Trying to install flash player on ubuntu 12.04
- by Eric
I am having trouble installing this program. I do not know how to locate the browser plugins directory, or change the directory in the terminal.
Installation instructions
Installing using the plugin tar.gz:
Unpack the plugin tar.gz and copy the files to the appropriate location.
Save the plugin tar.gz locally and note the location the file was saved to.
Launch terminal and change directories to the location the file was saved to.
Unpack the tar.gz file. Once unpacked you will see the following:
+ libflashplayer.so
+ /usr
Identify the location of the browser plugins directory, based on your Linux distribution and Firefox version
Copy libflashplayer.so to the appropriate browser plugins directory. At the prompt type:
cp libflashlayer.so <BrowserPluginsLocation>
Copy the Flash Player Local Settings configurations files to the /usr directory. At the prompt type:
sudo cp -r usr/* /usr
Installing the plugin using RPM:
- As root, enter in terminal:
rpm -Uvh <rpm_package_file>
- Click Enter key and follow prompts
Installing the standalone player
Unpack the tar.gz file
To execute the standalone player Double-click, or enter in terminal:
./flashplayer
