a new FF upgrade this morning 5th Oct, did solve my problem: Flashplayer is
now working fine on 32 bit computer .thanks

On 3 October 2017 at 22:03, Roland Steinbach <email address hidden>
wrote:

> *** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1720908 ***
>     https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1720908
>
> ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1720908
>    Firefox cannot load Flash because of libxul broken dependency
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1720955
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> Title:
>   FF56 block flahplayer
>
> Status in firefox package in Ubuntu:
>   New
>
> Bug description:
>   this morning I saw a upgrade of FF , now installed FF56.
>   But after upgrade, the flash player stopped working.
>   I have restarted FF
>   I have restarted the computer
>   I have reinstalled the flashplayer.
>
>   <> nothing helps flashplayer is not working
>   this is on my old coputer 32 bit
>
>   on my notebook 64 bit it looks like the flashplayer is still working
>
>   how can I get the flashplayer working again?? I do need it.
>   else I have to start looking to other browser with working flash.
>
>   ard
>
>   ProblemType: Bug
>   DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
>   Package: firefox 56.0+build6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
>   ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-96.119-generic 4.4.83
>   Uname: Linux 4.4.0-96-generic i686
>   AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False
>   ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10
>   Architecture: i386
>   AudioDevicesInUse:
>    USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
>    /dev/snd/controlC0:  ard        1500 F.... pulseaudio
>   BuildID: 20170928135511
>   Channel: Unavailable
>   CurrentDesktop: Unity
>   Date: Tue Oct  3 13:53:26 2017
>   Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
>   ForcedLayersAccel: False
>   IfupdownConfig:
>    # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
>    auto lo
>    iface lo inet loopback
>   IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant
> compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite)
>   InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-08-01 (62 days ago)
>   InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release i386
> (20140417)
>   IpRoute:
>    default via 192.168.1.1 dev eth0  proto static  metric 100
>    192.168.1.0/24 dev eth0  proto kernel  scope link  src 192.168.1.2
> metric 100
>   IwConfig:
>    lo        no wireless extensions.
>
>    eth0      no wireless extensions.
>   Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
>   Plugins: Shockwave Flash - /usr/lib/flashplugin-
> installer/libflashplayer.so
>   PrefSources: prefs.js
>   Profiles: Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=56.0/20170928135511 (In use)
>   RfKill:
>
>   RunningIncompatibleAddons: False
>   SourcePackage: firefox
>   Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
>   UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2017-08-02 (61 days ago)
>   dmi.bios.date: 05/16/2012
>   dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
>   dmi.bios.version: P1.90
>   dmi.board.name: G31M-GS.
>   dmi.board.vendor: ASRock
>   dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
>   dmi.chassis.type: 3
>   dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
>   dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
>   dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrP1.90:bd05/16/2012:
> svnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:
> rvnASRock:rnG31M-GS.:rvr:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:
>   dmi.product.name: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
>   dmi.product.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
>   dmi.sys.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
>
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