Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 10:25 -0400
From: bugzilla@redhat.com
To: redhat-watch-list@redhat.com
Subject: [RHBA-2000:096-01] flash plugin included in Powertools
should not be used
Red Hat, Inc. Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis: flash plugin included in Powertools should not be used
Advisory ID: RHBA-2000:096-01
Issue date: 2000-10-27
Updated on: 2000-10-27
Product: Red Hat Powertools
Keywords: flash plugin netscape
Cross references: N/A
1. Topic:
The flash plugin included in Powertools 7 conclicts with the
plugin included in netscape-common-4.75-2 which is in Red Hat Linux
7.
2. Relevant releases/architectures:
Red Hat Powertools 7.0 – i386
3. Problem description:
The flash plugin included in Powertools should not be installed
and used with netscape-common-4.75-2 which is included in Red Hat
Linux 7. The plugin conflicts with the flash plugin included in the
netscape-common package, causing the browser to freeze on some web
pages which use javascript and .swf files.
4. Solution:
If you have installed the flash plugin and have
netscape-common-4.74-2
installed, please remove the flash package by doing:
rpm -e flash
5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla
for more info):
19902 – flash package conflicts with newer netscape-common
packages
6. RPMs required:
N/A
7. Verification:
MD5 sum Package Name
N/A
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat, Inc. for security. Our
key is available at:
http://www.redhat.com/corp/contact.html
You can verify each package with the following command:
rpm –checksig <filename>
If you only wish to verify that each package has not been
corrupted or tampered with, examine only the md5sum with the
following command:
rpm –checksig –nogpg <filename>
8. References:
Thanks to Stan Bubrouski for reporting this through
Bugzilla.
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