Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie

From	Liam O'Toole <liam.p.otoole@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie
Date	2015-09-12 22:30 +0200
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On 2015-09-11, Paul van der Vlis <paul@vandervlis.nl> wrote:
> Op 09-09-15 om 23:43 schreef Liam O'Toole:
>> On 2015-09-09, Paul van der Vlis <paul@vandervlis.nl> wrote:
>>> Op 09-09-15 om 12:20 schreef Liam O'Toole:
>>>
>>>> If you use flashplayer-mozilla from deb-multimedia, then you get updates
>>>> automatically. 
>>>
>>> When you use cron, you get updates automatically too. See my other post.
>> 
>> I saw that, thanks. I prefer to manage updates through APT. Each to his
>> own.
>
> You prefer to get updates from a place, what gave many problems in the past.
>
>>>> Conflicts are avoided by pinning the deb-multimedia repository.
>>>
>>> I think this is complex to do right.
>>>
>>> My experience: deb-multimedia in sources.list gives problems.
>>> See: https://wiki.debian.org/DebianMultimedia/FAQ#Common_issues
>>>
>>> When I need a package from deb-multimedia, I use wget and dpkg.
>> 
>> I've been using Flash from deb-multimedia for years without issue (on
>> stable releases, I grant you). I use the following pinning:
>> 
>> Package: *
>> Pin: release o=Unofficial Multimedia Packages
>> Pin-Priority: 100
>
> I don't know what this is doing, do you?

Yes. When a package is available in both debian and deb-multimedia, the
former is always preferred.

>
> I think you will have many packages on your system what are coming from
> deb-multimedia. Maybe that's what you want, no idea.

Not so. See above.

> I think the people from deb-multimedia are doing their best to make good
> packages. But I think Debian is too complex to mix with a repo like
> deb-multimedia with many packages. Maybe you don't have problems with
> flash, but I think your system is not "rock solid" anymore.
> And what does deb-multimedia bring you for that?

The system is no longer 'rock solid' as soon as you install any
third-party software, be it via flashplayer-mozilla or
flashplugin-nonfree or anything else.

