Adobe Flash sucks
Adobe Flash sucks
Not sure where to post this.
Ive tried several distros of Linux and a couple Puppies. Installed Tahrpup a couple years ago and felt like it was the best. Still feel that way.
What I hate is Flash. Seems like all the sites I go to use it and it gets updated constantly. Cant they just leave it alone??
OK, rant over. Thanks to all the people that keep Puppy going. You rock !!
Ive tried several distros of Linux and a couple Puppies. Installed Tahrpup a couple years ago and felt like it was the best. Still feel that way.
What I hate is Flash. Seems like all the sites I go to use it and it gets updated constantly. Cant they just leave it alone??
OK, rant over. Thanks to all the people that keep Puppy going. You rock !!
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Like YouTube, hopefully everyone will move on and start using HTML5.
The latest working Getflash is here:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 597#936597
This works to get the latest version of Flash Player.
Until Adobe moves stuff around again.
The latest working Getflash is here:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 597#936597
This works to get the latest version of Flash Player.
Until Adobe moves stuff around again.
The things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem.
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
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Hi, J_D_.
Even though I produce the PepperFlash series of .pets for various browsers, like you I too will be glad to see the back of the darned thing. The day the web moves in its entirety to using HTML5 will be a good day for me..!
However, you can automate the process somewhat now. There's Geoffrey's Flash Auto-Updater:-
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=100523
...which works for the NPAPI version, and has been around for a year or so. Also, we now have a script which will do the same thing for PepperFlash.....courtesy of our Russian colleague, sfs. I've tested this thoroughly, and it works flawlessly.....downloading the appropriate version for your architecture. I've explained how to automate this one, here:-
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=109223
Hope they're of some use.
Mike.
Even though I produce the PepperFlash series of .pets for various browsers, like you I too will be glad to see the back of the darned thing. The day the web moves in its entirety to using HTML5 will be a good day for me..!
However, you can automate the process somewhat now. There's Geoffrey's Flash Auto-Updater:-
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=100523
...which works for the NPAPI version, and has been around for a year or so. Also, we now have a script which will do the same thing for PepperFlash.....courtesy of our Russian colleague, sfs. I've tested this thoroughly, and it works flawlessly.....downloading the appropriate version for your architecture. I've explained how to automate this one, here:-
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=109223
Hope they're of some use.
Mike.
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- Mike Walsh
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I believe you're right, prehistoric.
From what I can gather from various blogs on the subject, Adobe are going to start winding down Flash development in the next 18 months or so...and this is despite recommending everyone to use Chrome instead. They're actually pushing some kind of proprietary API which interfaces with HTML5.....(??)
From BleepingComputer.com:-
Mike.
From what I can gather from various blogs on the subject, Adobe are going to start winding down Flash development in the next 18 months or so...and this is despite recommending everyone to use Chrome instead. They're actually pushing some kind of proprietary API which interfaces with HTML5.....(??)
From BleepingComputer.com:-
Out of the frying-pan, and into the fire, perhaps? Perhaps it's time to update the PepperFlash 'Freshplayerplugin' by Rinat Ibragimov, which allows you to use Pepper with the Mozilla-based browsers...Catalan Cimpanu wrote:"Despite updating Flash Player for Linux to the same version number as its Windows and Mac alternatives, the Linux variant still lags behind on features.
While Flash Player 24 includes all the security features included in the Windows and Mac versions, the Linux version doesn't support accelerated GPU 3D acceleration and video DRMs.
Just like in 2012, Adobe is still recommending users to install Chrome for Linux if they need these features, where the Pepper Flash plugin has been kept up to date on all platforms and is on par with the original Flash Player software package.
Ironically, Adobe released Flash Player 24 for Linux at a time when all major browser vendors, such as Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Mozilla, have announced plans to phase out Flash Player support in their browsers in favor of more modern HTML5 and JavaScript-based alternatives."
Mike.
Flash and Java
Greetings " J_D_ ",
Would You be willing to try an experiment?
I am running my first build:
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=110036
xenial-7.0.6 with kernel 4.9.13 no PAE x_86
The Experiment involves Completely Removing Adobe and JAVA form your system.
I have been running without Adobe and JAVA for over a year now.
The Question is do you really need them?
I found them to be not needed for my everyday computing needs.
Thank You and HAND
Would You be willing to try an experiment?
I am running my first build:
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=110036
xenial-7.0.6 with kernel 4.9.13 no PAE x_86
The Experiment involves Completely Removing Adobe and JAVA form your system.
I have been running without Adobe and JAVA for over a year now.
The Question is do you really need them?
I found them to be not needed for my everyday computing needs.
Thank You and HAND
I haven't used Java in years. But I still occasionally need Flash and control it with this tray applet.
Re: Flash and Java
Wildman69 wrote:Greetings " J_D_ ",
Would You be willing to try an experiment?
I am running my first build:
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=110036
xenial-7.0.6 with kernel 4.9.13 no PAE x_86
The Experiment involves Completely Removing Adobe and JAVA form your system.
I have been running without Adobe and JAVA for over a year now.
The Question is do you really need them?
I found them to be not needed for my everyday computing needs.
Thank You and HAND
I am going to have a look at the sites I use. Not sure if they are using Java and Flash. Since I stopped using Firefox and started using Palemoon, I have had little or no problems.