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  • From: Eric Sandall <eric AT sandall.us>
  • To: sm-discuss AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [SM-Discuss] Firefox + Flash 9
  • Date: Wed, 02 May 2007 16:16:24 -0700

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Tommy Boatman wrote:
> Hey gang,
>
> Been in hiding, but still alive and kicking.
>
> Has anyone had issues with the Flash Player v9 plugin with Firefox? For
> some
> bizarre reason even if I have it installed, newer websites complain that
> they "Need Flash 8 or later" yet with Seamonkey I have no issues viewing
> those very sites.
>
> tommy@pegasus:/usr/lib/firefox$ gaze versions firefox
> Grimoire Section Spell Grimoire Version Installed Version
> -------- ------- ----- ---------------- -----------------
> test http firefox 2.0.0.3 2.0.0.3
>
>
> tommy@pegasus:/usr/lib/firefox$ gaze versions seamonkey
> Grimoire Section Spell Grimoire Version Installed Version
> -------- ------- ----- ---------------- -----------------
> test http seamonkey 1.1.1 1.1.1
>
>
> Obviously there's a bug here somewhere, but is it in our setup? I suspect
> it's upstream.

Might want to check where flash installed to via `gaze install flash`.
Perhaps it's only installing the newer flash in Seamonkey's plugin
directory and leaving the old flash in Firefox's.

I believe flash only installs its plugin into *one* plugin directory,
not *all* plugin directories (bug or intentional?).

- -sandalle

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