How to Install Flash Player on Ubuntu

December 2022 · 2 minute read

Flash is no longer being developed for Linux, and the newest versions are only available built-in to Chrome. If you use the Chromium browser, you can extract the Flash plugin from Chrome and use it. If you use Firefox, you'll need to...

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Chrome

  • Picture 12 of How to Install Flash Player on Ubuntu Update Chrome. Flash is built-in to Chrome, and no extra effort is required to get it running. Simply keep Chrome up to date and Flash should work just fine.
  • If Flash is broken in Chrome, try uninstalling and reinstalling it.

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    Firefox

  • Picture 13 of How to Install Flash Player on Ubuntu Change browsers to Chrome or Chromium. Adobe is no longer supporting Linux development outside of the Pepper Flash plugin for Chrome. That means that the Flash plugin for Firefox is very outdated and is not receiving any improvements and only minor security patches.
  • If you want to install the outdated version for Firefox, read on.
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    Click CTRL + ALT + T at the same time- OR press "Super" key (windows key) and type in "Terminal." Launch it "Terminal". You should see a terminal.

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    Type "sudo apt-get install flashplugin-installer"

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    Type in your administrative password for sudo. You cannot view asterisks on the screen, but you're still typing it.

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    Install the plugin by pressing "Y" (yes) on Terminal.

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    Restart Firefox for the new plugin to take effect.

    • Kareem Winters Kareem Winters

    Update 04 March 2020

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