Flashplugin-nonfree

[Leonard Chatagnier]

--- On Tue, 12/16/08, Glen Barber <glen.j.barber at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Glen Barber <glen.j.barber at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Flashplugin-nonfree
> To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Date: Tuesday, December 16, 2008, 11:24 PM
> On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 12:15 AM, Leonard Chatagnier
> <lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> > Can't seem to get the plugin installed. Get the
> following output:
> > Unpacking flashplugin-nonfree (from
> > .../flashplugin-nonfree_9.0.124.0ubuntu2_i386.deb) ...
> > Setting up flashplugin-nonfree (9.0.124.0ubuntu2) ...
> > Downloading...
> > --23:10:37--
> >
> http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/install_flash_player_9_linux.tar.gz
> >            =>
> `./install_flash_player_9_linux.tar.gz'
> > Resolving fpdownload.macromedia.com... 72.246.146.70
> > Connecting to
> fpdownload.macromedia.com|72.246.146.70|:80... connected.
> > HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 404 Not Found
> > 23:10:37 ERROR 404: Not Found.
> >
> > download failed
> > The Flash plugin is NOT installed.
> >
> > Any ideas why? I'm on a Hardy i386 using the
> regular repos.
> >
> 
> 
> Why not use the real installer?
> 
> http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/
> 
> 
>
Thanks, I used the above and at first
it didn't work.  It just started working
on its own after a while.  Hardy is still
a little strange for me.  Thanks for the
link.

Leonard Chatagnier
lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net