Re: [xubuntu-users] Adobe Flash
On Sat, 19 Nov 2016 21:30:54 +0800, lukshun...@gmail.com wrote: >On Wednesday, November 16, 2016 04:35 AM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: >> On Tue, 15 Nov 2016 22:28:53 +0800, lukshun...@gmail.com wrote: >>> Ah, that's misleading -- and a bug, IMHO. >> >> I don't think so. The layout of the package search website is the >> same for all packages, if something isn't available, then there are >> simply no mirror servers listed. This makes sense. > >Maybe misleading is too strong a word. :-) > >The information on the page > >https://http://packages.ubuntu.com/xenial/web/browser-plugin-freshplayer-pepperflash > >is confusing, at least to me as a user. If a powerpc package was >successfully built which seems to be the case, I can't understand why >it does not appear in (any of) the repositories. Or did it fail to >build? Or there's in fact no support for powerpc (and other >architectures except x86) and hence it wasn't built at all? If there's >no support, those architectures shouldn't be listed at all. There is no package because upstream neither provides the source code, nor a binary for this architecture. -- xubuntu-users mailing list xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users
Re: [xubuntu-users] Adobe Flash
On Wednesday, November 16, 2016 04:35 AM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: On Tue, 15 Nov 2016 22:28:53 +0800, lukshun...@gmail.com wrote: Ah, that's misleading -- and a bug, IMHO. I don't think so. The layout of the package search website is the same for all packages, if something isn't available, then there are simply no mirror servers listed. This makes sense. Maybe misleading is too strong a word. :-) The information on the page https://http://packages.ubuntu.com/xenial/web/browser-plugin-freshplayer-pepperflash is confusing, at least to me as a user. If a powerpc package was successfully built which seems to be the case, I can't understand why it does not appear in (any of) the repositories. Or did it fail to build? Or there's in fact no support for powerpc (and other architectures except x86) and hence it wasn't built at all? If there's no support, those architectures shouldn't be listed at all. Regards, -- st -- xubuntu-users mailing list xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users
Re: [xubuntu-users] Adobe Flash
Thanks. I have come to the conclusion that flash is not available. If there is a power pc mailing list I'll find it and post there. For the time being I can reboot into MacOs and look at the videos there. I also have a windows vista computer that works pretty well. Harold On Tue, Nov 15, 2016 at 9:28 AM,wrote: > On Monday, November 14, 2016 11:18 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > >> On Mon, 14 Nov 2016 09:35:38 -0500, Harold Cheyney wrote: >> >>> I found a file for Power PC at >>> http://packages.ubuntu.com/xenial/web/browser-plugin-freshpl >>> ayer-pepperflash. >>> I'm not sure how to install this file. >>> >> >> It's a dead link, you can't download it. There is no file to install. >> >> If you click "amd64", then below >> >> "You can download the requested file from the >> pool/multiverse/f/freshplayerplugin/ subdirectory at any of these >> sites:" >> >> there's a list with many mirrors, so you could download it and install >> it with dpkg, gdebi or apt, even without adding the repository to your >> sources list. >> >> If you click "powerpc", then below the above quoted sentence, there is >> no server/mirror listed. >> > > Ah, that's misleading -- and a bug, IMHO. > > @Harold, I'm out of ideas. I'm speaking based on experience with x86 > machines. I'm not a user of any powerpc machine so I don't even know > whether there's support of the adobe flash player in the linux powerpc > architecture. Maybe you'll have more luck in posting to linux powerpc > mailing lists/forums (or ask your friend who installed xubuntu for you). > > Good luck, > -- st > > > -- > xubuntu-users mailing list > xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailm > an/listinfo/xubuntu-users > -- xubuntu-users mailing list xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users
Re: [xubuntu-users] Adobe Flash
