downgraded to an old version of flash how to trace what changes were made by installer
> On 03/23/2011 04:47 PM, Tapas Mishra wrote:
>> >> I was having some problem with flash player version 10.2 so I had to >> downgrade it. >> Based on instructions here >> >> http://www.webupd8.org/2011/03/fix-pinkred-youtube-videos-bug-using.html#more >> for 64 bit >> before doing above I had taken a backup >> sudo cp /usr/lib/flashplugin-installer/libflashplayer.so >> /usr/lib/flashplugin-installer/libflashplayer.so.old >> >> Now I did >> wget >> http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/multiverse/f/flashplugin-nonfree/flashplugin-installer_10.1.85.3ubuntu1_amd64.deb >> sudo dpkg -i flashplugin-installer_10.1.85.3ubuntu1_amd64.deb >> >> I am not able to find out what changes had the above dpkg thing made >> to my system i.e. what additional things were downloaded and which >> files it added to my system?How can I trace these changes? >> I looked /var/log/apt/history.log and /var/log/apt/term.log >> but to my surprise there was no information about this downgrade of >> Adobe Flash player to an older version. >> >> here is the screen output when I downgraded to an old version >> dpkg: warning: downgrading flashplugin-installer from >> 10.2.152.27ubuntu0.10.04.1 to 10.1.85.3ubuntu1. >> (Reading database ... 191239 files and directories currently installed.) >> Preparing to replace flashplugin-installer 10.2.152.27ubuntu0.10.04.1 >> (using flashplugin-installer_10.1.85.3ubuntu1_amd64.deb) ... >> Unpacking replacement flashplugin-installer ... >> Setting up flashplugin-installer (10.1.85.3ubuntu1) ... >> Downloading... >> --2011-03-24 02:07:37-- >> >> http://archive.canonical.com/pool/partner/a/adobe-flashplugin/adobe-flashplugin_10.1.85.3.orig.tar.gz >> Resolving archive.canonical.com... 91.189.88.33 >> Connecting to archive.canonical.com|91.189.88.33|:80... connected. >> HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK >> Length: 4884470 (4.7M) [application/x-gzip] >> Saving to: `./adobe-flashplugin_10.1.85.3.orig.tar.gz' >> >> * * *0K .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... *1% 14.8K >> 5m19s >> On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 2:27 AM, scott <redhowlingwolves@nc.rr.com> wrote: > It downloaded 'flashplugin-installer' first, then the installer went to > "http://archive.canonical.com/pool/partner/a/adobe-flashplugin/adobe-flashplugin_10.1.85.3.orig.tar.gz" > and downloaded 'adobe-flashplugin_10.1.85.3.orig.tar.gz'. > > -- So what is this thing which I downloaded via wget wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/multiverse/f/flashplugin-nonfree/flashplugin-installer_10.1.85.3ubuntu1_amd64.deb how is it different from the one it downloaded? -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
downgraded to an old version of flash how to trace what changes were made by installer
On 03/23/2011 05:05 PM, Tapas Mishra wrote:
On 03/23/2011 04:47 PM, Tapas Mishra wrote: I was having some problem with flash player version 10.2 so I had to downgrade it. Based on instructions here http://www.webupd8.org/2011/03/fix-pinkred-youtube-videos-bug-using.html#more for 64 bit before doing above I had taken a backup sudo cp /usr/lib/flashplugin-installer/libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/flashplugin-installer/libflashplayer.so.old Now I did wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/multiverse/f/flashplugin-nonfree/flashplugin-installer_10.1.85.3ubuntu1_amd64.deb sudo dpkg -i flashplugin-installer_10.1.85.3ubuntu1_amd64.deb I am not able to find out what changes had the above dpkg thing made to my system i.e. what additional things were downloaded and which files it added to my system?How can I trace these changes? I looked /var/log/apt/history.log and /var/log/apt/term.log but to my surprise there was no information about this downgrade of Adobe Flash player to an older version. here is the screen output when I downgraded to an old version dpkg: warning: downgrading flashplugin-installer from 10.2.152.27ubuntu0.10.04.1 to 10.1.85.3ubuntu1. (Reading database ... 191239 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace flashplugin-installer 10.2.152.27ubuntu0.10.04.1 (using flashplugin-installer_10.1.85.3ubuntu1_amd64.deb) ... Unpacking replacement flashplugin-installer ... Setting up flashplugin-installer (10.1.85.3ubuntu1) ... Downloading... --2011-03-24 02:07:37-- http://archive.canonical.com/pool/partner/a/adobe-flashplugin/adobe-flashplugin_10.1.85.3.orig.tar.gz Resolving archive.canonical.com... 91.189.88.33 Connecting to archive.canonical.com|91.189.88.33|:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: 4884470 (4.7M) [application/x-gzip] Saving to: `./adobe-flashplugin_10.1.85.3.orig.tar.gz' 0K .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... 1% 14.8K 5m19s On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 2:27 AM, scott<redhowlingwolves@nc.rr.com> wrote: It downloaded 'flashplugin-installer' first, then the installer went to "http://archive.canonical.com/pool/partner/a/adobe-flashplugin/adobe-flashplugin_10.1.85.3.orig.tar.gz" and downloaded 'adobe-flashplugin_10.1.85.3.orig.tar.gz'. -- So what is this thing which I downloaded via wget wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/multiverse/f/flashplugin-nonfree/flashplugin-installer_10.1.85.3ubuntu1_amd64.deb how is it different from the one it downloaded? I was wrong in my first post. The 'flashplugin-installer' was the one you installed with 'dpkg -i'. See here "http://packages.ubuntu.com/maverick/flashplugin-installer" for a brief explanation of what 'flashplugin-installer' does. -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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