think you meant to post this in adobe's
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pepperpupper wrote on the 28 Apr 08 at 14:06
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they should make an plugin that is compatible with opera too :D
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azimout wrote on the 28 Apr 08 at 16:27
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doesn't this already exist in the medibuntu repositories?
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Paul Kishimoto wrote on the 28 Apr 08 at 17:20
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I'm not going to get into the flash vs. gnash debate, but Adobe doesn't even need to create a .deb because flashplugin-nonfree is already in the repositories.
But someone could convince Adobe to put an apt-url link on their download page to "apt:flashplugin-nonfree" or "apt://flashplugin-nonfree" or whatever.
It should be easy to convince Adobe (they'll get more Flash users that way) and it would fix one of the problems identified in the now-famous Girlfriend Usability Test.
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madjr wrote on the 29 Apr 08 at 02:19
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why reinvent the wheel?
why not just give the one Ubuntu has in the repos and upload it to the adobe website....
Adobe here is a .deb so list it in your website damnit!
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madjr wrote on the 29 Apr 08 at 02:20
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i think this idea should go in the Adobe website too.
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