I'm running Debian Jessie. I've upgraded the system with:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
Then I try to update flash-plugin with:
sudo update-flashplugin-nonfree --install
But the command runs without output and the plugin is not updated.
sudo update-flashplugin-nonfree --status
gives:
Flash Player version installed on this system : 11.2.202.577
Flash Player version available on upstream site: 11.2.202.616
flash-mozilla.so - auto mode
link currently points to /usr/lib/flashplugin-nonfree/libflashplayer.so
/usr/lib/flashplugin-nonfree/libflashplayer.so - priority 50
Current 'best' version is '/usr/lib/flashplugin-nonfree/libflashplayer.so'.
If I reinstall flashplugin-nonfree
with:
sudo apt-get install --reinstall flashplugin-nonfree
the same problem occurs.
What is the problem?
== Edit (June 7, 2016 )==
This is a recurring problem, running:
sudo update-flashplugin-nonfree --install
sudo update-flashplugin-nonfree --status
gives
Flash Player version installed on this system : 11.2.202.616
Flash Player version available on upstream site: 11.2.202.621
This problem is already reported.
I know that it's never safe to run flash player but debian distribution should help to mitigate this risk for those who need to rely on flash player.
Best Answer
The update signatures aren't available yet;
flashplugin-nonfree
checks these to make sure the files being installed are OK (i.e. you're not downloading corrupted files). A bug already exists for this, you need to wait for the maintainer to react (or install the plugin manually).