WTF with Flash? [SOLVED]

iandoug · Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2015 2:18 pm Post subject: WTF with Flash? [SOLVED]

Hi

Can't find anything in the forums about this and find it hard to believe I'm the only one with the issues.

Firefox kept popping up a message asking permission to play flash videos ... insists that my flash is out of date and vulnerable.

However:

1. eix shows I had the latest version.
2. Firefox's own 'check plugins' service shows I had the latest version.

In desperation I uninstalled www-plugins/adobe-flash.

YouTube still works (presume it autoswitches to HTML5 videos). Likewise with AdSense ads.

However there are sites that still use Flash... like I wanted to watch a video someone posted on FaceBook.

So now what? Live without flash and miss things, or reinstall flash and get irritated with constant nagging and (wrong?) warnings?

Advice gratefully received :-)

Note: I have Chrome installed (and Konquerer) but prefer Firefox.

thanks, Ian
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The_Great_Sephiroth · Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2015 2:34 pm Post subject:

Adobe killed Flash updates everywhere but Windows years back. Linux has version 11.2 and this gets security updates, but that is about it. I would update however, as I use Firefox (Aurora) in Gentoo AMD64 and have no warnings. Then again I update at least once a month.
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iandoug · Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2015 2:43 pm Post subject:

Apheus · Guru Joined: 12 Jul 2008 Posts: 422

Can you post a screenshot of the message? With www-client/firefox-31.4.0, www-plugins/adobe-flash-11.2.202.440 and a completely clean profile I do not get any warnings, at least not on https://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/.

iandoug · Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2015 4:24 pm Post subject:

audiodef · Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2015 11:31 pm Post subject:

I've been getting that, too, but I just click on whatever button says "allow" or "allow and remember" and be done with it. It's flash. It's gonna get in your face, because FLASH.

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The Doctor · Moderator Joined: 27 Jul 2010 Posts: 2678

Flash for Firefox et al. is basically dead. You could install chromium with www-plugins/chrome-binary-plugins if you need flash as it is actively being developed.

Any solution for Flash using adobe-flash is a stopgap measure at best.
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chithanh · Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 1:01 am Post subject:

You can find out with