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Bug #978954 [pepperflashplugin-nonfree] pepperflashplugin-nonfree: should not
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On Tue, 12 Jan 2021 15:14:49 +0100 Gunnar Hjalmarsson
wrote:
> But let me add that even if Opera fixes that, users may think they want
> to enable flash, try to install
But let me add that even if Opera fixes that, users may think they want
to enable flash, try to install pepperflashplugin-nonfree, and with that
screw up dpkg. So the issue happens before they try to enable it in a
browser. I.e. as long as the package in its current state is present in
the
Hi Paul!
On 2021-01-12 14:52, Ying-Chun Liu (PaulLiu) wrote:
Do you know why Opera's debian package doesn't drop the dependency
of pepperflashplugin-nonfree??
No. I suspect it's simply an oversight (which creates issues at the moment).
Cheers,
/ Gunnar
Hey Gunnar,
Do you know why Opera's debian package doesn't drop the dependency of
pepperflashplugin-nonfree??
I didn't find Opera's official announcement about their roadmap of
Flash's EOL.
But other browsers are already starting blocking flash. Even with the
plugin installed they still refuse
Another reminder about why it's important to handle this also in the
supported releases:
https://askubuntu.com/q/1306202
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Right, it should certainly not be included in its current state in next
release.
But there is more into it. If you for instance try to install Opera from
stable (or oldstable or testing or unstable...) the .deb recommends
pepperflashplugin-nonfree, and you may end up to a situation like this:
Package: pepperflashplugin-nonfree
Version: 1.8.7
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable
Dear Maintainer,
flash has been EOL today. Browsers are starting to block flash.
I think we should block this package goes into next release?
Yours,
Paul
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