On Tue, 2008-09-16 at 12:43 +0000, Alan Pope wrote:
> Does about:plugins in firefox show "Shockwave Flash" installed as 
> npwrapper.libflashplayer.so?

Yes.

Shockwave Flash
        File name: npwrapper.libflashplayer.so
        Shockwave Flash 9.0 r124
        
        (Column Enabled is filled with "Yes" for both the
        application/x-shockwave-flash and application/futuresplash MIME
        Types.
        
> Did you install the package from the repository - flashplugin-nonfree or 
> using the installer direct from adobe?

I followed this post: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=772490

I tried in adittion once to install the official adobe package.

> 
> ** Changed in: flashplugin-nonfree (Ubuntu)
> Sourcepackagename: None => flashplugin-nonfree
>        Status: New => Incomplete


** Description changed:

  I' ve been trying for a while to get flash working (with firefox) and I
  always face the same "...get latest Flash..." message in youtube for
  example. The strange thing is that flash works correctly with epiphany-
  browser (which I use currently!).
  
  Details below:
  
  [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ uname -a
  Linux vertical 2.6.24-19-generic #1 SMP Wed Aug 20 17:53:40 UTC 2008 x86_64 
GNU/Linux
  
  
  [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ lsb_release -rd
  Description: Ubuntu 8.04.1
  Release: 8.04
+ #Initially an upgrade from Gutsy then a clean Hardy installation performed
  
  #I used/linked to the npwrapper.libflashplayer.so which is to be found
  under the /var/lib/flash-nonfree/ directory!!
  
  [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ls -al /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/
  total 8
  drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2008-09-16 13:19 .
  drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 2008-05-05 18:42 ..
  lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 37 2008-09-16 13:19 flashplugin-alternative.so -> 
/etc/alternatives/mozilla-flashplugin
  lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 42 2008-06-17 19:34 nphelix.so -> 
/usr/local/realplayer11/mozilla/nphelix.so
  lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 43 2008-06-17 19:34 nphelix.xpt -> 
/usr/local/realplayer11/mozilla/nphelix.xpt
  
  
  [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ls -al /usr/lib/firefox-addons/plugins
  total 12
  drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2008-09-16 13:22 .
  drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 2008-09-15 12:49 ..
  lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 42 2008-06-17 20:36 nphelix.so -> 
/usr/local/realplayer11/mozilla/nphelix.so
  lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 43 2008-06-17 20:36 nphelix.xpt -> 
/usr/local/realplayer11/mozilla/nphelix.xpt
  lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 60 2008-09-16 13:22 npwrapper.libflashplayer.so -> 
/usr/lib/nspluginwrapper/plugins/npwrapper.libflashplayer.so
  
  
+ [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ls -l 
/usr/lib/nspluginwrapper/plugins/npwrapper.libflashplayer.so
+ lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 56 2008-09-16 13:31 
/usr/lib/nspluginwrapper/plugins/npwrapper.libflashplayer.so -> 
/var/lib/flashplugin-nonfree/npwrapper.libflashplayer.so
+ 
+ 
  [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ls /var/lib/flashplugin-nonfree/ -l
  total 84
  -rwxr-xr-x 1 nik nik 78248 2008-09-16 13:19 npwrapper.libflashplayer.so
+ 
+ 
+ #In firefox the "about:plugins" page gives:
+ 
+ Shockwave Flash
+         File name: npwrapper.libflashplayer.so
+         Shockwave Flash 9.0 r124
+         
+         (Column Enabled is filled with "Yes" for both the
+         application/x-shockwave-flash and application/futuresplash MIME
+         Types)

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Flash 9 for AMD64 (nspluginwrapper) does not work on Ubuntu Hardy
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