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Adobe Flash Player Auto Updater 32bit

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The latest working version from the old forum, due to my long absence was resurrected by fredx181, Thanks Fred, thanks also to sfs and all those that gave input that kept this script functioning

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Tested in Tahr 32bit today Thu Aug 13, 2020 :thumbup2:

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#!/bin/bash
# By Geoffrey, do with as you please.......
# 15052017
# Update Flash v1.8
# Used sed in place of perl as suggested by sfs
# yad no longer a dependency, uses gtkdialog
# fixed url not found "get.adobe.com/flashplayer/" from some locale's, get update version info from alternate url "adobe.com/software/flash/about" rg66
# fix linux detection by sfs
# 14122016 final, Linux flashplayer now follows Firefox - NPAPI
# 20022017 reverted back to using busybox strings to get libflashplayer.so version number
# now only looks for new version @ adobe.com/software/flash/about
# URL fix 15052017
# fredx181, 27102019, fix: change "about" url: 'adobe.com/software/flash/about/' to 'get.adobe.com/flashplayer/about/'
FLASH_UPDATER="$(readlink -e "$0")"
sleep 0.3
if [ `pidof "$(basename "$FLASH_UPDATER")" -o %PPID | wc -w` -gt 1 ]; then
gtkdialog-splash -icon "/usr/share/pixmaps/flash-player-properties.png" -timeout 6 -fontsize x-large -text "
Flash Updater is running.
" &
 exit 1
fi

if [ ! -f ~/.flash_update/index.html ]; then
IFCONFIG="`ifconfig | grep '^[pwe]' | grep -v 'wmaster'`"
while [ "$IFCONFIG" != "" ]; do
   sleep 1
    ping -c 1 8.8.8.8
    if [ $? -eq 0 ];then
      break
   else
      ping -c 1 www.google.com
      if [ $? -eq 0 ];then
         break
      fi
   fi
done &> /dev/null
fi

function DOWNLOAD_FLASH(){
URL='fpdownload.adobe.com/get/flashplayer/pdc/'$LATEST_VERSION'/flash_player_npapi_linux.i386.tar.gz'
wget -t 2 -T 20 --waitretry=20 --spider -S "$URL" > ~/.flash_update/filesize 2>&1   
SIZE=`echo $(awk '/^Length: / {print $3}' ~/.flash_update/filesize) | sed 's/^.\(.*\).$/\1/'`
export DOWNLOADER_GUI='
<window title="Download Flash Player Update" icon-name="flash-player-properties" border-width="10" resizable="false">
<vbox>
<progressbar width-request="300">
<label>Please Wait...</label>
<input>wget --no-check-certificate -4 -c -t 5 -w 5 -P ~/.flash_update '$URL' 2>&1 | sed -nru "s|.* ([0-9]+%) +([^ ]+).*$|\1\nDownloading \1 of '$SIZE' @ \2B/sec |p" 2>/dev/null</input>
<action type="exit">Ready</action>
</progressbar>
<hbox homogeneous="true">
<button use-underline="true">
   <label>"_Cancel "</label>
   <input file stock="gtk-close"></input>   
   <action>func_terminate_service</action>
   <action>EXIT:exit</action>
   </button>
</hbox>
</vbox>
</window>'
I=$IFS; IFS=""
for STATEMENTS in  $(gtkdialog --program=DOWNLOADER_GUI); do
   eval $STATEMENTS
done
IFS=$I
[ $EXIT = exit ] && exit 1

cd ~/.flash_update/
tar -zxvf flash_player_npapi_linux.i386.tar.gz libflashplayer.so &> /dev/null
chown root:root libflashplayer.so
cd /
rm /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so
mv ~/.flash_update/libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so
export INSTALLED_VERSION=$(busybox strings -n13 /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so  | grep 'FlashPlayer_' | cut -d '_' -f2-5| tr '_' '.')
gtkdialog-splash -icon "/usr/share/pixmaps/flash-player-properties.png" -timeout 6 -fontsize x-large -text "Flash Player has now been updated
         Version $INSTALLED_VERSION"
         
[ "$LATEST_VERSION" = "$INSTALLED_VERSION" ] && rm -r ~/.flash_update
func_terminate_service
}
export -f  DOWNLOAD_FLASH

 func_terminate_service(){
PID_UPDATE_FLASH=$(pidof update_flash)   
GUI=$(ps -ef | grep program=FLASH_UPDATER_GUI | grep -v grep | awk '{ print $2 }')
     kill "$PID_UPDATE_FLASH"
     kill "$GUI"
      }
export -f  func_terminate_service
 
