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Learn How to Install Adobe Flash Player On Ubuntu 16.4.
Adobe Flash Player is a browser plug for web utilities that can provide regular and engaging consumer experiences, attractive audio/video playback, and interesting gameplay. It is one of the most important plugins to run SWF records – an Adobe Flash file layout for exhibiting “animated” vector graphics on the internet. This article explains about – How to install Adobe Flash Player on Ubuntu.
Prerequisites
- A machine installed with Ubuntu.
- A user with root privileges or root user.
- Pre-installed ubuntu-restricted-extras package.
Installing Adobe Flash Player
Adobe Flash Player requires ubuntu-restricted-extras package. This package contains essential software which is not already included with Ubuntu due to legal or copyright reasons.
To install ubuntu-restricted-extras, use the following command −
$ sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras
The sample output should be like this –
Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following additional packages will be installed: cabextract chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra flashplugin-installer freepats gstreamer1.0-fluendo-mp3 gstreamer1.0-libav gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-faad gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-videoparsers gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly-amr i965-va-driver liba52-0.7.4 libaacs0 libass5 libavcodec-extra libavcodec-ffmpeg-extra56 libavfilter-ffmpeg5 libavformat-ffmpeg56 libavresample-ffmpeg2 libavutil-ffmpeg54 libbdplus0 libbluray1 libbs2b0 libchromaprint0 libcrystalhd3 libdc1394-22 libdca0 libde265-0 libdvdnav4 libdvdread4 libfaad2 libflite1 libfluidsynth1 libgme0 libgsm1 libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0 libgtkglext1 libhardware2 libhybris libhybris-common1 libkate1 libmad0 libmedia1 libmimic0 libmjpegutils-2.1-0 libmms0 libmodplug1 libmp3lame0 libmpeg2-4 libmpeg2encpp-2.1-0 libmpg123-0 libmplex2-2.1-0 libmspack0 libofa0 libopenal-data libopenal1 libopencore-amrnb0 libopencore-amrwb0 libopencv-calib3d2.4v5 ..................................................................................
While installing ubuntu-restricted-extras package, it gives the following message to agree end-user license agreement for Microsoft software as shown below −
To install Flash player on Ubuntu, use the following command as shown below −
$sudo apt-get install flashplugin-installer
The sample output should be like this −
Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Suggested packages: x-ttcidfont-conf ttf-bitstream-vera | ttf-dejavu ttf-xfree86-nonfree xfs The following NEW packages will be installed: flashplugin-installer 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 289 not upgraded. Need to get 0 B/6,804 B of archives. After this operation, 59.4 kB of additional disk space will be used. Preconfiguring packages ... Selecting previously unselected package flashplugin-installer. (Reading database ... 173884 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../flashplugin-installer_24.0.0.186ubuntu0.16.04.1_amd64.deb ... .....................................................................................
To verify the state of Flash Player, open your Mozilla Firefox browser and add the following code on URL bar.
about:plugins
The sample output should be like this −
In the above article, we have learnt – How to install Adobe Flash Player On Ubuntu 16.4. In our next articles, we will come up with more Linux based tricks and tips. Keep reading!
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