On Monday, November 14, 2016 11:18 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: On Mon, 14 Nov 2016 09:35:38 -0500, Harold Cheyney wrote: I found a file for Power PC at http://packages.ubuntu.com/xenial/web/browser-plugin-freshplayer-pepperflash. I'm not sure how to install this file. It's a dead link, you can't download it. There is no file to install. If you click "amd64", then below "You can download the requested file from the pool/multiverse/f/freshplayerplugin/ subdirectory at any of these sites:" there's a list with many mirrors, so you could download it and install it with dpkg, gdebi or apt, even without adding the repository to your sources list. If you click "powerpc", then below the above quoted sentence, there is no server/mirror listed. Ah, that's misleading -- and a bug, IMHO. @Harold, I'm out of ideas. I'm speaking based on experience with x86 machines. I'm not a user of any powerpc machine so I don't even know whether there's support of the adobe flash player in the linux powerpc architecture. Maybe you'll have more luck in posting to linux powerpc mailing lists/forums (or ask your friend who installed xubuntu for you). Good luck, -- st -- xubuntu-users mailing list xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users
Re: [xubuntu-users] Adobe Flash
On Mon, 14 Nov 2016 09:35:38 -0500, Harold Cheyney wrote: >I found a file for Power PC at >http://packages.ubuntu.com/xenial/web/browser-plugin-freshplayer-pepperflash. >I'm not sure how to install this file. It's a dead link, you can't download it. There is no file to install. If you click "amd64", then below "You can download the requested file from the pool/multiverse/f/freshplayerplugin/ subdirectory at any of these sites:" there's a list with many mirrors, so you could download it and install it with dpkg, gdebi or apt, even without adding the repository to your sources list. If you click "powerpc", then below the above quoted sentence, there is no server/mirror listed. Regards, Ralf -- xubuntu-users mailing list xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users
Re: [xubuntu-users] Adobe Flash
If it's a .deb, you should be able to install it with "apt install" or "dpkg -i". On Mon, Nov 14, 2016 at 9:35 AM, Harold Cheyneywrote: > I found a file for Power PC at http://packages.ubuntu.com/ > xenial/web/browser-plugin-freshplayer-pepperflash. I'm not sure how to > install this file. > > Harold > > On Sat, Nov 12, 2016 at 11:53 PM, wrote: > >> On Saturday, November 12, 2016 09:32 PM, Harold Cheyney wrote: >> >>> The apt-get update gave me a long string of results. Some of the text >>> in etc.sources.list seems to describe this as an unsupported release. >>> >>> My notes indicate that we installed Ubuntu 16.04 Power PC. The Ubuntu >>> support page does not seem to refer to the Power PC release separately. >>> >> >> Ah, powerpc, interesting! I don't think the powerpc architecture is >> officially supported by ubuntu by now. It is still is by debian, though. >> >> A search on packages.ubuntu.com turns up a >> browser-plugin-freshplayer-pepperflash >> package in has support for powerpc. So try install that and see if it works >> for you. >> >> I'm not sure how to get Ubuntu to tell me specifically what version it is. >>> >> >> You can try 'lsb_release -a' in a terminal. >> >> Good luck, >> -- st >> >> >> -- >> xubuntu-users mailing list >> xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com >> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailm >> an/listinfo/xubuntu-users >> > > > -- > xubuntu-users mailing list > xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/ > mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users > > -- --Ben Benjamin P. August - Chapel Hill, NC - @bigbenaugust1 "I suggest we divert ourselves with cake." --Sister Monica Joan, "Call the Midwife" -- xubuntu-users mailing list xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users
Re: [xubuntu-users] Adobe Flash
On Saturday, November 12, 2016 09:32 PM, Harold Cheyney wrote: The apt-get update gave me a long string of results. Some of the text in etc.sources.list seems to describe this as an unsupported release. My notes indicate that we installed Ubuntu 16.04 Power PC. The Ubuntu support page does not seem to refer to the Power PC release separately. Ah, powerpc, interesting! I don't think the powerpc architecture is officially supported by ubuntu by now. It is still is by debian, though. A search on packages.ubuntu.com turns up a browser-plugin-freshplayer-pepperflash package in has support for powerpc. So try install that and see if it works for you. I'm not sure how to get Ubuntu to tell me specifically what version it is. You can try 'lsb_release -a' in a terminal. Good luck, -- st -- xubuntu-users mailing list xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users
Re: [xubuntu-users] Adobe Flash
