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[James C]

Read here
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/240376/urgent_patch_adobe_flash_to_protect_against_zeroday_exploit.html#tk.rss_news

[wuwei]

Thanks for the warning, James.

[Lobster]

Upgrades.
http://puppylinux.org/wikka/libflashplayer

[faifpuhp]

Done! (Man, that was fast...)

You know, there's no reason that Adobe couldn't have a ton of experimental versions with known exploits laying around, specifically to let people take over your computer. Not saying they would! But there's no reason they couldn't, and it would look like an innocent mistake on their part Like a poison in two parts, where either alone is innocuous.

[big_bass]

flash updater script

keep updated always

just un compress it then
and click on flash-updater

it asks if you want to install click ok
it take a few minutes because it downloads the file then installs it in the background
when its done a box pops up for 3 seconds and says its done

hope this makes it easier
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?mode=attach&id=46494

[DPUP5520]

Didn't download the latest version, it redownloaded 10.3.183.7 so maybe the site just doesn't update flash all that quick. Also it might be a good idea to

[faifpuhp]

[DPUP5520]

sorry I put the / there by mistake i mean to put

[nooby]

dpup wow you mean we still ahve the old one then?
I felt so happy that now I have a patched version but if I get you
we still ahve the old one? So what to do?

[faifpuhp]

[DPUP5520]

I suppose but if you take a look at the script it already changes to that directory so that it can download and install the lib in there and then delete the tar'd file so there should be no need for writing out the whole path though it couldn't hurt

Edit: just modified the script and tested adding in

[faifpuhp]