[mdlug] Problems with the flash plug in install files

[Raymond S McLaughlin]

R. Kannan 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.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> Thanks


Look at the version number for the flash plugin shown at the URL:
about:plugins

I recall finding more than one version on a machine once, and the wrong
one was being run. I don't recall the details, but if you search your
system you might find more than one libflashplayer.so file.

I hope this helps
Raymond McLaughlin