I am using only Live CD to access web and must install flashplayer everytime when I turn on my laptop. I noticed that everytime when Adobe announce new release, my Ubuntu (Maryan) repositories are broken - you know this: sha256...la-la-la mismatch...flashplayer is not installed...There was no solution to solve, cause the old packages were not accessible from adobe.com anymore...I try deb and tar.gz packages of flashplayer 10 - but with no luck (some dependencies make probs - libpango 1.20.5 - although I reload synaptic to upgrade to that version, and install properly, nothing happens...no video at all!
I find another solution.
NOTE: FIRST UNINSTALL COMPLETELY THIS: FLASHPLUGIN-NONFREE, SWFDEC or GNASH or ADOBE-FLASHPLUGIN (with Synaptic or with sudo apt-get - search with Google or in Ubuntuforums.org 4 how2 do that...
After googling a lot, I find old packages of flashplayer9 at
http://www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/downloads.htmlDefault path folder 4 me is Desktop.
Here is step-by-step how2:
Open terminal (Applications-Accessories-Terminal)
locate flash_player_9_linux.dev.tar.gz (hit Enter)
type this: cd /your output of previous command - path of the package
4 me this was:
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ ls Desktop
(ls command list all files - folders on Desktop)flash_player_9_linux_dev.tar.gz ubiquity-gtkui.desktop
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ cd Desktop
(my path of file download location)ubuntu@ubuntu:~/Desktop$ sudo tar -xzvf flash_player_9_linux_dev.tar.gz - sudo command needs your password, tar with options will uncompress your package) - hit Enter after typing every command!
flash_player_9_linux_dev/plugin/debugger/libflashplayer.so.tar.gz
flash_player_9_linux_dev/plugin/debugger/install_flash_player_9_linux.tar.gz
flash_player_9_linux_dev/standalone/debugger/flashplayer.tar.gz
flash_player_9_linux_dev/standalone/release/flashplayer.tar.gz
flash_player_9_linux_dev/README
flash_player_9_linux_dev/README~
ubuntu@ubuntu:~/Desktop$ cat flash_player_9_linux_dev/README (cat command allow me to read help content):
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Flash Player 9 for Linux
Version 9.0.262.0
February 2010
Adobe recommends that all users upgrade to the latest version of Adobe Flash
Player for the most recent features, bug fixes, and security fixes. For
more information on the new features in Flash Player 9, please visit
http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/. For more information on system
requirements, fixed issues, and known issues, see the release notes at
http://www.adobe.com/go/flashplayer_releasenotes.
To confirm which version of Flash Player you have currently installed, see
http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/. Users should only install
Players that have been downloaded from trusted sources, such as
http://www.adobe.com/.
This package contains three players:
o Content debugger version of the plugin (install_flash_player_9_linux)
o Content debugger version of the standalone player (flashplayer)
o Release version of the standalone player (flashplayer)
Your use of this player is governed by the Adobe End User License Agreement
found at
http://www.adobe.com/products/eulas/players/flash/.
Privacy
-------
Adobe is committed to preserving the privacy of end users. For more
information on configuring Client-side privacy visit the Settings Manager
Documentation:
http://www.adobe.com/go/flashplayerhelp.
Installation instructions
-------------------------
Installing the debugger plugin tar.gz using Install script:
o the debugger plugin is located at:
./plugin/debugger/install_flash_player_9_linux.tar.gz
o Unpack the tar.gz file
o In terminal, navigate to the unpacked directory and enter:
+ $ ./flashplayer-installer
+ Click Enter key and follow prompts
Installing the release and debugger standalone players:
o The debugger standalone player is located at:
./standalone/debugger/flashplayer.tar.gz
o The release standalone player is located at:
./standalone/release/flashplayer.tar.gz
o Unpack the tar.gz file
o To execute the standalone player,
+ Double-click, or
+ Enter in terminal: ./flashplayer
Uninstallation instructions
---------------------------
Manual uninstallation (for users who installed the plugin via Install script):
o Delete libflashplayer.so binary and flashplayer.xpt file in
directory /home/<user>/.mozilla/plugins/
Technical Issues and Reporting Bugs
-----------------------------------
The Adobe Flash Player Support Center at
http://www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/ is a free online resource for
support and troubleshooting information. Bug reports may be submitted at
http://www.adobe.com/go/wish. To allow us to investigate reported bugs,
please include the following information:
1) Platform and version
2) Browser version
3) Reproducible steps including a URL to the web site where the problem
was encountered.
