[mdlug] Problems with the flash plug in install files

[Jeff Hanson]

On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 9:43 PM, R. Kannan <rkannan at peoplepc.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I tried installing the latest flash plugin from install files at adobe site (as youtube seems to require the latest flash plugin now). First I tried the rpm version. It updated the following file
>
> /usr/lib/flash-plugin/libflashplayer.so
>
> with a new version with the datestamp 1/26/2010. This file is the target of the link from firefox/plugins directory.I restarted the browser again. No cigar with youtube.
>
> Next I tried the tar.gz file. Unzipping the file produced the same file with the same size/datestamp as above. It did not create a directory as given in the instructions at the Adobe site. Still no luck with youtube which keeps directing me to the adobe site.
>

Which distro?
See if it shows up in Firefox by going to address: about:plugins