LXer: Debian dumps Flash ... and why you might want to try Debian and Slackware

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LXer: Debian dumps Flash ... and why you might want to try Debian and Slackware

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02-24-2008, 12:20 PM	#1
LXer LXer NewsBot Registered: Dec 2005 Posts: 128,503 Rep:	LXer: Debian dumps Flash ... and why you might want to try Debian and Slackware Published at LXer: I just read that Debian is removing Flash from its repository: Flashplugin-nonfree has been removed (see below), as this is closed source and we don't get security support for it. For security reasons, we recommend to immediately remove any version of flashplugin-nonfree and any remaining files of the Adobe Flash Player. Tested updates will be made available via backports.org. Read More...

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