If we need further information about a bug, you will be contacted. An
automated reply will be sent to assure you that we have received your
bug report. Due to the volume of mail received, we are not able to
individually respond to each report.
Legal
-----
Adobe(R) Flash(R) Player. Copyright (C) 1996 - 2009 Adobe Systems
Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Protected by U.S. Patent 6,879,327;
Patents Pending in the United States and other countries. Adobe and Flash
are either trademarks or registered trademarks in the United States and/or
other countries.
ubuntu@ubuntu:~/Desktop$
ubuntu@ubuntu:~/Desktop$ ls
flash_player_9_linux_dev ubiquity-gtkui.desktop
flash_player_9_linux_dev.tar.gz
ubuntu@ubuntu:~/Desktop$ ls flash_player_9_linux_dev
plugin README README~ standalone
ubuntu@ubuntu:~/Desktop$ ls flash_player_9_linux_dev/plugin
debugger
$ locate Desktop
/home/ubuntu/Desktop
/home/ubuntu/Desktop/ubiquity-gtkui.desktop
ubuntu@ubuntu:~/Desktop$ ls
flash_player_9_linux_dev ubiquity-gtkui.desktop
flash_player_9_linux_dev.tar.gz
ubuntu@ubuntu:~/Desktop$ cd flash_player_9_linux_dev/
ubuntu@ubuntu:~/Desktop/flash_player_9_linux_dev$ ls
plugin README README~ standalone
ubuntu@ubuntu:~/Desktop/flash_player_9_linux_dev$ ls plugin
debugger
ubuntu@ubuntu:~/Desktop/flash_player_9_linux_dev$ ls plugin/debugger/
install_flash_player_9_linux.tar.gz libflashplayer.so.tar.gz
ubuntu@ubuntu:~/Desktop/flash_player_9_linux_dev$ cd plugin/debugger/
ubuntu@ubuntu:~/Desktop/flash_player_9_linux_dev/plugin/debugger$ sudo tar -xzvf install_flash_player_9_linux.tar.gz
install_flash_player_9_linux/
install_flash_player_9_linux/flashplayer-installer
install_flash_player_9_linux/libflashplayer.so
ubuntu@ubuntu:~/Desktop/flash_player_9_linux_dev/plugin/debugger$ ls
install_flash_player_9_linux libflashplayer.so.tar.gz
install_flash_player_9_linux.tar.gz
ubuntu@ubuntu:~/Desktop/flash_player_9_linux_dev/plugin/debugger$ cd install_flash_player_9_linux/
ubuntu@ubuntu:~/Desktop/flash_player_9_linux_dev/plugin/debugger/install_flash_player_9_linux$ ls
flashplayer-installer libflashplayer.so
ubuntu@ubuntu:~/Desktop/flash_player_9_linux_dev/plugin/debugger/install_flash_player_9_linux$ ./flashplayer-installer - THIS WILL RUN INSTALLER
Copyright(C) 2002-2009 Adobe Macromedia Software LLC. All rights reserved.
Adobe Flash Player 9 for Linux
Adobe Flash Player 9 will be installed on this machine.
You are running the Adobe Flash Player installer as a non-root user.
Adobe Flash Player 9 will be installed in your home directory.
Support is available at
http://www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/To install Adobe Flash Player 9 now, press ENTER.
To cancel the installation at any time, press Control-C.
NOTE: Please exit any browsers you may have running.
Press ENTER to continue...
----------- Install Action Summary -----------
Adobe Flash Player 9 will be installed in the following directory:
Mozilla installation directory = /home/ubuntu/.mozilla
Proceed with the installation? (y/n/q): y
NOTE: Please ask your administrator to remove the xpti.dat from the
components directory of the Mozilla or Netscape browser.
Installation complete.
Perform another installation? (y/n): n
Please log out of this session and log in for the changes to take effect.
The Adobe Flash Player installation is complete.
ubuntu@ubuntu:~/Desktop/flash_player_9_linux_dev/plugin/debugger/install_flash_player_9_linux$
After all, I visit
http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/ to test my FP, and it says: You have version 9,0,262,0 installed