[ ! -f ~/Startup/update_flash ]   && echo false > ~/.update_flash
if grep -q true ~/.update_flash 2> /dev/null;then
CHECKBOX='<default>true</default>'
else
CHECKBOX='<default>false</default>'
fi

mkdir -p ~/.flash_update
if [ ! -f ~/.flash_update/index.html ]; then
# fredx181, changed about url to "get.adobe.com/flashplayer/about/"
wget --no-check-certificate -O- --spider get.adobe.com/flashplayer/about/ > ~/.flash_update/flash_url 2>&1
if grep -q '200 OK' ~/.flash_update/flash_url 2> /dev/null; then
wget -q -N -P ~/.flash_update get.adobe.com/flashplayer/about/
else
gtkdialog-splash -icon "/usr/share/pixmaps/flash-player-properties.png" -timeout 8 -fontsize x-large -text "The Adobe web site appears
  to unavailable at this time
      Please try again......."
rm -r ~/.flash_update && func_terminate_service         
fi;fi

export LATEST_VERSION=`cat /root/.flash_update/index.html | grep -A3 Linux | grep [0-9] | awk -F '[><]' '{print $3}' | tr -d "\n"` #rg66
export INSTALLED_VERSION=$(busybox strings -n13 /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so  | grep 'FlashPlayer_' | cut -d '_' -f2-5| tr '_' '.')

if [ "$LATEST_VERSION" = "$INSTALLED_VERSION" ]; then
TEXT="<b><span size='"'large'"'>Adobe Flash is up to date...</span></b>"
TEXT_VERSION="<b><span size='"'x-large'"'>Current Version $INSTALLED_VERSION</span></b>"
TEXT_LINE1="$TEXT"
TEXT_LINE2="$TEXT_VERSION"
BUTTON1='<button use-underline="true">
   <label>" _About"</label>
   <input file stock="gtk-info"></input>
   <action>disable:TIMER</action>
   <action>launch:UPDATER_ABOUT</action>
   </button>'
TIMER='<timer seconds="true" interval="8" visible="false">
    <variable>TIMER</variable>
    <action>EXIT:exit</action>
    </timer>'
rm -r ~/.flash_update   
else
if [ -f ~/.flash_update/flash_player_npapi_linux.i386.tar.gz ]; then
TEXT="<b><span size='"'large'"'>Adobe Flash update has already started...</span></b>"
TEXT_VERSION="<b><span size='"'x-large'"'>New Version $LATEST_VERSION</span></b>"
TEXT_LINE1="$TEXT"
TEXT_LINE2="$TEXT_VERSION"
BUTTON1='<button use-underline="true">
   <label>" _About"</label>
   <input file stock="gtk-info"></input>
   <action>launch:UPDATER_ABOUT</action>
   </button>'
BUTTON2='<button use-underline="true">
   <label>"_Resume"</label>
   <input file stock="gtk-apply"></input>
   <action>DOWNLOAD_FLASH</action>
   </button>'
else
TEXT="<b><span size='"'large'"'>A New Adobe Flash update is Available</span></b>"
TEXT_VERSION="<b><span size='"'x-large'"'>New Version $LATEST_VERSION</span></b>"
TEXT_LINE1="$TEXT"
TEXT_LINE2="$TEXT_VERSION"
BUTTON1='<button use-underline="true">
   <label>" _About"</label>
   <input file stock="gtk-info"></input>
   <action>launch:UPDATER_ABOUT</action>
   </button>'
BUTTON2='<button use-underline="true">
   <label>"_Update"</label>
   <input file stock="gtk-apply"></input>
   <action>DOWNLOAD_FLASH</action>
   </button>'
fi;fi

LINK="<b><u><span color='"'blue'"'>Update Flash 1.8 By Geoffrey 15th May 2017</span></u></b>"
ABOUT="<b><span size='"'x-large'"'>Adobe Flash Updater</span></b>"

export UPDATER_ABOUT='
<window title="Flash Player Updater" icon-name="gtk-about">
  <vbox>
    <text wrap="false" justify="2" use-markup="true"><label>"'$ABOUT'"</label></text>
    <eventbox tooltip-text="  Adobe Flash Player Auto Updater  " hover-selection="true" homogeneous="true">
      <text justify="2" use-markup="true"><label>"'$LINK'"</label></text>
      <action signal="button-press-event">defaultbrowser http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=100523 &</action>
     </eventbox>
    <text><label>""</label></text>
    <text wrap="false" justify="2" use-markup="true"><label>"Updates only the flash player plugin libflashplayer.so"</label></text>
    <text><label>""</label></text>
    <hbox space-fill="false" space-expand="true" homogeneous="true">
      <button ok>
        <action>closewindow:UPDATER_ABOUT</action>
      </button>
    </hbox>
  </vbox>
  <variable>UPDATER_ABOUT</variable>
</window>'

