Need Help Installing Linux Based Flashplayer?

Question

We have an Acer Aspire One netbook which is installing ok so far, my problem now is that I cannot install Flash Player 10, which I need for some work I am doing.

I have downloaded it and unpacked it and I have the install_flash_player_10_linux directory in my files, inside that I have the libflashplayer.so icon and I have looked at the instructions for installation but as I am totally and 100% new to Linux and terminals etc I have no idea how to follow them properly.

This is what I am following:

Installation instructions for tar.gz

1. Click the download link to begin installation. A dialog box will appear asking you where to save the file.

2. Save the .tar.gz file to your desktop and wait for the file to download completely.

3. Unpackage the file. A directory called install_flash_player_10_linux will be created.

4. In terminal, navigate to this directory and type ./flashplayer-installer to run the installer. Click Enter. The installer will instruct you to shut down your browser(s).

5. Once the installation is complete, the plug-in will be installed in your Mozilla browser. To verify, launch Mozilla and choose Help > About Plug-ins from the browser menu.

I've completed upto number 4 but can't get past 4, I have no clue about the terminal and how to get the installer to run.

Can anyone help?

Answer 1

once you unpack it go to the dir it resides in by using cd to navigate to it

type chmod +x ./flashplayer-installer (to make it executable)

then launch the executable using:

./flashplayer-installer

Answer 2

I am not sure if the acer aspire one is the same as the eee pc from asus, but if it is there may be a problem upgrading to flashplayer 10. See the first link.

Otherwise:

It looks like you have downloaded the tarball to you desktop but have not unpacked it because you will need to open a terminal and give some commands. I have never used Linpus but I found this comment on a webpage about Linpus: open a terminal window by going to files -> my documents

and then clicking the file menu and selecting terminal.

In the terminal you will have to browse to the location of the .tar.gz file, your desktop.

I am assuming that linpus works basically like my system, ubuntu.

In the terminal type:

cd

This will take you to your home base directory. THen type :

ls

this will show all the subdirectories that are there.

THen type:

cd Desktop

the word Desktop should be spelled exactly as you see it in you terminal. In my case Desktop is capitalized, yours may not be, so type it as you see it.

Now type again:

ls

and you should see the .tar.gz file.

Now type:

tar -xzf flashplayer10.tar.gz

again type the name of the file exactly as it appears in your terminal. This is just my guess of the exact name of the file.

Now type:

cd install_flash_player_10_linux

If that is the name of the new directory you will be in it.

If you now type:

./flashplayer

that should start the installer. Again be sure to type the command using the exact spelling you see in your terminal.

There will also be some files like README.txt or INSTALL.txt, or anything that has the .txt extension. If you type less and the name of the txt file you will see more help. If less does not work try cat README.txt

If you still get errors post them so someone can diagnose the problem.

Good luck

Answer 3

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Answer 4

It depends on what type of Linux OS you have.

But for most it would be this:

Open the terminal, available via the menu at the top: "Applications > Accessories > Terminal"

In terminal, type "cd /home/[your username]/install_flash_player_10_linux"

If that worked, type "flashplayer-installer"

It should start installing. But, like I said, it would be useful to know which distribution of Linux you've got. Probably Ubuntu.

Answer 5

I have the same machine, we are running Linpus and the terminal is well hidden to avoid err little accidents!

Go to File manager> Downloads> File and select terminal.

If it doesn't work then you may be better off with a .rpm file as this Linpus appears to be Fedora 6 cut down to size!

File manager is the filing cabinet icon shown as "my files"

Answer 6

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Answer 7

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Hope it helps.

Answer 8

tar zxvf flashplayer10.tar.gz

cd install_flash_player_10

sudo cp * /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/

restart firefox

goto youtube and test out a video

should have flash now