No choice download it from adobe.com
hmc@hmc-desktop:~/Desktop/downloads$ ls -lrt inst*
-rw------- 1 hmc hmc 4022730 2010-02-06 10:02 install_flash_player_10_linux.deb
hmc@hmc-desktop:~/Desktop/downloads$ sudo dpkg -i --force-architecture install_flash_player_10_linux.deb
[sudo] password for hmc:
dpkg: warning: overriding problem because --force enabled:
package architecture (i386) does not match system (amd64)
dpkg: regarding install_flash_player_10_linux.deb containing adobe-flashplugin:
adobe-flashplugin conflicts with flashplugin-installer
flashplugin-installer (version 10.0.45.2ubuntu0.9.10.1) is present and installed.
dpkg: error processing install_flash_player_10_linux.deb (--install):
conflicting packages - not installing adobe-flashplugin
Errors were encountered while processing:
install_flash_player_10_linux.deb
hmc@hmc-desktop:~/Desktop/downloads$ man dpkg
hmc@hmc-desktop:~/Desktop/downloads$ sudo dpkg -r flashplugin-installer
dpkg: dependency problems prevent removal of flashplugin-installer:
flashplugin-nonfree depends on flashplugin-installer.
dpkg: error processing flashplugin-installer (--remove):
dependency problems - not removing
Errors were encountered while processing:
flashplugin-installer
hmc@hmc-desktop:~/Desktop/downloads$ sudo dpkg -r flashplugin-nonfree
(Reading database ... 372473 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing flashplugin-nonfree ...
hmc@hmc-desktop:~/Desktop/downloads$ sudo dpkg -r flashplugin-installer
(Reading database ... 372470 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing flashplugin-installer ...
hmc@hmc-desktop:~/Desktop/downloads$ sudo dpkg -i --force-architecture install_flash_player_10_linux.deb
dpkg: warning: overriding problem because --force enabled:
package architecture (i386) does not match system (amd64)
(Reading database ... 372464 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking adobe-flashplugin (from install_flash_player_10_linux.deb) ...
Setting up adobe-flashplugin (10.0.45.2-1) ...
update-alternatives: using /usr/lib/adobe-flashplugin/libflashplayer.so to provide /usr/lib/iceape/plugins/flashplugin-alternative.so (iceape-flashplugin) in auto mode.
update-alternatives: using /usr/lib/adobe-flashplugin/libflashplayer.so to provide /usr/lib/iceweasel/plugins/flashplugin-alternative.so (iceweasel-flashplugin) in auto mode.
update-alternatives: using /usr/lib/adobe-flashplugin/libflashplayer.so to provide /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/flashplugin-alternative.so (mozilla-flashplugin) in auto mode.
update-alternatives: using /usr/lib/adobe-flashplugin/libflashplayer.so to provide /usr/lib/firefox/plugins/flashplugin-alternative.so (firefox-flashplugin) in auto mode.
update-alternatives: using /usr/lib/adobe-flashplugin/libflashplayer.so to provide /usr/lib/xulrunner/plugins/flashplugin-alternative.so (xulrunner-flashplugin) in auto mode.
update-alternatives: using /usr/lib/adobe-flashplugin/libflashplayer.so to provide /usr/lib/midbrowser/plugins/flashplugin-alternative.so (midbrowser-flashplugin) in auto mode.
update-alternatives: using /usr/lib/adobe-flashplugin/libflashplayer.so to provide /usr/lib/xulrunner-addons/plugins/flashplugin-alternative.so (xulrunner-addons-flashplugin) in auto mode.
hmc@hmc-desktop:~/Desktop/downloads$ sudo dpkg -s adobe-flashplugin
Package: adobe-flashplugin
Status: install ok installed
Priority: optional
Section: partner/web
Installed-Size: 10132
Maintainer: DL-Flash Player Ubuntu
Architecture: i386
Version: 10.0.45.2-1
Replaces: flashplugin (<< 6)
Provides: flashplugin-nonfree
Depends: debconf | debconf-2.0, fontconfig, libatk1.0-0 (>= 1.20.0), libc6 (>= 2.4), libcairo2 (>= 1.6.0), libfontconfig1 (>= 2.4.0), libfreetype6 (>= 2.3.5), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1-21), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.12.0), libgtk2.0-0 (>= 2.12.0), libpango1.0-0 (>= 1.20.5), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1-21), libx11-6, libxext6, libxt6, wget
Suggests: firefox, konqueror-nsplugins, libnspr4-0d, libnss3-1d, msttcorefonts, ttf-bitstream-vera | ttf-dejavu, ttf-xfree86-nonfree, x-ttcidfont-conf, xfs (>= 1:1.0.1-5)
Conflicts: flashplayer-mozilla, flashplugin (<< 6), flashplugin-installer, xfs (<< 1:1.0.1-5)
Description: Adobe Flash Player plugin version 10
This package will download the Flash Player from Adobe. It is a
Netscape/Mozilla type plugin. Any browser based on Netscape or Mozilla can use
the Flash plugin. This package officially supports the following browsers:
.
Firefox 2.x, Firefox 3.x, SeaMonkey 1.11
Npp-Applications: ec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384, 92650c4d-4b8e-4d2a-b7eb-24ecf4f6b63a, aa5ca914-c309-495d-91cf-3141bbb04115
Npp-Description: Adobe Flash Plugin (http://www.adobe.com)
Npp-File: libflashplayer.so
Npp-Mimetype: application/x-shockwave-flash
Npp-Name: Adobe Flash Plugin
hmc@hmc-desktop:~/Desktop/downloads$ sudo dpkg -l adobe-flashplugin
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Cfg-files/Unpacked/Failed-cfg/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version Description
+++-=====================================================-=====================================================-==========================================================================================================================
ii adobe-flashplugin 10.0.45.2-1 Adobe Flash Player plugin version 10
hmc@hmc-desktop:~/Desktop/downloads$ uname -a
Linux hmc-desktop 2.6.31-17-generic #54-Ubuntu SMP Thu Dec 10 17:01:44 UTC 2009 x86_64 GNU/Linux
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