Hi Harold, Maybe you should consider a complete switch over to Ubuntu instead of running MacOS/Ubuntu dual boot. I'd understand if you'd be hesitant to make a full jump into Ubuntu if this is your only computer. If you can experiment on this computer without losing important data, try running one of the Ubuntu flavors only. Firefox for Linux is up-to-date with every coding language. You'll probably find that LibreOffice in Ubuntu runs faster than old versions of MS Office in MacOS. Some will direct you towards Lubuntu, the LXDE flavor of Ubuntu. LXDE requires a lot of terminal use (many functions aren't accessible through the GUI). Maybe it'd be better to stay with xubuntu while learning about Linux. I've always wanted to run a PPC with an Ubuntu flavor, so perhaps I'm just envious ;-) Jordan On 11/12/2016 08:32 AM, Harold Cheyney wrote: The computer, by the way, is an IMac G5 with Power PC processor, vintage about 2005, which had become largely unusable due to the very outdated Safari browser. Apple abandoned support about 5 years ago. Other browsers available for this computer, such as firefox, are old versions that do not function very well on today's internet either. The old Safari does, however, function well enough on Youtube, which Ubuntu does not. A friend who is a programmer helped me install Ubuntu. He divided the hard drive into sectors with MacOS on one and Ubuntu on the other. Thanks for your help. Harold -- xubuntu-users mailing list xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users
Re: [xubuntu-users] Adobe Flash
The apt-get update gave me a long string of results. Some of the text in etc.sources.list seems to describe this as an unsupported release. My notes indicate that we installed Ubuntu 16.04 Power PC. The Ubuntu support page does not seem to refer to the Power PC release separately. I'm not sure how to get Ubuntu to tell me specifically what version it is. The computer, by the way, is an IMac G5 with Power PC processor, vintage about 2005, which had become largely unusable due to the very outdated Safari browser. Apple abandoned support about 5 years ago. Other browsers available for this computer, such as firefox, are old versions that do not function very well on today's internet either. The old Safari does, however, function well enough on Youtube, which Ubuntu does not. A friend who is a programmer helped me install Ubuntu. He divided the hard drive into sectors with MacOS on one and Ubuntu on the other. Thanks for your help. Harold On Fri, Nov 11, 2016 at 11:57 PM,wrote: > On Saturday, November 12, 2016 02:29 AM, Harold Cheyney wrote: > >> This still gets me back to the "failed to download" message regardless >> of which source I select. There are 2 sources listed "main server" and >> "main server for united states" >> > > Can you try > > sudo apt-get update > > in a terminal and see if it works? > > Please also show us the contents of your /etc/sources.list file? > > > -- > xubuntu-users mailing list > xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailm > an/listinfo/xubuntu-users > -- xubuntu-users mailing list xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users
Re: [xubuntu-users] Adobe Flash
On Saturday, November 12, 2016 02:29 AM, Harold Cheyney wrote: This still gets me back to the "failed to download" message regardless of which source I select. There are 2 sources listed "main server" and "main server for united states" Can you try sudo apt-get update in a terminal and see if it works? Please also show us the contents of your /etc/sources.list file? -- xubuntu-users mailing list xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users
Re: [xubuntu-users] Adobe Flash
that doesn't sound like a supported release, are you sure you are using a supported release? here you can see which releases are supported on xubuntu: https://xubuntu.org/help/ 2016-11-11 15:29 GMT-03:00 Harold Cheyney: > This still gets me back to the "failed to download" message regardless of > which source I select. There are 2 sources listed "main server" and "main > server for united states" > > Harold > > On Fri, Nov 11, 2016 at 10:42 AM, Bruno Benitez > wrote: > >> here http://i.imgur.com/OwvSQf5.png you can see where to go >> >> 2016-11-11 11:28 GMT-03:00 Harold Cheyney : >> >>> I have not been able to find this in settings. >>> >>> On Fri, Nov 11, 2016 at 9:16 AM, Bruno Benitez >>> wrote: >>> Harold, go to the sources settings and update your repositories origins, you might be using a server that is currently offline. 