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firefox-3.0 package

Firefox can never install flash plugins on Gutsy or Hardy

Bug #199460 reported by UdZq3tDn
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firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
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Bug Description

LATEST ISO TESTED:
20080417.1

Binary package hint: firefox-3.0

When visiting a site such as youtube Firefox informs me I don't have the capability to play flash and therefore to install a plugin. The installation always fails and directs me to a manual install.

This problem occurred after an upgrade from gutsy to hardy using update manager -d. Firefox 2, which I used in gutsy was able to play flash without a problem. Reinstalling plugins from Synaptic had no effect.

After accepting the adobe agreement it downloads the file then displays the error message : Malformed File

"Firefox could not install this item because "install-erz..rdf" (provided by the item) is not well-formed or does not exist. Please contact the author about this problem."

More information available on request.

Cheers

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Tags: iso-testing
UdZq3tDn (udzq3tdn-deactivatedaccount)
description: updated
UdZq3tDn (udzq3tdn-deactivatedaccount)
description: updated
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Frank Bob (frankbob) wrote :

I can confirm this.
Same error when firefox tries to install flash.

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Cédric (cvsoftware) wrote :

I also confirm this bug.

John Vivirito (gnomefreak)
Changed in firefox-3.0:
assignee: nobody → mozilla-bugs
status: New → Incomplete
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Jarno Suni (jarnos) wrote :

This bug happens also in Gutsy with firefox-3.0 package.

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roots (roots) wrote :

i can also confirm this bug for firefox 3 beta 5 on xubuntu hardy testing.

the error message i get is:

window caption: Malformed file
message: Firefox could not install this item because "install-siv..rdf" (provided by the item) is not well-formed or does not exist. Please contact the author about this problem.

cheers,
roots

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John Vivirito (gnomefreak) wrote :

Can you please attach that file to this bug report, I am unable to get source since this isnt my PC. I would really like to see the file to determine the cause.

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roots (roots) wrote :

funny thing is, that this file simply does not exist, at least on my filesystem. there are several install.rdf files, but a sudo find / -name install-siv* returned zero results.

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roots (roots) wrote :

um well yes, as the error msg says "...or does not exist."

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Ari Torhamo (ari-torhamo) wrote :

I used to have this problem with Hardy, but when I just installed the daily version of 14th of April, the problem was gone (I installed Adobe Flash player).

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Jarno Suni (jarnos) wrote :

I just tried it and I couldn't install the plugin from Firefox 3.0 in Hardy. However, I could install flashplugin-nonfree from command line, and after restarting Firefox 3.0, I could use it Flash. In Gutsy, where Firefox 3 is a secondary browser, it can't play flash, even if flashplugin-nonfree is installed.

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Alexander Sack (asac) wrote :

apturl, xulrunner and ubufox all received improvements that should contribute to a better plugin installer wizard experience.

Changed in firefox-3.0:
status: Incomplete → Fix Released
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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote :

I ran into this today when going to youtube in Firefox on Kubuntu after installing from the 20080417.1 daily build.

Changed in firefox-3.0:
importance: Undecided → Medium
status: Fix Released → Confirmed
description: updated
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Michael Vogt (mvo) wrote :

I just tested this with a fresh dvd install and it works fine for me (apturl/flashplugin-nonfree install).

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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote :

This seems specific to Kubuntu not having ubufox installed. Attached is a screenshot of the error message I saw.

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Alexander Sack (asac) wrote :

this is because ubufox isn't installed. in consequence you try to install flash through the package hosted by adobe, which uses bloody old mechanisms that are not supported in ffox 3 anymore. so its not even a firefox upstream bug. Most likely adobe will fix this at some point. press thumbs.

Changed in firefox-3.0:
status: Confirmed → Invalid
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Alexander Sack (asac) wrote :

... so the solution for now is: install ubufox ... or install flash manually through apt-get or the adept.

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