How to Install Flash Player on Ubuntu
Three Methods:ChromiumChromeFirefox
Flash is no longer being developed for Linux, and the newest versions are only available built-in to Chrome. If you use the Chromium browser, you can extract the Flash plugin from Chrome and use it. If you use Firefox, you'll need to change to a different browser if you want the latest versions. If you use Chrome, as long as your browser is up to date, you're good to go.
Steps
Method 1 of 3: Chromium
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1Open the Ubuntu Software Center. You can start it from the Ubuntu task bar.Ad -
2Click the Edit menu and select Software Sources. -
3Click the "Ubuntu Software" tab. -
4Check the "Software restricted by copyright or legal issues (multiverse)" box. Click "Close". -
5Wait for the Software Center to update sources. This may take a few minutes. -
6Search for "Pepper Flash Player". Download the browser plugin.- The package name will be "pepperflashplugin-nonfree", but it is a free plugin.
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7Open the Terminal. You can start it from the task bar, or press Ctrl+Alt+T -
8Type .sudo update-pepperflashplugin-nonfree and press ↵ Enter. -
9Wait for the installation to complete. This may take a few moments. Once the installation is complete, your computer's name will appear again. Type exit and press ↵ Enter to close the terminal. -
10Restart your browser. Flash is now installed for Chromium. -
11Check for updates periodically. When Flash is installed this way, it will not update automatically. You will need to manually check for updates on a semi-regular basis.- Open the Terminal.
- Type sudo update-pepperflashplugin-nonfree –status and press ↵ Enter to check for updates. If the available update is a higher number than your installed update, there is an update available.
- Type sudo update-pepperflashplugin-nonfree –install and press ↵ Enter to install the update.
- Restart your browser to complete the update.
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Method 2 of 3: Chrome
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1Update Chrome. Flash is built-in to Chrome, and no extra effort is required to get it running. Simply keep Chrome up to date and Flash should work just fine.- If Flash is broken in Chrome, try uninstalling and reinstalling it.
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Method 3 of 3: Firefox
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1Change browsers to Chrome or Chromium. Adobe is no longer supporting Linux development outside of the Pepper Flash plugin for Chrome. That means that the Flash plugin for Firefox is very outdated and is not receiving any improvements and only minor security patches.- If you want to install the outdated version for Firefox, read on.
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2Open the Ubuntu Software Center. You can start it from the Ubuntu task bar. -
3Search for "flashplugin-installer" -
4Select "Adobe Flash plugin" from the list of results. -
5Install the plugin. -
6Restart Firefox for the new plugin to take effect.Ad
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