Flash in Kubuntu 7.10: how to fix it

UPDATE (04/15/2008):  Please read the edit at the bottom of this post.

ORIGINAL POST:

If you’re searching for an answer to why Flash can no longer be installed in your Kubuntu or Ubuntu installation, look no further. The short answer: Adobe updated to a new version of Flash, which broke the Ubuntu package. Discussion has been fast and furious on the bug report for this issue.

That’s the bad news. The good news is that it isn’t very difficult to fix. The other bad news is that Flash will remain broken in Konqueror for other reasons, so it’s Firefox or nothing for now.

Cuban Missile Crisis

Conveniently summarized, for those who aren’t in the know. The National Security Archive at George Washington University has declassified documents, recordings, and more.