[sf-lug] using apt-cache search to find flash packages
jim
jim at well.com
Mon Nov 24 09:26:18 PST 2008
after using apt-get search flash by mistake, using
# apt-cache search flash
yields 92 lines, including things unrelated to
flash for videos such as flash card games, an atmel
avr programmer, a puzzle game for untangling planar
graphs, and more.
there are several alternative flash-for-video
(Shock Wave Flash aka SWF) possibilities, including
gnash, klash (for KDE), a Ming SWF python module,
adobe4-flashplugin, as well as the expected various
libraries and
flashplugin-nonfree <---------------------------
biggest take away for me is the use of
# apt-cache search <SOMENAME>
to check out package possibilities.
"Thanks, Tom", indeed!
On Mon, 2008-11-24 at 08:50 -0800, Tom Haddon wrote:
> On Sun, 2008-11-23 at 21:34 -0800, jim wrote:
> > how to install adobe flash for firefox
> > 2.0.0.18 on ubuntu 7.10?
> >
>
> There should be a flashplugin-nonfree package available. If you do "sudo
> apt-cache search flash" and see what's presented, let me know if
> flashplugin-nonfree is not in the list.
>
> Thanks, Tom
>
> >
> > On Sun, 2008-11-23 at 20:45 -0800, Tom Haddon wrote:
> > > On Sun, 2008-11-23 at 08:01 -0800, jim wrote:
> > > > first, many thanks, asheesh.
> > > > second, how do you learn all that helpful stuff?
> > > >
> > > > third, attached is a copy of the
> > > > /etc/apt/sources.list
> > > > file that came with my installation of
> > > > ubuntu 8.04
> > >
> > > Hmm, that's strange. Your sources.list is pointing to gutsy (7.10) not
> > > hardy (8.04). Are you sure it was 8.04 and not 7.10? What does the
> > > output of "cat /etc/lsb-release" show?
> > >
> > > I would try doing a "sudo apt-get update" before trying to
> > > install/remove any packages. I suspect what's happened is that there
> > > have been security updates since it downloaded the last version of the
> > > package metadata, and that's why it's complaining about the size of
> > > things not being what it's expecting.
> > >
> > > Cheers, Tom
> > >
> > > >
> > > > * note i've added
> > > > # linux.csua.berkeley.edu
> > > > * to the very bottom of the file
> > > > * here's what happened before i put the comment delimiter
> > > > * at the head of that line
> > > > * Synaptic Package Manager reports An error occured:
> > > > E: Type 'linux.csua.berkeley.edu' is not known on line 61 in source
> > > > list /etc/apt/sources.list
> > > > E: The list of sources could not be read.
> > > > Go to the repository dialog to correct the problem.
> > > > E: _cache->open() failed, please report.
> > > > * what is a "repository dialog" and how to go to it?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > >> what does "Size mismatch" mean and how to proceed?
> > > > > Your mirror is broken, or if not the mirror, your
> > > > > connection to the mirror.
> > > > * thanks, v. helpful; more helpful than their help string.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Trying to "jump" hoops is the wrong approach, IMHO;
> > > > > fix the root cause and everything should slide into place.
> > > > * how to discover the root cause in this case? <--------
> > > > * by jumping hoops" i meant using apt-get at the command
> > > > * line to get the four individual components mentioned
> > > > * in the error message complaint list. i managed to get
> > > > * only one of the four (see next section for the three
> > > > * i didn't get).
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > What is "adobe-flashplugin"?
> > > > > http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=adobe-flashplugin
> > > > > reports no results.
> > > > * well, this is embarrassing as well as frustrating.
> > > > * i'm trying to help some impoverished musician
> > > > * update her web site; her resources want $100 per hour.
> > > > * her web site works fine when accessed with some operating
> > > > * system with its native browser, but it doesn't respond
> > > > * when i try firefox 2.0.0.18 on ubuntu 8.04. the site
> > > > * returned a complaint that i should upgrade flash.
> > > > * hoping to be a good boy, i installed gnash instead
> > > > * but got the same results: session connection then freezing.
> > > > * in dispair, i tried to uninstall gnash, but cannot
> > > > * succeed. the Synaptic Package Manager shows gnash and
> > > > * gnash-common with a black box in the S column and
> > > > * gnash-cygnal and gnash-tools with empty boxes in the
> > > > * S column. i've tried getting rid of gnash in several
> > > > * ways, at one point i'd managed to get gnash-cygnal and
> > > > * gnash-tools gone, but here they are back.
> > > > * also in (greater) dispair i tried to install "flash"
> > > > * from the adobe website: this is debian flash for ubuntu
> > > > * 8.04, according to the adobe flash pulldown list. the
> > > > * install begins but then chokes with the following complaints
> > > > * (used to be four complaints, but i got libcurl3).
