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Using update-alternatives to switch between Gnash and SWFdec in Ubuntu 8.04

Submitted by specialj on Tue, 2008-04-29 02:22.

I’ve been evaluating the versions of Gnash and SWFdec that are included with Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) and it took me a while to figure out how to switch between them. The /etc/alternatives directory has 7 links for flash plugins. The correct command for Firefox 3 is:

  • sudo update-alternatives --config xulrunner-addons-flashplugin

This allows the user to select Gnash or SWFdec for Flash playback in Ubuntu 8.04.

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