Ubuntu – Failure to download extra data files: flashplugin-installer

In my case the workaround suggested here did work: http://www.ironzebra.com/news/42/how-to-get-flash-webcam-to-work-on-ubuntu-linux . It requires to manually insert allowed sites.

I removed the flashplugin-installer and reinstalled it using these steps: http://www.webupd8.org/2013/04/install-pepper-flash-player-for.html

This is what I did:

sudo apt-get remove  flashplugin-installer
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:skunk/pepper-flash
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install pepflashplugin-installer

Then check that chromium uses Pepper Flash Player.

sudo vim /etc/chromium-browser/default

The last line in default needs to read

. /usr/lib/pepflashplugin-installer/pepflashplayer.sh

If not, add it to the file.

Here's what my default file reads:

# Default settings for chromium-browser. This file is sourced by /bin/sh from
# /usr/bin/chromium-browser

# Options to pass to chromium-browser
CHROMIUM_FLAGS=""
. /usr/lib/pepflashplugin-installer/pepflashplayer.sh

That's it. I didn't get bothered by that error anymore.