Flash has updated.......

[robjduk]

Anyone know how to tell Safari to allow outdated versions of Flash as this is getting on my nerves now.

[LosOjos]

It's a really bad idea to allow out of date software, particularly web based, to run.

 

Do you need Flash at all? A lot of sites have gone HTML5 now (though I accept educational software is generally 10 years behind so you may well have some that relies on Flash for years yet!)

[robjduk]

Its youtube and prezzi. I just cant force it to allow the out of date plugin. I would use Chrome but cant get the homescreen working correctly.

[Arthur]

If you uninstall Flash Player, shouldn't YouTube and Prezi use their respective HTML5 players?

 

medium.com/prezi-engineering/how-and-why-prezi-turned-to-javascript-56e0ca57d135

[robjduk]

aye just found that out. Well Youtube is fine but Prezi still wants flash but in media, youtube reigns supreme.

 

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lol..... on a similar note, can you imagine if Windows just randomly one morning updated so you couldn't use outdated software! I think the world would grind to a halt.

[SWC]

I have the same issue in 2 classrooms where flash is "out of date" every couple of weeks which is a real pain. I deploy the latest version of flash using ARD, but would really like to disable the update altoghether and update the flash player manually over the college holiday periods

[Arthur]

but would really like to disable the update altogether

Create a text file called mms.cfg containing the two lines shown below and then copy it into /Library/Application Support/Macromedia on each Mac. That should sort it.

 

AutoUpdateDisable=1
SilentAutoUpdateEnable=0

[Mustang]

Create a text file called mms.cfg containing the two lines shown below and then copy it into /Library/Application Support/Macromedia on each Mac. That should sort it.

 

AutoUpdateDisable=1
SilentAutoUpdateEnable=0

 

This will not work. Apple has an built in update that blocks software versions it considers dangerous, the safari flash plugin being one of them.

 

I would look into AutoPKG and Munki. You can use them so flash player gets downloaded, packaged up and then deployed automatically without lifting a finger

[SWC]

Another new week and another new version of flash is available. This is a real pain.

 

I have created the mms.cfg file and placed it in the correct folder. On the machine side it stops asking for updates but the real issue is when using Safari. Is there a way to disable Safari from checking for the latest Flash update? I don't mind manually updating the clients using ARD but it is such a pain when users open Safari and it says Flash is out of date

[Arthur]

the real issue is when using Safari.

Is switching to Chrome an option? It includes its own Flash Player plug-in which gets automatically updated when the browser does.

 

You could then uninstall the plug-in that Safari uses and not have to worry about it again.

[pixellip]

Flash is such a pain.........constant microupdates.......good riddance if you ask me.

[Mustang]

Again, AutoPKG and Munki

[gaz350b]

Another new week and another new version of flash is available. This is a real pain.

 

I have created the mms.cfg file and placed it in the correct folder. On the machine side it stops asking for updates but the real issue is when using Safari. Is there a way to disable Safari from checking for the latest Flash update? I don't mind manually updating the clients using ARD but it is such a pain when users open Safari and it says Flash is out of date

 

We do exactly that the installer is hidden inside adobes installer. Just right click and show contents.

Have a dig and pull it out and deploy

[Arthur]

On Adobe's Flash Player Distribution webpage there's also a "for System Administrators" installation package.

 

http://managingosx.wordpress.com/2013/10/08/adobe-flash-player-11-9

[davidacland]

From what I've seen, the best route is just to keep it updated. As @Mustang said, AutoPKG and Munki, or AutoPKGr and Casper to make it completely automated.

 

You can get the distribution version of flash here: Adobe Flash Player Distribution | Adobe

[JasonNVSD]

If you want to prevent your plugins from being blocked again in a few weeks, you can disable this for Safari 8 by going to System Preferences > App Store > deselect Install system data files and security updates.

 

And if you want to disable this for Firefox, type about:config in the address bar, and set extensions.blocklist.enabled to false.