Update Flash fix security flaws! (The Déjà vu remix)

Flash seems to have been pwned again- as usual:

Flash updates are not automatically downloaded in Debian- a user has to do:

# update-flashplugin-nonfree --install

Restart the browser afterwards to load the updated Flash player.

KrebsonSecurity has the lowdown: here and here.

Je suis Charlie

Update Flash fix security flaws!

Browsing the web today I noticed that some Flash videos were not playing, and I saw this message:

"This plugin is vulnerable and should be updated".

The option to check and update Flash in Iceweasel told me I had the latest version, but Adobe has issued a security update for Flash.

As I have mentioned before, Flash updates are not automatically downloaded in Debian- a user has to do:

# update-flashplugin-nonfree --install

Restart the browser afterwards to load the updated Flash player.

Report a broken website

Firefox used to have an option to report a broken website: it's gone. However, there is now a cross-browser alternative at webcompat.com (found via Mozilla Support.)

Jessie wallpaper

Debian Jessie is frozen, so with the release on the horizon, it's time to think about what the wallpaper may look like. Here are a couple of my favourites from the proposals so far:

Sky Blue Jessie.

Lines.

From DebianArt Themes.

Barbie runs Debian!

Go girl!

#BBCtrending: Feminist Hacker Barbie

Can't save files to USB thumb drive in Debian

Did you install Debian from a USB thumb drive? Can't write to a USB thumb drive after installing because the owner is root?

Quick and easy solution: Look for a /dev/sdb1 entry in etc/fstab and comment it out:

#/dev/sdb1 /media/usb0 auto rw,user,noauto 0 0
 
Source:Debian Forum. Explanation from dhunter in same thread:

This is exactly what happens if you install Debian from a USB drive, the installer adds sdb1 to fstab and whenever you plug it in the system will mount it as root. Always remember removing sdb1 from fstab after installing from USB.