The Debian package will keep a Recommends. This package requires the Google pepperflashplugins. The fact that pepperflashplugin-nonfree can be avoided by manually installing it explains why this is a Recommends instead of a Depends (i.e. users that really want can avoid the installation of pepperflashplugin-nonfree). But, for average users, the Recommends is good: by default, "apt-get install browser-plugin- freshplayer-pepperflash" will give them a working flash plugin.
When reading this bug report, I agree that the Ubuntu package should have an alternative. If someone tries to use it with Debian (ie installing browser-plugin-freshplayer-pepperflash and adobe-flashplugin but not pepperflashplugin-nonfree) and reports it works, I will also add it in Debian. One should also probably check that there are proper Conflicts/Replaces between pepperflashplugin-nonfree and adobe-flashplugin (in particular in Ubuntu that provides both packages) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1544409 Title: Flash plugin is installed as a dependency of browser-plugin- freshplayer-pepperflash (freshplayerplugin) even if it is already installed by another package To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freshplayerplugin/+bug/1544409/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
