How to install Flash player in Ubuntu

Question

I have install Ubuntu 10 but you tube is not running on the firefox. I have downloaded flash player from http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

A "install_flash_player_10_linux.tar.gz" file download in the downloads folder

Now i extract it

and i have found a file libflashplayer.so

now i try again and again but i can't able to install it

Please help me...

Might be worth asking on http://askubuntu.com/ – Rich Adams May 10 '11 at 06:07 — Rich Adams, May 10 '11 at 06:07

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered May 10 '11 at 06:24

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On Ubuntu, just install the package flashplugin-installer if you have the multiverserepository enabled.

answered May 10 '11 at 06:24

abaumg

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 20 '14 at 14:30

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After extracting the libflashplayer.so file place it under the ${HOME_PATH}/.mozilla/plugins. Then restart firefox.

answered Mar 20 '14 at 14:30

Rajesh

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered May 10 '11 at 06:30

I have solve flash player installation in Ubuntu

I just open the terminal and type the following code and flash player get install

cd Downloads

tar -xzvf install_flash_player_10_linux.tar.gz libflashplayer.so

sudo mv -f libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/firefox-addons/plugins/

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