Don't use /usr/lib/flashplugin-nonfree-unpackdir

Bug #80545 reported by Jan Van Buggenhout
2
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
flashplugin-nonfree (Debian)
Fix Released
Unknown
flashplugin-nonfree (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Medium
Daniel T Chen

Bug Description

Binary package hint: flashplugin-nonfree

It's horrible, terrible idea to abuse /usr to store temporary files. Apart from raising the hairs in my neck, it most likely also violates a whole bunch of FHS rules. Use /tmp, /var/tmp or /var/cache for this.

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Daniel T Chen (crimsun) wrote :

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Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 21:22:16 +0000
Source: flashplugin-nonfree
Binary: flashplugin-nonfree
Architecture: source
Version: 9.0.31.0.1ubuntu1
Distribution: feisty
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Bart Martens <email address hidden>
Changed-By: Daniel T Chen <email address hidden>
Description:
 flashplugin-nonfree - Adobe Flash Player plugin installer
Closes: 405326 405567 405933 407243
Changes:
 flashplugin-nonfree (9.0.31.0.1ubuntu1) feisty; urgency=low
 .
   * Merge from Debian unstable, remaining changes:
     - debian/{config,dirs,links,postinst}:
       + Don't use /usr/lib/flashplugin-nonfree* (use
         /var/cache/flashplugin-nonfree* instead)
         (Closes Ubuntu: #80545),
     - debian/control: Don't Recommend xfs (Suggest it instead),
     - debian/prerm:
       + Also remove /var/cache/flashplugin-nonfree* ,
       + Migrate old initscript clobbering from postinst to here.
   * Rebase packaging on 9.0.31.0.1 and readd Ubuntu delta.
   * Closes Ubuntu: #68429, #73295 in a previous Debian upload.
 .
 flashplugin-nonfree (9.0.31.0.1) unstable; urgency=low
 .
   * debian/config, debian/links, debian/postinst, debian/prerm: New plugin
     release 9,0,31,0. Closes: #407243.
   * debian/control: Updated "Depends:" with "ldd libflashplayer.so".
   * debian/po/lt.po: Replaced. Closes: #405326. Thanks to Gintautas
     Miliauskas <email address hidden>.
   * debian/control: Suggests konqueror-nsplugins. Closes: #405933.
   * debian/links: Removed symbolic link "/etc/X11/fs /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fs".
     See version 7.0.63.6 and bug #363378. Closes: #405567.
   * debian/copyright: Updated.
Files:
 6f85abf5847e3fc9c9baf87e85bdcf03 549 contrib/web optional flashplugin-nonfree_9.0.31.0.1ubuntu1.dsc
 d0d0130e4796ea9a8ff4e824b78b4756 19290 contrib/web optional flashplugin-nonfree_9.0.31.0.1ubuntu1.tar.gz

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Changed in flashplugin-nonfree:
assignee: nobody → crimsun
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
status: Unconfirmed → Fix Committed
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Pascal De Vuyst (pascal-devuyst) wrote :

Someone should forwarded this bug to Debian.

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Pascal De Vuyst (pascal-devuyst) wrote :

Someone should forward this bug to Debian.

Daniel T Chen (crimsun)
Changed in flashplugin-nonfree:
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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Mário Meyer (mariomeyer) wrote :

Acctualy by fixing this bug you created another that also violates FHS.

The only directory that should be sent to /var/cache is the unpack dir. The location for the .so and .xpt files should be /usr/lib/flashplugin-nonfree .

Changed in flashplugin-nonfree:
status: Unconfirmed → Unknown
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Mário Meyer (mariomeyer) wrote :

fowarded to debian, debian bug tracking # associated to upstream affect.

http://bugs.debian.org/411411

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Freddy Martinez (freddymartinez9) wrote :

Daniel, please see Bug #86089 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/flashplugin-nonfree/+bug/86089 . The latest fix also creates a bug. While I realized a fix was released, the fix also causes the same type of bug we don't want. Thanks.

Changed in flashplugin-nonfree:
status: Fix Released → In Progress
Daniel T Chen (crimsun)
Changed in flashplugin-nonfree:
importance: Wishlist → Medium
Changed in flashplugin-nonfree:
status: Unknown → Fix Released
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Michael Bienia (geser) wrote :

Fixed in flashplugin-nonfree 9.0.31.0.2ubuntu1.

Changed in flashplugin-nonfree:
status: In Progress → Fix Committed
Michael Bienia (geser)
Changed in flashplugin-nonfree:
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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