Why does Adobe Flash plugin still crash even after executing FlashAid?

Question

This report was generated by Flash Aid:
Ubuntu Architecture
Linux ubuntu 2.6.32-28-generic-pae #55-Ubuntu SMP Mon Jan 10 22:34:08 UTC 2011 i686 GNU/Linux
Ubuntu Version
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=10.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=lucid
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS"
Firefox Packages
firefox install
firefox-branding install
firefox-gnome-support install
Firefox binaries
/usr/bin/firefox
/usr/bin/firefox: symbolic link to `../lib/firefox-3.6.13/firefox.sh'
/usr/local/bin/firefox: ERROR: cannot open `/usr/local/bin/firefox' (No such file or directory)
/opt/firefox/firefox: ERROR: cannot open `/opt/firefox/firefox' (No such file or directory)
Firefox divertion
/usr/bin/firefox.ubuntu: ERROR: cannot open `/usr/bin/firefox.ubuntu' (No such file or directory)
Sources
google-earth.list.save
lucid-partner.list
lucid-partner.list.save
medibuntu.list
Flash packages
adobe-flashplugin install
Plugin locations
/home/john/.mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so
/usr/lib/adobe-flashplugin/libflashplayer.so
/windows/.Trash-john/.mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so
/windows/.Trash-john/john/.mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so
/usr/lib/firefox/plugins/flashplugin-alternative.so
/usr/lib/iceape/plugins/flashplugin-alternative.so
/usr/lib/iceweasel/plugins/flashplugin-alternative.so
/usr/lib/midbrowser/plugins/flashplugin-alternative.so
/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/flashplugin-alternative.so
/usr/lib/xulrunner/plugins/flashplugin-alternative.so
/usr/lib/xulrunner-addons/plugins/flashplugin-alternative.so
Flash symlinks
/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so: ERROR: cannot open `/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so' (No such file or directory)
/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/flashplugin-alternative.so: symbolic link to `/etc/alternatives/mozilla-flashplugin'
/etc/alternatives/mozilla-flashplugin: symbolic link to `/usr/lib/adobe-flashplugin/libflashplayer.so'
/usr/lib/flashplugin-installer/libflashplayer.so: ERROR: cannot open `/usr/lib/flashplugin-installer/libflashplayer.so' (No such file or directory)
/usr/lib/flashplugin-nonfree/libflashplayer.so: ERROR: cannot open `/usr/lib/flashplugin-nonfree/libflashplayer.so' (No such file or directory)
/usr/lib/adobe-flashplugin/libflashplayer.so: ELF 32-bit LSB shared object, Intel 80386, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked, stripped
/usr/lib/lightspark/lightspark.so: ERROR: cannot open `/usr/lib/lightspark/lightspark.so' (No such file or directory)
/usr/lib/swfdec-mozilla/libswfdecmozilla.so: ERROR: cannot open `/usr/lib/swfdec-mozilla/libswfdecmozilla.so' (No such file or directory)
/usr/lib/gnash/libgnashplugin.so: ERROR: cannot open `/usr/lib/gnash/libgnashplugin.so' (No such file or directory)
/var/lib/flashplugin-installer/npwrapper.libflashplayer.so: ERROR: cannot open `/var/lib/flashplugin-installer/npwrapper.libflashplayer.so' (No such file or directory)
/var/lib/flashplugin-nonfree/npwrapper.libflashplayer.so: ERROR: cannot open `/var/lib/flashplugin-nonfree/npwrapper.libflashplayer.so' (No such file or directory)
pluginreg.dat
Generated File. Do not edit.
