{solved} flashproblem after new install of mageia 2

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{solved} flashproblem after new install of mageia 2

Postby patrickdarcy » Sep 22nd, '12, 23:57

using the konsole and attempting to install flash i am getting this message.
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    $MIRRORLIST: media/nonfree/release/flash-player-plugin-11.2.202.235-1.mga2.nonfree.x86_64.rpm
    $MIRRORLIST: media/nonfree/release/flash-player-plugin-kde-11.2.202.235-1.mga2.nonfree.x86_64.rpm
installing flash-player-plugin-11.2.202.235-1.mga2.nonfree.x86_64.rpm flash-player-plugin-kde-11.2.202.235-1.mga2.nonfree.x86_64.rpm from /var/cache/urpmi/rpms
Preparing...                     #############################################
Note that by downloading the Adobe Flash Player you indicate your acceptance of
the EULA, available at http://www.adobe.com/products/eulas/players/flash/
Downloading from http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/pdc/11.2.202.235/flash-plugin-11.2.202.235-release.x86_64.rpm:
  % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current
                                 Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left  Speed
100   275  100   275    0     0   1800      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:--  2433
Error: Unable to download Flash Player. This is likely due to this package
       being too old. Please file a bug report at https://bugs.mageia.org
       so that the package gets updated. Thank you.

       In the meantime, you can download Flash Player manually from
       http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/
error: %pre(flash-player-plugin-11.2.202.235-1.mga2.nonfree.x86_64) scriptlet failed, exit status 1
error: flash-player-plugin-11.2.202.235-1.mga2.nonfree.x86_64: install failed
error: %pre(flash-player-plugin-kde-11.2.202.235-1.mga2.nonfree.x86_64) scriptlet failed, exit status 1
error: flash-player-plugin-kde-11.2.202.235-1.mga2.nonfree.x86_64: install failed
[root@localhost patrick]# exit
Last edited by patrickdarcy on Sep 25th, '12, 02:24, edited 2 times in total.
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Re: flashproblem after new install of mageia 2

Postby doktor5000 » Sep 23rd, '12, 00:55

Maybe you only added the nonfree-release repo, in nonfree-updates there is the current package:

flash-player-plugin-11.2.202.238-1.mga2.nonfree.i586.rpm from 19-Aug-2012.
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Re: flashproblem after new install of mageia 2

Postby patrickdarcy » Sep 24th, '12, 07:06

thanks for the response. that was it.

i posted earlier to thank u but i see the post.
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Re: flashproblem after new install of mageia 2

Postby isadora » Sep 24th, '12, 08:31

Patrickdarcy, having your problem solved, will you please mark the topic as such?

Thanks in advance!!! ;)
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