Having trouble installing Flash for Linux (Ubuntu 9.04). Terminal opens and closes immediately. Please help?

Question

I am new to Linux and am trying to install Flash Player. I have tried multiple methods and so far unsuccessful. I have extracted the package and tried to open it with terminal but the terminal immediately closes after it starts up. I have also tried the way like it says and locate it with terminal and run it there. I am able to get it to:

cd ~/Desktop/install_flash_player_10_linux

but I am unable to run the installer. I also was browsing around and found the command:

sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree

but found this error:

E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11 Resource temporarily unavailable)
E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), is another process using it?

Please help

Answer 1

try this command in the terminal instead of the one that you were using



sudo apt-get install flashplugin-installer



If it doesn't work post back



Edit: Try restarting the computer, let the updates download and install... then try running the code in the terminal again

Answer 2

Open Synaptic. It ask for a password which is the one you use. When open click the search button and type in Ubuntu Restricted, check it to install and click apply. This file will install all the proprietary hardware drivers and software that can not be installed by default. This includes Adobe flash player and other files. There is no reason to be messing with terminal commands unless the files or software you want are not in the Repository File System. An older version of Ubuntu like 10.10 has over 30GB of files for everything there is. I don't know how big it is for the newer versions.

Answer 3

To begin with open a Terminal and submit the following commands



sudo apt-get autoclean



sudo apt-get update



Close the Terminal



Go to a webpage that has Flash content



For example

http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net/techblog/article/enable_compizfusion_in_ubuntu_feisty/



In the top right hand corner you will be prompted to install the Flash plugin.



Click on that and there will be several options. Select the Adobe option then enter your password and the installer will take care of the rest.



Once Flash is installed restart Firefox and thats it.





LUg.

Answer 4

There are many different methods to installing adobe flash. I always suggest to people that use a non-terminal related method. Simply because I find it hard to explain how to do something in terminal, because for one reason or another the person will get confused, and it will not work out for them. I completely understand why if they are not familiar with terminal.



So my advise is to download the adobe flash from their website, and download the .deb file. From there use Gdebi to install the package. It is easy for a person to do, and I believe ubuntu either comes or came with gdebi by default.

Answer 5

Your getting that error because dpkg (your software installer app) is currently in use, probably doing some update or something. Either let it finish or kill it. then execute the command.

Answer 6

make sure that an update manager or other depakage manager isn't running also try using sypnatic