-- 

Liam

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Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Jimmy Johnson <field.engineer@gmail.com> - 2015-09-08 20:40 +0200
  Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Paul van der Vlis <paul@vandervlis.nl> - 2015-09-09 00:00 +0200
    Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-09-09 07:50 +0200
      Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Jimmy Johnson <field.engineer@gmail.com> - 2015-09-09 08:30 +0200
        Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Paul van der Vlis <paul@vandervlis.nl> - 2015-09-09 10:50 +0200
          Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-09-09 12:10 +0200
            Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-09-09 15:20 +0200
              Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-09-09 15:30 +0200
                Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-09-09 16:00 +0200
                Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-09-09 17:10 +0200
                Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-09-09 20:00 +0200
                Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-09-09 17:10 +0200
                Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2015-09-09 18:30 +0200
                Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-09-09 19:40 +0200
                Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-10-17 01:00 +0200
                Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Charlie Kravetz <cjk@teamcharliesangels.com> - 2015-09-09 16:40 +0200
        Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-09-09 12:10 +0200
      Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Paul van der Vlis <paul@vandervlis.nl> - 2015-09-09 10:40 +0200
        Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-09-09 12:10 +0200
          Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Paul van der Vlis <paul@vandervlis.nl> - 2015-09-09 21:40 +0200
            Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-09-10 00:50 +0200
              Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-09-10 14:40 +0200
                Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-09-11 00:00 +0200
                Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-09-11 00:30 +0200
                Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Charlie Kravetz <cjk@teamcharliesangels.com> - 2015-09-11 03:30 +0200
                Re: adobe flash player in Iceweasel does not work anymore in Jessie Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-09-11 12:40 +0200
                Re: adobe flash player in Iceweasel does not work anymore in Jessie Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-09-11 14:20 +0200
                Re: adobe flash player in Iceweasel does not work anymore in Jessie Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-09-11 15:50 +0200
                Re: adobe flash player in Iceweasel does not work anymore in Jessie Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-09-11 17:20 +0200
                Re: adobe flash player in Iceweasel does not work anymore in Jessie David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2015-09-11 18:20 +0200
                Re: adobe flash player in Iceweasel does not work anymore in Jessie Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-09-11 18:50 +0200
                Re: adobe flash player in Iceweasel does not work anymore in Jessie The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2015-09-11 19:00 +0200
                Re: adobe flash player in Iceweasel does not work anymore in Jessie Ralph Katz <ralph.katz@rcn.com> - 2015-09-11 20:00 +0200
                Re: adobe flash player in Iceweasel does not work anymore in Jessie Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-09-12 01:00 +0200
                ERRATUM Re: adobe flash player in Iceweasel does not work anymore in Jessie Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-09-12 01:10 +0200
                Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-09-12 08:40 +0200
                Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Paul van der Vlis <paul@vandervlis.nl> - 2015-09-11 23:10 +0200
                Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-09-12 00:20 +0200
                Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Paul van der Vlis <paul@vandervlis.nl> - 2015-09-11 23:40 +0200
              Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Paul van der Vlis <paul@vandervlis.nl> - 2015-09-11 22:50 +0200
                Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-09-12 00:20 +0200
                Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Paul van der Vlis <paul@vandervlis.nl> - 2015-09-12 01:10 +0200
                Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-09-12 01:20 +0200
                Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Paul van der Vlis <paul@vandervlis.nl> - 2015-09-12 12:50 +0200
                Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Himanshu Shekhar <irm2015006@iiita.ac.in> - 2015-09-12 15:40 +0200
                Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-09-12 19:30 +0200
                Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Siard <shiems146@kpnplanet.nl> - 2015-09-12 21:30 +0200
                Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-09-12 19:30 +0200
    Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Liam O'Toole <liam.p.otoole@gmail.com> - 2015-09-09 12:30 +0200
      Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Paul van der Vlis <paul@vandervlis.nl> - 2015-09-09 21:50 +0200
        Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Liam O'Toole <liam.p.otoole@gmail.com> - 2015-09-09 23:50 +0200
          Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Paul van der Vlis <paul@vandervlis.nl> - 2015-09-11 23:20 +0200
            Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Liam O'Toole <liam.p.otoole@gmail.com> - 2015-09-12 22:30 +0200
              Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-09-13 00:10 +0200
                Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Liam O'Toole <liam.p.otoole@gmail.com> - 2015-09-13 03:10 +0200
                Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Himanshu Shekhar <irm2015006@iiita.ac.in> - 2015-09-13 06:50 +0200
                Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-09-13 12:20 +0200
                Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-09-13 17:20 +0200
                Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-09-13 17:50 +0200
                Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-09-13 18:10 +0200
                Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-09-13 19:40 +0200
                Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2015-09-13 18:30 +0200
                Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-09-13 19:10 +0200
                Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Liam O'Toole <liam.p.otoole@gmail.com> - 2015-09-13 23:50 +0200
              Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Paul van der Vlis <paul@vandervlis.nl> - 2015-09-13 22:10 +0200
                Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Liam O'Toole <liam.p.otoole@gmail.com> - 2015-09-14 00:20 +0200
                Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Seeker <seeker5528@comcast.net> - 2015-09-14 08:30 +0200
        Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-09-10 00:50 +0200
          Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Liam O'Toole <liam.p.otoole@gmail.com> - 2015-09-10 11:40 +0200
            Re: adobe flash player in Iceweasel does not work anymore in Jessie Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-09-10 13:30 +0200
            Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Paul van der Vlis <paul@vandervlis.nl> - 2015-09-11 23:30 +0200
              Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Liam O'Toole <liam.p.otoole@gmail.com> - 2015-09-12 22:00 +0200
                Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Paul van der Vlis <paul@vandervlis.nl> - 2015-09-13 22:50 +0200
                Re: adobe flash player in iceweasel does not work anymore in jessie Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-09-14 00:00 +0200

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