export FLASH_UPDATER_GUI='   
<window title="Flash Player Updater" icon-name="flash-player-properties" border-width="10" resizable="false">
<vbox>
 <hbox>
  <vbox>
   <pixmap>
    <input file icon="flash-player-properties"></input>
    <height>48</height><width>48</width>
    </pixmap>
  </vbox>
  <vbox>
   <text wrap="false" xalign="0" use-markup="true"><label>"'$TEXT_LINE1'"</label></text>
   <text wrap="false" xalign="0" use-markup="true"><label>"'$TEXT_LINE2'"</label></text>
   <checkbox use-underline="true">
   '$CHECKBOX'
    <label>_Run Flash Player Updater at startup</label>
    <variable>STARTUP</variable>
    <action>echo $STARTUP > ~/.update_flash</action>
    <action>if true ln -s /usr/bin/update_flash ~/Startup/update_flash &> /dev/null</action>
    <action>if false rm ~/Startup/update_flash &> /dev/null</action>
    </checkbox>
  </vbox>
  </hbox>
  <hbox homogeneous="true">
  <hbox>
    '$TIMER'
    '$BUTTON1'
   '$BUTTON2'
   <button use-underline="true">
   <label>"_Cancel "</label>
   <input file stock="gtk-close"></input>
   <action>EXIT:exit</action>
   </button>
  </hbox>
  </hbox>
</vbox>
</window>'
gtkdialog --program=FLASH_UPDATER_GUI >/dev/null 2>&1
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Re: Adobe Flash Player Auto Updater 32bit

Post by darry19662018 »

Geoffrey wrote: Wed Aug 12, 2020 2:07 pm The latest working version from the old forum, due to my long absence was resurrected by fredx181, Thanks Fred, thanks also to sfs and all those that gave input that kept this script functioning

Pet by fredx181 update_flash-1.8-1.pet

Tested in Tahr 32bit today Thu Aug 13, 2020 :thumbup2:

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#!/bin/bash
# By Geoffrey, do with as you please.......
# 15052017
# Update Flash v1.8
# Used sed in place of perl as suggested by sfs
# yad no longer a dependency, uses gtkdialog
# fixed url not found "get.adobe.com/flashplayer/" from some locale's, get update version info from alternate url "adobe.com/software/flash/about" rg66
# fix linux detection by sfs
# 14122016 final, Linux flashplayer now follows Firefox - NPAPI
# 20022017 reverted back to using busybox strings to get libflashplayer.so version number
# now only looks for new version @ adobe.com/software/flash/about
# URL fix 15052017
# fredx181, 27102019, fix: change "about" url: 'adobe.com/software/flash/about/' to 'get.adobe.com/flashplayer/about/'
FLASH_UPDATER="$(readlink -e "$0")"
sleep 0.3
if [ `pidof "$(basename "$FLASH_UPDATER")" -o %PPID | wc -w` -gt 1 ]; then
gtkdialog-splash -icon "/usr/share/pixmaps/flash-player-properties.png" -timeout 6 -fontsize x-large -text "
Flash Updater is running.
" &
 exit 1
fi

if [ ! -f ~/.flash_update/index.html ]; then
IFCONFIG="`ifconfig | grep '^[pwe]' | grep -v 'wmaster'`"
while [ "$IFCONFIG" != "" ]; do
   sleep 1
    ping -c 1 8.8.8.8
    if [ $? -eq 0 ];then
      break
   else
      ping -c 1 www.google.com
      if [ $? -eq 0 ];then
         break
      fi
   fi
done &> /dev/null
fi

