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Unable to update or install plugins

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In firefox 8 i am unable to update or install plugins, firefox downloads it but does not install

In firefox 8 i am unable to update or install plugins, firefox downloads it but does not install

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Do you mean plugins (Tools > Add-ons > Plugins) like Flash that handle files or Firefox extensions (Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) that add extra features to Firefox?

For the latter see:

If you do mean plugins, then which plugin is giving problems?