[Triumf-linux-managers] FYI - Flash plugin v9 crashes in Linux

[Andrew Daviel]

FYI

Adobe released an updated Flash plugin for Linux; version 9.
Flash is required to view content on many websites (including TRIUMF 
training), and some sites e.g. www.mturk.com require this version.

However, some Flash content crashes the parent browser; sometimes always, 
other times on page exit according to some people.

Apparently it works OK with glibc 2.4. But most of us are using 2.3. So, 
stick with Flash version 7. If you need version 9 sometimes but other 
times can't tolerate a crash, it can be installed in a user profile 
instead of the system directory.

If you need Flash 7 and can't find it, I still have a copy
at http://andrew.triumf.ca/domain/install_flash_player_7_linux.tar.gz


-- 
Andrew Daviel, TRIUMF, Canada
Tel. +1 (604) 222-7376  (Pacific Time)
security at triumf.ca

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Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2007 20:08:56 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: Macromedia Web Players Support subscription update.


PCrichton has posted a message entitled Re: Flash Player 9 crashes regularly on Linux.

Message Posted on: Wednesday April 04,2007 08:08:41 PM
I've been able to reproduce ConvivialDingo's findings. Flash Player appears to be glibc version
specific? Adobe really dropped the ball on this one! Not only did they not test versions prior to 2.3
(still used by several distributions), but they failed to note the dependency on their documentation!

You can view the message at
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/webforums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=184&threadid=1233705&forumid=44.