function DOWNLOAD_FLASH(){
URL='fpdownload.adobe.com/get/flashplayer/pdc/'$LATEST_VERSION'/flash_player_npapi_linux.i386.tar.gz'
wget -t 2 -T 20 --waitretry=20 --spider -S "$URL" > ~/.flash_update/filesize 2>&1   
SIZE=`echo $(awk '/^Length: / {print $3}' ~/.flash_update/filesize) | sed 's/^.\(.*\).$/\1/'`
export DOWNLOADER_GUI='
<window title="Download Flash Player Update" icon-name="flash-player-properties" border-width="10" resizable="false">
<vbox>
<progressbar width-request="300">
<label>Please Wait...</label>
<input>wget --no-check-certificate -4 -c -t 5 -w 5 -P ~/.flash_update '$URL' 2>&1 | sed -nru "s|.* ([0-9]+%) +([^ ]+).*$|\1\nDownloading \1 of '$SIZE' @ \2B/sec |p" 2>/dev/null</input>
<action type="exit">Ready</action>
</progressbar>
<hbox homogeneous="true">
<button use-underline="true">
   <label>"_Cancel "</label>
   <input file stock="gtk-close"></input>   
   <action>func_terminate_service</action>
   <action>EXIT:exit</action>
   </button>
</hbox>
</vbox>
</window>'
I=$IFS; IFS=""
for STATEMENTS in  $(gtkdialog --program=DOWNLOADER_GUI); do
   eval $STATEMENTS
done
IFS=$I
[ $EXIT = exit ] && exit 1

cd ~/.flash_update/
tar -zxvf flash_player_npapi_linux.i386.tar.gz libflashplayer.so &> /dev/null
chown root:root libflashplayer.so
cd /
rm /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so
mv ~/.flash_update/libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so
export INSTALLED_VERSION=$(busybox strings -n13 /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so  | grep 'FlashPlayer_' | cut -d '_' -f2-5| tr '_' '.')
gtkdialog-splash -icon "/usr/share/pixmaps/flash-player-properties.png" -timeout 6 -fontsize x-large -text "Flash Player has now been updated
         Version $INSTALLED_VERSION"
         
[ "$LATEST_VERSION" = "$INSTALLED_VERSION" ] && rm -r ~/.flash_update
func_terminate_service
}
export -f  DOWNLOAD_FLASH

 func_terminate_service(){
PID_UPDATE_FLASH=$(pidof update_flash)   
GUI=$(ps -ef | grep program=FLASH_UPDATER_GUI | grep -v grep | awk '{ print $2 }')
     kill "$PID_UPDATE_FLASH"
     kill "$GUI"
      }
export -f  func_terminate_service
 
[ ! -f ~/Startup/update_flash ]   && echo false > ~/.update_flash
if grep -q true ~/.update_flash 2> /dev/null;then
CHECKBOX='<default>true</default>'
else
CHECKBOX='<default>false</default>'
fi

mkdir -p ~/.flash_update
if [ ! -f ~/.flash_update/index.html ]; then
# fredx181, changed about url to "get.adobe.com/flashplayer/about/"
wget --no-check-certificate -O- --spider get.adobe.com/flashplayer/about/ > ~/.flash_update/flash_url 2>&1
if grep -q '200 OK' ~/.flash_update/flash_url 2> /dev/null; then
wget -q -N -P ~/.flash_update get.adobe.com/flashplayer/about/
else
gtkdialog-splash -icon "/usr/share/pixmaps/flash-player-properties.png" -timeout 8 -fontsize x-large -text "The Adobe web site appears
  to unavailable at this time
      Please try again......."
rm -r ~/.flash_update && func_terminate_service         
fi;fi

export LATEST_VERSION=`cat /root/.flash_update/index.html | grep -A3 Linux | grep [0-9] | awk -F '[><]' '{print $3}' | tr -d "\n"` #rg66
export INSTALLED_VERSION=$(busybox strings -n13 /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so  | grep 'FlashPlayer_' | cut -d '_' -f2-5| tr '_' '.')

if [ "$LATEST_VERSION" = "$INSTALLED_VERSION" ]; then
TEXT="<b><span size='"'large'"'>Adobe Flash is up to date...</span></b>"
TEXT_VERSION="<b><span size='"'x-large'"'>Current Version $INSTALLED_VERSION</span></b>"
TEXT_LINE1="$TEXT"
TEXT_LINE2="$TEXT_VERSION"
BUTTON1='<button use-underline="true">
   <label>" _About"</label>
   <input file stock="gtk-info"></input>
   <action>disable:TIMER</action>
   <action>launch:UPDATER_ABOUT</action>
   </button>'
TIMER='<timer seconds="true" interval="8" visible="false">
    <variable>TIMER</variable>
    <action>EXIT:exit</action>
    </timer>'
rm -r ~/.flash_update   
else
if [ -f ~/.flash_update/flash_player_npapi_linux.i386.tar.gz ]; then
TEXT="<b><span size='"'large'"'>Adobe Flash update has already started...</span></b>"
TEXT_VERSION="<b><span size='"'x-large'"'>New Version $LATEST_VERSION</span></b>"
TEXT_LINE1="$TEXT"
TEXT_LINE2="$TEXT_VERSION"
BUTTON1='<button use-underline="true">
   <label>" _About"</label>
   <input file stock="gtk-info"></input>
   <action>launch:UPDATER_ABOUT</action>
   </button>'
BUTTON2='<button use-underline="true">
   <label>"_Resume"</label>
   <input file stock="gtk-apply"></input>
   <action>DOWNLOAD_FLASH</action>
   </button>'
else
TEXT="<b><span size='"'large'"'>A New Adobe Flash update is Available</span></b>"
TEXT_VERSION="<b><span size='"'x-large'"'>New Version $LATEST_VERSION</span></b>"
TEXT_LINE1="$TEXT"
TEXT_LINE2="$TEXT_VERSION"
BUTTON1='<button use-underline="true">
   <label>" _About"</label>
   <input file stock="gtk-info"></input>
   <action>launch:UPDATER_ABOUT</action>
   </button>'
BUTTON2='<button use-underline="true">
   <label>"_Update"</label>
   <input file stock="gtk-apply"></input>
   <action>DOWNLOAD_FLASH</action>
   </button>'
fi;fi

