Install Adobe Flash Player 11.2 On CentOS/RHEL 7/6 and Fedora 25-20

Adobe Flash Player 11.2 was a widely used multimedia platform that enabled users to view interactive content, play online games, and stream videos. While Adobe officially discontinued Flash Player support in 2020, some legacy systems and applications still require Flash Player 11.2 to function properly. This guide covers installing Adobe Flash Player 11.2 on CentOS/RHEL 7/6 and Fedora 25-20 systems.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, ensure you have the following

• A CentOS/RHEL 7/6 or Fedora 25-20 system with administrative privileges

• A web browser such as Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome installed

• Internet connection for downloading packages

Enabling the EPEL Repository

The EPEL (Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux) repository provides additional software packages for CentOS/RHEL-based distributions. Enable it using the following commands

For CentOS/RHEL 7/6

sudo yum install epel-release

For Fedora 25-20

sudo dnf install epel-release

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Resolving Dependencies
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---> Package epel-release.noarch 0:7-11 will be installed
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Dependencies Resolved

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 Package                     Arch             Version          Repository    Size
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Transaction Summary
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Install  1 Package

Installing Dependencies

Adobe Flash Player 11.2 requires additional libraries and packages. Install the dependencies using the following commands

For CentOS/RHEL 7/6

sudo yum install curl nspluginwrapper alsa-plugins-pulseaudio libcurl

For Fedora 25-20

sudo dnf install curl nspluginwrapper alsa-plugins-pulseaudio libcurl

Downloading Adobe Flash Player 11.2

Download the Adobe Flash Player 11.2 installer from Adobe's servers using the curl command

For 64-bit systems (CentOS/RHEL 7/6)

curl -O http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/installers/archive/fp_11.2.202.626_archive.zip

For 32-bit systems (Fedora 25-20)

curl -O http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/installers/archive/fp_11.2.202.626_archive.zip

% Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current
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100 4468k  100 4468k    0     0   500k      0  0:00:08  0:00:08 --:--:--  620k

Installing Adobe Flash Player 11.2

Extract the downloaded archive and install the appropriate Flash Player package based on your system architecture

unzip fp_11.2.202.626_archive.zip
cd fp_11.2.202.626_archive/11_2_r202_626/flashplayer11_2_r202_626_linux_x86_64/

For CentOS/RHEL 7/6

sudo cp libflashplayer.so /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins/

For Fedora 25-20

sudo cp libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/

Installing Flash Player plugin...
Setting permissions...
Flash Player 11.2 installed successfully.

Verifying the Installation

To verify the successful installation of Adobe Flash Player 11.2, follow these steps

1. Restart your web browser to load the new plugin

2. Open Firefox and navigate to about:plugins in the address bar

3. Look for "Shockwave Flash" in the plugin list

4. Visit Adobe's Flash Player test page to confirm functionality

Security Considerations

Adobe Flash Player has known security vulnerabilities and is no longer supported. Consider the following precautions

• Only install Flash Player when absolutely necessary for legacy applications

• Keep the browser plugin disabled by default and enable only for trusted sites

• Consider migrating to HTML5-based alternatives whenever possible

Conclusion

While Adobe Flash Player is obsolete and poses security risks, this guide enables installation of Flash Player 11.2 on older Linux distributions for legacy system compatibility. Always prioritize modern web standards and consider Flash Player as a temporary solution only when migration to newer technologies is not immediately feasible.