[HEADER]
Version:0.11:$
[PLUGINS]
IcedTeaPlugin.so:$
/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk/jre/lib/i386/IcedTeaPlugin.so:$
:$
1294458897000:1:5:$
The IcedTea NPR Web Browser Plugin (using IcedTea6 1.9.4 (6b20-1.9.4-0ubuntu1~10.04.1)) executes Java applets.:$
IcedTea NPR Web Browser Plugin (using IcedTea6 1.9.4 (6b20-1.9.4-0ubuntu1~10.04.1)):$
34
0:application/x-java-vm:IcedTea:class,jar:$
1:application/x-java-applet:IcedTea:class,jar:$
2:application/x-java-applet;version=1.1:IcedTea:class,jar:$
3:application/x-java-applet;version=1.1.1:IcedTea:class,jar:$
4:application/x-java-applet;version=1.1.2:IcedTea:class,jar:$
5:application/x-java-applet;version=1.1.3:IcedTea:class,jar:$
6:application/x-java-applet;version=1.2:IcedTea:class,jar:$
7:application/x-java-applet;version=1.2.1:IcedTea:class,jar:$
8:application/x-java-applet;version=1.2.2:IcedTea:class,jar:$
9:application/x-java-applet;version=1.3:IcedTea:class,jar:$
10:application/x-java-applet;version=1.3.1:IcedTea:class,jar:$
11:application/x-java-applet;version=1.4:IcedTea:class,jar:$
12:application/x-java-applet;version=1.4.1:IcedTea:class,jar:$
13:application/x-java-applet;version=1.4.2:IcedTea:class,jar:$
14:application/x-java-applet;version=1.5:IcedTea:class,jar:$
15:application/x-java-applet;version=1.6:IcedTea:class,jar:$
16:application/x-java-applet;jpi-version=1.6.0_20:IcedTea:class,jar:$
17:application/x-java-bean:IcedTea:class,jar:$
18:application/x-java-bean;version=1.1:IcedTea:class,jar:$
19:application/x-java-bean;version=1.1.1:IcedTea:class,jar:$
20:application/x-java-bean;version=1.1.2:IcedTea:class,jar:$
21:application/x-java-bean;version=1.1.3:IcedTea:class,jar:$
22:application/x-java-bean;version=1.2:IcedTea:class,jar:$
23:application/x-java-bean;version=1.2.1:IcedTea:class,jar:$
24:application/x-java-bean;version=1.2.2:IcedTea:class,jar:$
25:application/x-java-bean;version=1.3:IcedTea:class,jar:$
26:application/x-java-bean;version=1.3.1:IcedTea:class,jar:$
27:application/x-java-bean;version=1.4:IcedTea:class,jar:$
28:application/x-java-bean;version=1.4.1:IcedTea:class,jar:$
29:application/x-java-bean;version=1.4.2:IcedTea:class,jar:$
30:application/x-java-bean;version=1.5:IcedTea:class,jar:$
31:application/x-java-bean;version=1.6:IcedTea:class,jar:$
32:application/x-java-bean;jpi-version=1.6.0_20:IcedTea:class,jar:$
33:application/x-java-vm-npruntime:::$
libflashplayer.so:$
/usr/lib/adobe-flashplugin/libflashplayer.so:$
:$
1290020895000:1:5:$
Shockwave Flash 10.1 r102:$
Shockwave Flash:$
2
0:application/x-shockwave-flash:Shockwave Flash:swf:$
1:application/futuresplash:FutureSplash Player:spl:$
librhythmbox-itms-detection-plugin.so:$
/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/librhythmbox-itms-detection-plugin.so:$
:$
1277463660000:1:5:$
This plug-in detects the presence of iTunes when opening iTunes Store URLs in a web page with Firefox.:$
iTunes Application Detector:$
1
0:application/itunes-plugin:::$
libtotem-narrowspace-plugin.so:$
/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libtotem-narrowspace-plugin.so:$
:$
1274279893000:1:5:$
The <a href="http://www.gnome.org/projects/totem/">Totem</a> 2.30.2 plugin handles video and audio streams.:$
QuickTime Plug-in 7.6.6:$
5
0:video/quicktime:QuickTime video:mov:$