LINK="<b><u><span color='"'blue'"'>Update Flash 1.8 By Geoffrey 15th May 2017</span></u></b>"
ABOUT="<b><span size='"'x-large'"'>Adobe Flash Updater</span></b>"

export UPDATER_ABOUT='
<window title="Flash Player Updater" icon-name="gtk-about">
  <vbox>
    <text wrap="false" justify="2" use-markup="true"><label>"'$ABOUT'"</label></text>
    <eventbox tooltip-text="  Adobe Flash Player Auto Updater  " hover-selection="true" homogeneous="true">
      <text justify="2" use-markup="true"><label>"'$LINK'"</label></text>
      <action signal="button-press-event">defaultbrowser http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=100523 &</action>
     </eventbox>
    <text><label>""</label></text>
    <text wrap="false" justify="2" use-markup="true"><label>"Updates only the flash player plugin libflashplayer.so"</label></text>
    <text><label>""</label></text>
    <hbox space-fill="false" space-expand="true" homogeneous="true">
      <button ok>
        <action>closewindow:UPDATER_ABOUT</action>
      </button>
    </hbox>
  </vbox>
  <variable>UPDATER_ABOUT</variable>
</window>'

export FLASH_UPDATER_GUI='   
<window title="Flash Player Updater" icon-name="flash-player-properties" border-width="10" resizable="false">
<vbox>
 <hbox>
  <vbox>
   <pixmap>
    <input file icon="flash-player-properties"></input>
    <height>48</height><width>48</width>
    </pixmap>
  </vbox>
  <vbox>
   <text wrap="false" xalign="0" use-markup="true"><label>"'$TEXT_LINE1'"</label></text>
   <text wrap="false" xalign="0" use-markup="true"><label>"'$TEXT_LINE2'"</label></text>
   <checkbox use-underline="true">
   '$CHECKBOX'
    <label>_Run Flash Player Updater at startup</label>
    <variable>STARTUP</variable>
    <action>echo $STARTUP > ~/.update_flash</action>
    <action>if true ln -s /usr/bin/update_flash ~/Startup/update_flash &> /dev/null</action>
    <action>if false rm ~/Startup/update_flash &> /dev/null</action>
    </checkbox>
  </vbox>
  </hbox>
  <hbox homogeneous="true">
  <hbox>
    '$TIMER'
    '$BUTTON1'
   '$BUTTON2'
   <button use-underline="true">
   <label>"_Cancel "</label>
   <input file stock="gtk-close"></input>
   <action>EXIT:exit</action>
   </button>
  </hbox>
  </hbox>
</vbox>
</window>'
gtkdialog --program=FLASH_UPDATER_GUI >/dev/null 2>&1
Thanks Geoffrey and Fred works in my old Dpup 5.08 squeeze remaster.
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Re: Adobe Flash Player Auto Updater 32bit

Post by Geoffrey »

darry19662018 wrote: Wed Aug 12, 2020 6:31 pm Thanks Geoffrey and Fred works in my old Dpup 5.08 squeeze remaster.
This thread will be short lived as Adobe Flash will cease as of December 31, 2020, https://www.adobe.com/products/flashpla ... life.html#
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Re: Adobe Flash Player Auto Updater 32bit

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Yep understood read about that - thanks again.
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Re: Adobe Flash Player Auto Updater 32bit

Post by xenial »

If i have understood correctly the pepperflash (chrome and it's clones) will still function until the end of june 2021.

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