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Flash player will not work

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TheBudda
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Hi Support,

The problem I have is flash player will not play Channel 4 TV, ITV, Facebook games, live or on demand TV etc. The flash player just spins and spins and than some more spins

I am Running Debian 8 Linux. Firefox version 42.0. When I check if flash player is working at the Adobe site, the plugin is working but I get Flash Player is out of date (11,2,202,548) Can you please help?

Kind regards TheBudda

Hi Support, The problem I have is flash player will not play Channel 4 TV, ITV, Facebook games, live or on demand TV etc. The flash player just spins and spins and than some more spins I am Running Debian 8 Linux. Firefox version 42.0. When I check if flash player is working at the Adobe site, the plugin is working but I get Flash Player is out of date (11,2,202,548) Can you please help? Kind regards TheBudda

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The only other option for Linux users wanting to use a newer Flash version in Firefox and SeaMonkey is by using a freshplayer wrapper plugin to make use of the Pepper Flash that Chrome/Chromium uses.

Not sure if Debian has this in any of its repositories.


edit: wrapper and not warapper

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FredMcD
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Use this link to check that your plugins are up-to-date. If any are listed as unknown or research, do not worry about them.

TheBudda
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checking if my plugins are up to date was my first port of call. Adobe are not supporting Linux or Firefox any longer. The only plugin for Fire fox is Plugins are up to date. This is problem is on a new clean install of Debian 8 running Firefox 42.0 from Ubuntuzilla: Mozilla Software Installer deb package

here is the note from Adobe! NOTE: Adobe Flash Player 11.2 will be the last version to target Linux as a supported platform. Adobe will continue to provide security backports to Flash Player 11.2 for Linux.

FredMcD
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I do not know if this can help you. I have not tried this, but take a look at it; Video WithOut Flash {web link} Watch videos without flash

TheBudda
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I have tried that Video WithOut Flash its dont work. I have tried a few things. I am good with all computers and do not have post in these forums, I normally sort it this one as got me!!

Please see screenshot

James
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Chosen Solution

The only other option for Linux users wanting to use a newer Flash version in Firefox and SeaMonkey is by using a freshplayer wrapper plugin to make use of the Pepper Flash that Chrome/Chromium uses.

Not sure if Debian has this in any of its repositories.


edit: wrapper and not warapper

Modified by James

TheBudda
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Hi All,

I have now sorted this problem by URL the information on this link!

https://peterpap.net/index.php/Install_Pepper_Flash_for_Firefox

Thank you for your help

Kind regards TheBudda