1:video/mp4:MPEG-4 video:mp4:$
2:image/x-macpaint:MacPaint Bitmap image:pntg:$
3:image/x-quicktime:Macintosh Quickdraw/PICT drawing:pict, pict1, pict2:$
4:video/x-m4v:MPEG-4 video:m4v:$
libtotem-mully-plugin.so:$
/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libtotem-mully-plugin.so:$
:$
1274279893000:1:5:$
DivX Web Player version 1.4.0.233:$
DivX® Web Player:$
1
0:video/divx:AVI video:divx:$
libtotem-gmp-plugin.so:$
/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libtotem-gmp-plugin.so:$
:$
1274279893000:1:5:$
The <a href="http://www.gnome.org/projects/totem/">Totem</a> 2.30.2 plugin handles video and audio streams.:$
Windows Media Player Plug-in 10 (compatible; Totem):$
13
0:application/x-mplayer2:AVI video:avi, wma, wmv:$
1:video/x-ms-asf-plugin:ASF video:asf, wmv:$
2:video/x-msvideo:AVI video:asf, wmv:$
3:video/x-ms-asf:ASF video:asf:$
4:video/x-ms-wmv:Windows Media video:wmv:$
5:video/x-wmv:Windows Media video:wmv:$
6:video/x-ms-wvx:Windows Media video:wmv:$
7:video/x-ms-wm:Windows Media video:wmv:$
8:video/x-ms-wmp:Windows Media video:wmv:$
9:application/x-ms-wms:Windows Media video:wms:$
10:application/x-ms-wmp:Windows Media video:wmp:$
11:application/asx:Microsoft ASX playlist:asx:$
12:audio/x-ms-wma:Windows Media audio:wma:$
libtotem-cone-plugin.so:$
/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libtotem-cone-plugin.so:$
:$
1274279893000:1:5:$
The <a href="http://www.gnome.org/projects/totem/">Totem</a> 2.30.2 plugin handles video and audio streams.:$
VLC Multimedia Plugin (compatible Totem 2.30.2):$
19
0:application/x-vlc-plugin:VLC Multimedia Plugin::$
1:application/vlc:VLC Multimedia Plugin::$
2:video/x-google-vlc-plugin:VLC Multimedia Plugin::$
3:application/x-ogg:Ogg multimedia file:ogg:$
4:application/ogg:Ogg multimedia file:ogg:$
5:audio/ogg:Ogg Audio:oga:$
6:audio/x-ogg:Ogg Audio:ogg:$
7:video/ogg:Ogg Video:ogv:$
8:video/x-ogg:Ogg Video:ogg:$
9:application/annodex:Annodex exchange format:anx:$
10:audio/annodex:Annodex Audio:axa:$
11:video/annodex:Annodex Video:axv:$
12:video/mpeg:MPEG video:mpg, mpeg, mpe:$
13:audio/wav:WAV audio:wav:$
14:audio/x-wav:WAV audio:wav:$
15:audio/mpeg:MP3 audio:mp3:$
16:application/x-nsv-vp3-mp3:NullSoft video:nsv:$
17:video/flv:Flash video:flv:$
18:application/x-totem-plugin:Totem Multimedia plugin::$
nppdf.so:$
/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/nppdf.so:$
:$
1295585662000:1:5:$
The Adobe Reader plugin is used to enable viewing of PDF and FDF files from within the browser. :$
Adobe Reader 9.4:$
5
0:application/pdf:Portable Document Format:pdf:$
1:application/vnd.fdf:Acrobat Forms Data Format:fdf:$
2:application/vnd.adobe.xfdf:XML Version of Acrobat Forms Data Format:xfdf:$
3:application/vnd.adobe.xdp+xml:Acrobat XML Data Package:xdp:$
4:application/vnd.adobe.xfd+xml:Adobe FormFlow99 Data File:xfd:$
libflashplayer.so:$
/home/john/.mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so:$
:$
1166154660000:1:5:$
Shockwave Flash 9.0 r31:$
Shockwave Flash:$
2
0:application/x-shockwave-flash:Shockwave Flash:swf:$
1:application/futuresplash:FutureSplash Player:spl:$

Answer 1

PROBLEM SOLVED. There were two versions of Flashplayer installed. I re-ran Flash Aid and it sorted the problem.
Why does Adobe not resolve this problem at installation or upgrade time????