Re: [SLUG] Flash 9 for Linux beta

From: Bob Stia (rnr@sanctum.com)
Date: Thu Oct 19 2006 - 21:54:50 EDT


On Thursday 19 October 2006 10:14, steve szmidt wrote:
> On Thursday 19 October 2006 07:21, John Pugh wrote:
> > >>> On Thu, Oct 19, 2006 at 4:54 AM, in message
> >
> > <200610190454.31872.steve@szmidt.org>, steve szmidt <steve@szmidt.org>
>
> wrote:
> > > On Wednesday 18 October 2006 21:30, John Pugh wrote:
> > >> Is available in beta form from here
> > >> http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashplayer9/
> > >
> > > It seems odd that the link leads to a page that says it will create a
> > > version
> > > number 7. That's the old version.
> >
> > I must be blind. It takes me to the Flash Player 9 update page and a link
> > to download the latest update for all supported platforms.
>
> (Not that we don't all make a mistake in missing something.)
>
> Follow THAT link, which is where (using Either Konqueror or Mozilla under
> SuSE) I see a page with two links leading to Player 9.
>
> If I click on "Get release versions of Flash Player 9*" which takes me to a
> page where step number 3 says:
>
> 3. Unpackage the file. A directory called install_flash_player_7_linux will
> be created.
>
> Ditto if I click on "Flash Player Download Center" further down the page
> the same page comes up with install_flash_player_7_linux.

You guys are confusing the old guy. Does version 9 get installed even though
it installs the above noted directory?

Bob S.
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