2016-11-11 10:59 GMT-03:00 Harold Cheyney : > I got through all the steps on this web page but then got the message > "failed to download repository information, check your internet > connection" > > Harold > > On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 10:49 PM, wrote: > >> On Friday, November 11, 2016 05:59 AM, Peter Flynn wrote: >> >>> On 11/10/2016 09:55 PM, Bruno Benitez wrote: >>> I dont know why it would say that. The package still exists in yakkety http://packages.ubuntu.com/yakkety/flashplugin-installer >>> >>> Could be a transient problem with update? Occasionally a sources.list >>> entry references a wrong file or a misspelled server name. The >>> maintainers are very quick to fix errors, but sometimes if you hit >>> it at >>> the wrong time, you don't get a complete list. Rare but possible. >>> >>> ///Peter >>> >>> >> IIRC, flashplugin-installer tries to download the plugin from adobe >> which they say is no longer (officially) supported. >> >> Can you try if adding the canonical partner repo to your sources.list >> works? (I'm still on trusty so I don't know whether it's still true for >> xenial.) >> >> See https://help.ubuntu.com/stable/ubuntu-help/addremove-sources.html >> >> Regards, >> -- st >> >> >> -- >> xubuntu-users mailing list >> xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com >> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailm >> an/listinfo/xubuntu-users >> > > > -- > xubuntu-users mailing list > xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailm > an/listinfo/xubuntu-users > > -- Bruno.- -- xubuntu-users mailing list xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailm an/listinfo/xubuntu-users >>> >>> -- >>> xubuntu-users mailing list >>> xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com >>> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailm >>> an/listinfo/xubuntu-users >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Bruno.- >> >> -- >> xubuntu-users mailing list >> xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com >> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailm >> an/listinfo/xubuntu-users >> >> > > -- > xubuntu-users mailing list > xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/ > mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users > > -- Bruno.- -- xubuntu-users mailing list xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users
Re: [xubuntu-users] Adobe Flash
I got through all the steps on this web page but then got the message "failed to download repository information, check your internet connection" Harold On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 10:49 PM,wrote: > On Friday, November 11, 2016 05:59 AM, Peter Flynn wrote: > >> On 11/10/2016 09:55 PM, Bruno Benitez wrote: >> >>> I dont know why it would say that. The package still exists in yakkety >>> http://packages.ubuntu.com/yakkety/flashplugin-installer >>> >> >> Could be a transient problem with update? Occasionally a sources.list >> entry references a wrong file or a misspelled server name. The >> maintainers are very quick to fix errors, but sometimes if you hit it at >> the wrong time, you don't get a complete list. Rare but possible. >> >> ///Peter >> >> > IIRC, flashplugin-installer tries to download the plugin from adobe which > they say is no longer (officially) supported. > > Can you try if adding the canonical partner repo to your sources.list > works? (I'm still on trusty so I don't know whether it's still true for > xenial.) > > See https://help.ubuntu.com/stable/ubuntu-help/addremove-sources.html > > Regards, > -- st > > > -- > xubuntu-users mailing list > xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailm > an/listinfo/xubuntu-users > -- xubuntu-users mailing list xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users
Re: [xubuntu-users] Adobe Flash
On Fri, 11 Nov 2016 00:35:05 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote: >you could try running a windows browser and Adobe Flashplayer on wine. > >http://packages.ubuntu.com/yakkety/wine >http://packages.ubuntu.com/yakkety/winetricks Even if it should work for the current version of flashplayer at the moment, wine seems to be unreliable. https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=application=3903 -- xubuntu-users mailing list xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users
Re: [xubuntu-users] Adobe Flash
On 11/10/2016 09:55 PM, Bruno Benitez wrote: > I dont know why it would say that. The package still exists in yakkety > http://packages.ubuntu.com/yakkety/flashplugin-installer Could be a transient problem with update? Occasionally a sources.list entry references a wrong file or a misspelled server name. The maintainers are very quick to fix errors, but sometimes if you hit it at the wrong time, you don't get a complete list. Rare but possible. ///Peter -- xubuntu-users mailing list xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users
