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RE: flashplugin-nonfree and latest Flash security updates

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On Wed, 3 Aug 2016 22:53:28 +0000
Bart Martens <bartm@debian.org> wrote:

> On Mon, Aug 01, 2016 at 08:25:01AM -0700, Darren S. wrote:
[...]
> > 'update-flashplugin-nonfree --status` shows a newer release
> > of the plugin upstream.
> > 
> > 
> > options :  --verbose --status --
> > temporary directory: /tmp/flashplugin-nonfree.65hpQUuxtV
> > importing public key ...
> > selected action = --status
> > Flash Player version installed on this system  : 11.2.202.626
> > Flash Player version available on upstream site: 22.0.0.209  
> 
> That is now 11.2.202.632. You may need to delete
> /var/cache/flashplugin-nonfree/get-upstream-version.pl and try again.

Thanks for sorting it out Bart.
FWIW, in my throwaway BBC-news-reading VM, which is still Debian
Wheezy, I did indeed have to delete that cached script, after which the
update worked perfectly and the Flash player is working normally.

Cheers
Nick
-- 
The two "sides" in the systemd debate are (a) the one that has 
cursory knowledge of the evolution of other operating systems 
over the past two decades, and (b) the side that's basically 
90's Linux-Amish.   ~~ Slashdot comment

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flashplugin-nonfree and latest Flash security updates "Darren S." <phatbuckett@gmail.com> - 2016-08-01 17:30 +0200
  Re: flashplugin-nonfree and latest Flash security updates Francesco Negri <francesconegri@gmail.com> - 2016-08-01 18:30 +0200
  RE: flashplugin-nonfree and latest Flash security updates Nick Boyce <nick@glimmer.demon.co.uk> - 2016-08-03 02:50 +0200
    Re: flashplugin-nonfree and latest Flash security updates Paul Wise <pabs@debian.org> - 2016-08-03 12:00 +0200
      Re: flashplugin-nonfree and latest Flash security updates Rob van der Putten <rob@sput.nl> - 2016-08-03 21:00 +0200
        flash plugin from ubuntu (was: flashplugin-nonfree and latest Flash security updates) Stefan Fritsch <sf@sfritsch.de> - 2016-08-03 23:20 +0200
          Re: flash plugin from ubuntu (was: flashplugin-nonfree and latest  Flash security updates) Holger Levsen <holger@layer-acht.org> - 2016-08-04 00:10 +0200
            Re: flash plugin from ubuntu (was: flashplugin-nonfree and latest  Flash security updates) "Luedtke, Nicholas (HPE Linux Security)" <nicholas.luedtke@hpe.com> - 2016-08-04 04:40 +0200
              Re: flash plugin from ubuntu (was: flashplugin-nonfree and latest Flash security updates) Stefan Fritsch <sf@sfritsch.de> - 2016-08-04 22:20 +0200
        Re: flashplugin-nonfree and latest Flash security updates Jason Fergus <leech@thefnords.org> - 2016-08-05 17:00 +0200
      RE: flashplugin-nonfree and latest Flash security updates Nick Boyce <nick@glimmer.demon.co.uk> - 2016-08-04 04:20 +0200
    Re: flashplugin-nonfree and latest Flash security updates Moritz Mühlenhoff <jmm@inutil.org> - 2016-08-03 21:10 +0200
      RE: flashplugin-nonfree and latest Flash security updates Nick Boyce <nick@glimmer.demon.co.uk> - 2016-08-04 04:30 +0200
        Re: flashplugin-nonfree and latest Flash security updates Holger Levsen <holger@layer-acht.org> - 2016-08-04 08:20 +0200
  Re: flashplugin-nonfree and latest Flash security updates Bart Martens <bartm@debian.org> - 2016-08-04 01:00 +0200
    RE: flashplugin-nonfree and latest Flash security updates Nick Boyce <nick@glimmer.demon.co.uk> - 2016-08-04 04:50 +0200

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