How to install Adobe Flash 11?

[Adrian]

Hi, it looks like Adobe has released its Flash Player v11 for 64 bit too, how can I install it in Kubuntu, has anybody tried it, if I select Ubuntu 64 bit from here: http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/otherversions/ I get a prompt that Google Chrome needs to launch an external app to handle the apt: protocol and wants to run:

xdg-open apt:adobe-flashplugin?channel=$distropartner

Which gives an error message and fails, Firefox doesn't even go that far.

Any other experience, suggestions?

[sithlord48]

Re: How to install Adobe Flash 11?

dl the flash plugin from adobes web page, close the browser, extract the file to where ever, then move it the .so file to

/home/<username>.mozilla/plugins/

NOTE the '.' its a hidden folder.
enjoy (yes this will work for chromium/chrome too)

[Adrian]

Re: How to install Adobe Flash 11?

Thanks, I can do that, and I probably get to that, I was interested though to solve this problem and be able to use apt to install flash, it's a bit surprising that things for Ubuntu don't work in Kubuntu...

[arochester]

Re: How to install Adobe Flash 11?

"Adobe Flash 11 Released, Ready for Download" - http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/10/a...eady-download/

[SteveRiley]

Re: How to install Adobe Flash 11?

For we Firefox users, the Flash-Aid addon simplifies this process greatly.

[sithlord48]

Re: How to install Adobe Flash 11?

Thanks, I can do that, and I probably get to that, I was interested though to solve this problem and be able to use apt to install flash, it's a bit surprising that things for Ubuntu don't work in Kubuntu...

you can install the package "flash_plugin_installer" and that will do it for you , however... i don't know what version that is so if you want a certian version or the beta manually installing is ez enuff so i would just do that. only problem is you will need to update it manually also.. if possible use the installer.

one other question have you tried

xdg-open apt:adobe-flashplugin?channel=$distropartner

in rekonq? That should work better w/ apt.

[Adrian]

Re: How to install Adobe Flash 11?

xdg-open should open the default browser, on a closer look this is what I get if I run

xdg-open apt:adobe-flashplugin?channel=$distropartner

or

apturl apt:adobe-flashplugin?channel=$distropartner

I get "Package adobe-flashplugin is virtual"

EDIT: I see this error all over the forums, it's a confirmed bug for 64bit, in the meantime I installed the flashplayer manually, I hope though they are going to fix this because I really like to maintain my programs with apt.

[slush1000]

Re: How to install Adobe Flash 11?

You could download the RPM package, install alien, convert to a DEB in order to install. Just did that on a 32bit nettop.

sudo apt-get install alien

to install the alien package

In the directory that you downloaded the flash rpm package to:

sudo alien -k filename.rpm

to convert the rpm package to debian package (replace 'filename.rpm' with the flash-plugin rpm filename)

sudo dpkg -i filename.deb

Should work... did not try it on my 64bit desktop yet (I've been using the sevenmachines ppa and had the 64bit Flash 11 beta installed for that)

[jpenguin]

Re: How to install Adobe Flash 11?

I use this ppa too
https://launchpad.net/~sevenmachines/+archive/flash

[ardvark71]

Re: How to install Adobe Flash 11?

(Never mind, found the solution)

[ardvark71]

Re: How to install Adobe Flash 11?

(Never mind)

[Adrian]

Re: How to install Adobe Flash 11?

dl the flash plugin from adobes web page, close the browser, extract the file to where ever, then move it the .so file to

/home/<username>.mozilla/plugins/

NOTE the '.' its a hidden folder.
enjoy (yes this will work for chromium/chrome too)

Hi...

Could you show me where to find this folder?

Regards...

I usually put it in /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins but I really wanted an APT way to install it.

[ardvark71]

Re: How to install Adobe Flash 11?

Thanks Adrian, I found out how to do it.

Regards...

[sithlord48]

Re: How to install Adobe Flash 11?

you can use apt to install when it makes it on to the repos. if you MUST have it now then you can manually install it..

the ezest way is to manually install it, don't waste your time w/ the rpm and alien its a simple tarball with one so file... /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/ will work for all users but you will need to copy the file as root.

/home/<usrname/.mozilla/plugins folder is done per user if you only have one user this will work fine, if you have multi users then you might consider /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/ instead

[SteveRiley]

Re: How to install Adobe Flash 11?

Since Adobe continues to use the somewhat flaky apturl method for downloading the .deb files, and also since the partner repos for Precise are currently empty, I wanted to see if there's a better way to install Flash. While it's fairly easy to pull the .so file from the .tar.gz, that approach doesn't provide you with the Flash Settings module, which is important for us privacy nerds:



I examined the .rpm file, and while it includes the KCM module, I'm not too fond of the idea of "alien"ating an .rpm into a .deb. So I downloaded the .deb files from Canonical's partner repository and manually installed them, thinking it would be easier to clean that up if it somehow broke. Well, good news -- it works fine. (I tested this with Rekonq on my hand-built KDE box running Precise alpha 1 plus daily updates; it should work on Oneiric and Natty, too, and with other browsers.)

1. Navigate to http://archive.canonical.com/pool/pa...e-flashplugin/
2. Download the appropriate adobe-flash-properties-kde_11.1.102.55 file for your distro and architecture
3. Download the appropriate adobe-flashplugin_11.1.102.55 file for your distro and architecture

The settings module is compiled with a dependency on libkutils4. If you're running out-of-the-box Kubuntu, you already have that. If not, you'll need to install it:

$ sudo apt-get install libkutils4

Now you can install the player and the settings module:

$ sudo dpkg -i adobe-flashplugin_11.1.102.55-dist_arch.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i adobe-flash-properties-kde_11.1.102.55-dist_arch.deb

Make the appropriate substitutions for dist and arch. Don't forget to include whatever numeric digits surround dist.

While not as convenient as what we used to get from the SevenMachines PPA, at least this approach creates all the necessary symlinks for Linux's plethora of browsers:



You can find the settings module in System Settings | Lost and Found | Adobe Flash Settings:




Now to test it, I highly encourage that you visit the YouTube channel of Eric Whitacre, a contemporary American choral composer who's somewhat of a phenom these days. In one of the finest examples of putting social media to good use, Eric has released recordings of two "virtual choir" performances. The choirs are composed of ordinary folks like you and me, who with their webcams and mics and headphones, each recorded one of the 12 or 16 vocal parts. A sound engineer assembled the individual recordings into the most impressive and and magnificent works you've ever seen. (Yes, I'm gushing. Oh well.)

Check them out -- click the images to watch the videos; put on your headphones and crank the volume:

Lux Aurumque



Sleep