How do I download Flash player to Linux?

Question

I just now got linux; therefore, I need to download a few things. I need to download flash player, so I can watch videos on Youtube. However, when I download it, it tells me:

"Could not open "flash-plugin-10.0.32.18-release.i386.rpm"

Archive type not supported."

Okay. Then how do I do this? Will I get this message every time I try to download a program to Linux?

Yes, I did try to download one of the many Linux versions of Flash. I know it's not my computer because my dad's computer done the same thing that mine is doing.

Answer 1

Download Adobe Flash Player version 10.0.32.18 Linux (select tar.gz from drop down menu)

http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/



Extract tar.gz and open folder



right click on flashplayer-installer



Properties>Permissions>Access (set to read and write) then close.



right click on flashplayer-installer again and run in terminal and follow the instructions





LUg.

Answer 2

You should almost never download anything for a Linux machine. Everything you need is in the software package repository. You probably have a debian-based system, like Ubuntu, which uses the .deb packages instead of the Red-Hat based .rpm. Open up Synaptic (or whatever manager you have) and search for flash. In Ubuntu, the program you need is called flashplugin-nonfree

Answer 3

i over all would recomend buying a Windows XP (or newer verson of Windows) instead, but it'd be a waste because you bought the Linux, so... have you tried using the link youtube tells you to download from? because that's what i do on windows xp and i make sure it's the right OS

Answer 4

first,you go to google and type in there free download adobe flash player and choose from adobe official website.....and click download...