[debian-edu-commits] [Debian Wiki] Update of "DebianEdu/Documentation/Jessie/HowTo/Desktop" by WolfgangSchweer

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https://wiki.debian.org/DebianEdu/Documentation/Jessie/HowTo/Desktop?action=diff&rev1=12&rev2=13

Comment:
add upgrade instructions for nonfree flash players.

  
  == Flash ==
  
- While the free software flash-player {{{gnash}}} is ''not'' installed by default anymore, as it has been removed from Jessie, installing a non-free flash player is still an option. 
+ While the free software flash-player {{{gnash}}} is ''not'' installed by default anymore, as it has been removed from Jessie, installing a non-free flash player is still an option. Please note that upgrading is special in this case.
  
- To install the (non-free) Adobe Flash Player web browser plugin, install the {{{flashplugin-nonfree}}} Debian package from {{{contrib}}}. This requires {{{contrib}}} enabled in {{{/etc/apt/sources.list}}}. 
+ To install the (non-free) Adobe Flash Player web browser plugin, install the {{{flashplugin-nonfree}}} Debian package from {{{contrib}}}. This requires {{{contrib}}} enabled in {{{/etc/apt/sources.list}}}. Use {{{update-flashplugin-nonfree --status}}} to check for a newer version and {{{update-flashplugin-nonfree --install}}} to install it.
  
- The solution for Chromium is similar, it needs the package {{{pepperflashplugin-nonfree}}} (also from {{{contrib}}}) to be installed, which will install the (non-free) Adobe Flash Player web browser plugin.
+ The solution for Chromium is similar, it needs the package {{{pepperflashplugin-nonfree}}} (also from {{{contrib}}}) to be installed, which will install the (non-free) Adobe Flash Player web browser plugin. Use {{{update-pepperflashplugin-nonfree --status}}} to check for a newer version and {{{update-pepperflashplugin-nonfree --install}}} to install it. 
  
  Please note that the {{{pepperflashplugin-nonfree}}} package implements a more recent version of the Flash specification than does the {{{flashplugin-nonfree}}}, however.