> > > > adobe-flashplugin depends on libcairo2 (>= 1.6.0); however:
> > > > Version of libcairo2 on system is 1.4.10-1ubuntu4.4. <---- 1
> > > > adobe-flashplugin depends on libnss3-1d; however:
> > > > Package libnss3-1d is not installed. <----- 2
> > > > adobe-flashplugin depends on libpango1.0-0 (>= 1.20.1); however:
> > > > Version of libpango1.0-0 on system is 1.18.3-0ubuntu1. <---- 3
> > > > dpkg: error processing adobe-flashplugin (--install):
> > > > dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > try instaling flashplugin-nonfree -
> > > > > http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=flashplugin-nonfree
> > > > > shows that is packaged by Ubuntu.
> > > > * i tried
> > > > # apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree
> > > > * and got
> > > > ...<bunch of messages to STDOUT>...
> > > > 07:46:50 (159.72 KB/s) - `./install_flash_player_9_linux.tar.gz' saved
> > > > [3044538/3044538]
> > > >
> > > > Download done.
> > > > Flash Plugin installed.
> > > >
> > > > * i shut down firefox and restarted it then tried to load
> > > > http://www.castlesinspain.com
> > > > * and got the same results: initial loading then freezing.
> > > > * using the firefox menu Tools > Add-ons shows only
> > > > Twitbin 1.5
> > > > ubufox 0.4~beta1
> > > > * using the Add-ons dialog to get extensions shows
> > > > * nothing that might relate to flashiness.
> > > > * i'll restart the box and see if something improves.
> > > >
> > > > more thanks,
> > > > jim
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Sun, 2008-11-23 at 08:50 -0500, Asheesh Laroia wrote:
> > > > > On Sat, 22 Nov 2008, jim wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > i'm doing the same things over and over and
> > > > > > getting nowhere. i'm going to stop that and do
> > > > > > nothing until i get some clue as to what i can
> > > > > > do differently.
> > > > >
> > > > > Okay.
> > > > >
> > > > > > Upgrades fail:
> > > > > > standard upgrades show three things to get,
> > > > > > i click the doit button, time goes by,
> > > > > > activity bars show action, and finally:
> > > > > > W: Failed to fetch
> > > > > > http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/h/hplip/hplip-data_2.7.7.dfsg.1-0ubuntu5.1_all.deb
> > > > > > Size mismatch
> > > > > > W: Failed to fetch
> > > > > > http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/h/hplip/hplip_2.7.7.dfsg.1-0ubuntu5.1_i386.deb
> > > > > > Size mismatch
> > > > > > W: Failed to fetch
> > > > > > http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/h/hplip/hpijs_2.7.7
> > > > > > +2.7.7.dfsg.1-0ubuntu5.1_i386.deb
> > > > > > Size mismatch
> > > > > >
> > > > > > what does "Size mismatch" mean and how to proceed?
> > > > >
> > > > > Your mirror is broken, or if not the mirror, your connection to the
> > > > > mirror. ("Size mismatch" means the downloaded file's size != the metadata
> > > > > recorded for that file.) Try linux.csua.berkeley.edu instead of
> > > > > us.archive.ubuntu.com; if that fixes things, then you know the problem was
> > > > > with your mirror.
> > > > >
> > > > > What release of Ubuntu is this? Does your sources.list match your
> > > > > release? In the future, it's best to attach your /etc/apt/sources.list
> > > > > (and the contents of /etc/apt/sources.list.d/* ) when asking for help
> > > > > about APT stuff.
> > > > >
> > > > > > Getting adobe-flash for firefox fails:
> > > > > > as to getting adobe flash, i jumped one of the
> > > > > > earlier hoops by getting libcurl3 installed, but
> > > > > > none of the others:
> > > > >
> > > > > Trying to "jump" hoops is the wrong approach, IMHO; fix the root cause and
> > > > > everything should slide into place.
> > > > >
> > > > > > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of adobe-flashplugin:
> > > > > > adobe-flashplugin depends on libcairo2 (>= 1.6.0); however:
> > > > >
> > > > > What is "adobe-flashplugin"?
> > > > >
> > > > > http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=adobe-flashplugin reports no
> > > > > results.
> > > > >
> > > > > Do you have some weirdo non-Ubuntu sources in your sources.list? If so,
> > > > > comment them out for a moemnt and try instaling flashplugin-nonfree -
> > > > > http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=flashplugin-nonfree shows that
> > > > > is packaged by Ubuntu.
> > > > >
> > > > > Does that fix all your problems?
> > > > >
> > > > > -- Asheesh.
> > > > >
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