[mdlug] Adobe abandons Linux !?!

[Mark Thuemmel]

On 12/18/2014 04:03 PM, rstaff wrote:
> It appears that there is no longer any current Linux updates for the
> Adobe PDF Reader and the Adobe Flash Player from Adobe.
> There are a number of native Linux PDF readers that do a decent job,
> thus not an issue for me.
> However, there are many web sites that use the Adobe Flash Player
> plugin.  I fear that my Ubuntu 12.04 desktop will eventually become
> persona non grata at these sites.
> Is there a native Linux solution to the Flash Player plugin issue?
> For now I have been ignoring the warning messages that Firefox keeps
> popping up at these sites.
> Thank you,
> Rick Staff


Install FlashBlock on your Firefox and you won't even know web sites use
flash anymore (except for ads)

Maybe you can get the newest version of flash player to firefox. Do the
following:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install freshplayerplugin
This will install pepper flash(google chrome's flash player) to firefox.

You're already "persona non grata", or the sites would not be "flash only"

Use Google Chrome to surf the web.

> P.S.  When I boot into Windows 7, I am able to get the latest version
> from Adobe.  Should I abandon Linux as my primary desktop PC?

Live the dream, abandon Windows completely instead.