Adobe Security Updates For Flash and Shockwave 58
nlewis writes "Adobe has finally released updates for their Flash and Shockwave Players. These updates should, in theory, address the security issues outlined in this security bulletin. This issue has been mentioned here previously. Don't expect an update to the equally flawed Acrobat Reader until sometime tomorrow, though."
Not to worry about Reader! (Score:5, Informative)
FoxIt or Sumatra for Windows are the better, slimmer PDF reader alternatives. And Linux has its many other readers.
Flash for 64-bit linux (Score:5, Informative)
I'm rather impressed Adobe even updated the alpha 64-bit plugin for Linux at the same time as all the other platforms:
http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/flashplayer10.html [adobe.com]
I was kinda expecting they had forgotten about it, so it's nice they didn't.
Can't install/uninstall v10 .deb package. :( (Score:3, Informative)
I think this release is bad or something is wrong with my Debian.
I downloaded
http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/install_flash_player_10_linux.deb [macromedia.com] to upgrade my old Flash v10 in Debian, but I am getting problems:
# dpkg --install install_flash_player_10_linux.deb ... 162227 files and directories currently installed.) ... ...
(Reading database
Preparing to replace adobe-flashplugin 10.0.22.87-1 (using install_flash_player_10_linux.deb)
update-alternatives: error: no alternatives for iceape-flashplugin.
update-alternatives: error: no alternatives for iceape-flashplugin.
dpkg: warning: old pre-removal script returned error exit status 2
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead
update-alternatives: error: no alternatives for iceape-flashplugin.
update-alternatives: error: no alternatives for iceape-flashplugin.
dpkg: error processing install_flash_player_10_linux.deb (--install):
subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 2
postinst called with argument `abort-upgrade'
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
install_flash_player_10_linux.deb
# dpkg --remove adobe-flashplugin
dpkg: error processing adobe-flashplugin (--remove):
Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should
reinstall it before attempting a removal.
Errors were encountered while processing:
adobe-flashplugin
If I try to reinstall it, then I get the same results in the beginning.
How do I fix this? Thank you in advance. :)
Re:When will Adobe learn? (Score:5, Informative)
The TrueType font spec was developed by Apple to compete with Adobe. PostScript uses a different font system (PostScript Type 1 being the most common). Adobe didn't want to license just license the Type 1 format (or at least not for a reasonable fee), and it was also somewhat complex to implement (Type 1 fonts being mostly a subset of the PostScript language), so Apple developed TrueType (and then Microsoft signed on) to compete with Adobe. Adobe eventually released the Type 1 spec for free, but the damage was done.
That was probably the beginning of the downfall of Adobe from their high-point of technical excellence.
Re:When will Adobe learn? (Score:1, Informative)
That aside, to this day, the innovations created by the Adobe of twenty years ago rivals that of any company of any time: TrueType, PostScript, the PDF standard, Photoshop (which is just as much a verb as "Google")... Adobe in the 1980s almost single-handedly created the desktop publishing industry. They made the software, technologies and tools achievable for individuals and small businesses.
Adobe Updates are Exhibit A of how they've fallen from one of the great software companies ever, to the punchline of a joke.
The innovations of Adobe in the 1980s continuing into the mid-1990s happened because two former Xerox-Palo Alto scientists were in charge. Now that the bean-counters from wall street have taken over the company, American "stock price" capitalism trumps over American innovation as usual. I know it better because i work in adobe.
Resolved! (Score:4, Informative)
From http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/debian-26/sid-adobe-flasplugin-is-reinstall-required-but-apt-cant-find-archive-for-it-727572/ [linuxquestions.org] and http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/debian-26/cant-open-synaptic-after-trying-install-flash-deb-of-ubuntu-739384/ [linuxquestions.org]:
"... edit file /var/lib/dpkg/info/adobe-flashplugin.prerm and removed all lines after set -e. This solved the problem."
I guess deb file was for Ubuntu and not Debian. :(
Re:Google Chrome install? (Score:3, Informative)
Google? You mean Adobe, right?
In other news - Adobe's installer doesn't properly install for my Firefox Portable, either - but if I use 7-zip to manually unzip it and throw it in Firefox's plugin folder, then it works fine. :D
I'm so glad they switched away from that crappy WISE installer. Those installers couldn't be unzipped by anything I know of.
Re:Not to worry about Reader! (Score:4, Informative)
Acrobat is Acrobat Writer and Professional Pre-press publishing suite.
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/
Acrobat Reader and Acrobat are not remotely the same beast.
Re:Automatic update (Score:3, Informative)
In Widnows, plugins do not get updated automatically(only addons do). You will need to download from their site.