Re: [xubuntu-users] Adobe Flash
I dont know why it would say that. The package still exists in yakkety http://packages.ubuntu.com/yakkety/flashplugin-installer El nov 10, 2016 1:34 PM, "Harold Cheyney"escribió: > This is the response I received to the above: > > Package flashplugin-installer is not available, but is referred to by > another package. > This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or > is only available from another source > > E: Package 'flashplugin-installer' has no installation candidate > > Harold > > On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 7:38 AM, Bruno Benitez wrote: > >> sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install flashplugin-installer >> >> El nov 10, 2016 9:36 AM, "Harold Cheyney" escribió: >> >>> I keep getting messages from web sites that I need Adobe-Flash. How can >>> this be installed on Ubuntu 16.04 ? >>> >>> -- >>> xubuntu-users mailing list >>> xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com >>> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailm >>> an/listinfo/xubuntu-users >>> >>> >> -- >> xubuntu-users mailing list >> xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com >> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailm >> an/listinfo/xubuntu-users >> >> > > -- > xubuntu-users mailing list > xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/ > mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users > > -- xubuntu-users mailing list xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users
Re: [xubuntu-users] Adobe Flash
On Thu, 2016-11-10 at 11:33 -0500, Harold Cheyney wrote: > On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 7:38 AM, Bruno Benitezwrote: > > sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install flashplugin-installer > > > > El nov 10, 2016 9:36 AM, "Harold Cheyney" escribió: > > > I keep getting messages from web sites that I need Adobe-Flash. How can > > > this be installed on Ubuntu 16.04 ? > This is the response I received to the above: > > Package flashplugin-installer is not available, but is referred to by another > package. > This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or > is only available from another source > > E: Package 'flashplugin-installer' has no installation candidate 1. It is available for all supported Ubuntu releases. http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?suite=yakkety=names=flashplugin-installer https://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/otherversions/ 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Flash_Player#Desktop_platforms Why do you want to install such an old and useless version of flash player? For what purpose? If you seriously will still use Flash crap, something nobody should do, then do yourself a favour and use Chrome. https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/master/docs/chromium_browser_vs_google_chrome.md Usually HTML5 should do the job, only crap requires a dead dino. It's a PITA that flash isn't completely dead, just a living dead. Regards, Ralf -- xubuntu-users mailing list xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users
Re: [xubuntu-users] Adobe Flash
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install flashplugin-installer El nov 10, 2016 9:36 AM, "Harold Cheyney"escribió: > I keep getting messages from web sites that I need Adobe-Flash. How can > this be installed on Ubuntu 16.04 ? > > -- > xubuntu-users mailing list > xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/ > mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users > > -- xubuntu-users mailing list xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users
Re: [xubuntu-users] adobe-flash always takes an hour to update
In Xubuntu 16.04 I have dropped flashplugin-installer for adobe-flashplugin. It updates faster and it also has support for Chromium, (pepperflashplugin doesn't work on Ubuntu 32 bit anymore). I'm not sure if adobe-flashplugin works in 14.04. But give it a shot! -Gio On 2016-05-17 04:28 PM, Lee Gold wrote: Hi, Xubuntu 14.04. When I'm updating, adobe-flash always takes an hour to update and holds the whole process up. Is there a fix? Thanks -- xubuntu-users mailing list xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users
[xubuntu-users] adobe-flash always takes an hour to update
Hi, Xubuntu 14.04. When I'm updating, adobe-flash always takes an hour to update and holds the whole process up. Is there a fix? Thanks -- http://www.fastmail.com - Same, same, but different... -- xubuntu-users mailing list xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users