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I'm running Debian Jessie. I've upgraded the system with:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

Then I try to update flash-plugin with:

sudo update-flashplugin-nonfree --install

But the command runs without output and the plugin is not updated.

sudo update-flashplugin-nonfree --status

gives:

Flash Player version installed on this system  : 11.2.202.577
Flash Player version available on upstream site: 11.2.202.616
flash-mozilla.so - auto mode
  link currently points to /usr/lib/flashplugin-nonfree/libflashplayer.so
/usr/lib/flashplugin-nonfree/libflashplayer.so - priority 50
Current 'best' version is '/usr/lib/flashplugin-nonfree/libflashplayer.so'.

If I reinstall flashplugin-nonfree with:

sudo apt-get install --reinstall flashplugin-nonfree

the same problem occurs.

What is the problem?

== Edit (June 7, 2016 )==

This is a recurring problem, running:

sudo update-flashplugin-nonfree --install
sudo update-flashplugin-nonfree --status

gives

Flash Player version installed on this system  : 11.2.202.616
Flash Player version available on upstream site: 11.2.202.621

This problem is already reported.

I know that it's never safe to run flash player but debian distribution should help to mitigate this risk for those who need to rely on flash player.

Stephen Kitt
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Ortomala Lokni
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  • Just to be clear, you want to update to the `11.2.202.616` version of flash, correct? Consider using the pepper flash version instead. What browser are you using? See `pepperflashplugin-nonfree` and `browser-plugin-freshplayer-pepperflash`. – Faheem Mitha Apr 13 '16 at 17:26
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    Yes, I would like to remove security vulnerabilities by updating `flash-plugin`. And in fact, this should be updated with regular package upgrade. – Ortomala Lokni Apr 13 '16 at 18:01
  • Don't forget to close all applications using flash player before updating – devst3r Jul 30 '16 at 18:05

2 Answers2

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I don't know why the flashplugin-nonfree isn't updating, but I have one solution:

  1. First, install the flashplugin: sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree
  2. Then, download the latest version of flash from adobe site (https://get.adobe.com/br/flashplayer/otherversions/) .. USE .TAR.GZ version!
  3. Extract the file libflashplayer.so from the tar.gz and put it on /usr/lib/flashplugin-nonfree , replacing the older one.
  4. Check if you have the latest version working: sudo update-flashplugin-nonfree --status
  5. Enjoy!
Felipe Volpato
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  • I tried doing this, but when I go to sites using Flash, it still says, "Iceweasel has prevented the outdated plugin Adobe Flash from running on ." The command update-flashplugin-nonfree --status stated that "Flash Player version installed on this system : 11.2.202.621 Flash Player version available on upstream site: 11.2.202.621 "Is rebooting the machine necessary after the install? – Kelmikra Jun 03 '16 at 01:18
  • @Kelmikra Should work if you just restart your browser. – Dmitri DB Jun 03 '16 at 19:59
  • @DmitriDB I did. Edit: Oddly enough, it did not fix the problem when I restarted the browser before, but it did after I restarted it now. – Kelmikra Jun 04 '16 at 15:55
  • @Felipe Thanks for the workaround, works like a charm! – mahatmanich Jun 04 '16 at 20:43
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The update signatures aren't available yet; flashplugin-nonfree checks these to make sure the files being installed are OK (i.e. you're not downloading corrupted files). A bug already exists for this, you need to wait for the maintainer to react (or install the plugin manually).

Stephen Kitt
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  • If you have to use flash, this is a major security issue. But it's solved for now. https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=814316#32 – Ortomala Lokni Apr 16 '16 at 17:16