How to install adobe flash player ubuntu 14.04

How to install adobe flash player ubuntu 14.04

Adobe flash player is a most required now a days, when i am using the ubuntu 14.04, i faced an issue with plash player not there so i am not able to play any games online.

below is the setup how i discovered the installation steps.

Step1 >>

Update the repository

aravi@ankam-ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get update

Step2 >>

Install the flash player using below command

aravi@ankam-ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install flashplugin-installer
 [sudo] password for aravi:
 Reading package lists... Done
 Building dependency tree
 Reading state information... Done
 Suggested packages:
 x-ttcidfont-conf ttf-mscorefonts-installer ttf-bitstream-vera ttf-dejavu
 ttf-xfree86-nonfree xfs
 The following NEW packages will be installed:
 flashplugin-installer
 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 14 not upgraded.
 Need to get 6,866 B of archives.
 After this operation, 140 kB of additional disk space will be used.
 Get:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/multiverse flashplugin-installer amd64 11.2.202.508ubuntu0.14.04.1 [6,866 B]
 Fetched 6,866 B in 0s (21.9 kB/s)
 Preconfiguring packages ...
 Selecting previously unselected package flashplugin-installer.
 (Reading database ... 197742 files and directories currently installed.)
 Preparing to unpack .../flashplugin-installer_11.2.202.508ubuntu0.14.04.1_amd64.deb ...
 Unpacking flashplugin-installer (11.2.202.508ubuntu0.14.04.1) ...
 Processing triggers for update-notifier-common (0.154.1ubuntu1) ...
 flashplugin-installer: downloading http://archive.canonical.com/pool/partner/a/adobe-flashplugin/adobe-flashplugin_20150811.1.orig.tar.gz
 Installing from local file /tmp/tmpu4zKs7.gz
 Flash Plugin installed.
 Setting up flashplugin-installer (11.2.202.508ubuntu0.14.04.1) ...
 aravi@ankam-ubuntu:~$

GUI mode installation:

Step 1 » Open “Ubuntu software center” . type “Adobe flash plugin” in the search box ( Top right ) and You can see the Adobe flash plugin in the list .
Install adobe flash player ubuntu 14.04
Step 2 » Now press  “install” and wait for the installation to complete .
Install adobe flash player on ubuntu 14.04
After installation you can view multimedia content in your browser .

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Thanks for your wonderful Support and Encouragement

Ankam Ravi Kumar

Working as Linux / Storage Administrator L3. Interested in sharing the knowledge.

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