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How to install flash player in Fedora 14 and 15

Written by Mel Kham on November 11, 2010. Posted in Fedora

In this Tutorial we will shows you how to install flash player in Fedora 14 and Fedora15 (Both 32bit and 64bit systems)

1- Download Flash player from this link (32bit or 64bit)

2- Now open terminal and extract the file using the command :

tar  -zxvf   flashplayer_square_p2_32bit_linux_092710.tar.gz

Output

libflashplayer.so

3- Now cd the directory where you extracted the file.

Now Copy the extracted file libflashplayer.so to /home/user/.mozilla/plugins and /usr/lib/mozillaplugins

 cp libflashplayer.so   /home/pirat9/.mozilla/plugins/

4- Now as root copy the same file to /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins

cp libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins

For 64bit put the file in /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins instead of /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins.

5- Restart Firefox

This method is tested and working for both 32 and 64 bit

For questions please refer to our Q/A forum at : http://ask.unixmen.com

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19 Comment(s)

Mel Kham

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Me

The fuckin ad doesnt let me see the post!
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pirat9

tar -zxvf flashplayer_square_p2_32bit_linux_092710.tar.gz

Output

libflashplayer.so

3- Now cd the directory where you extracted the file.

Now Copy the extracted file libflashplayer.so to /home/user/.mozilla/plugins and /usr/lib/mozillaplugins

cp libflashplayer.so /home/pirat9/.mozilla/plugins/

4- Now as root copy the same file to /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins

cp libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins
http://www.unixmansucksballs.com me

unixWOMAN, you’re a proper cunt arent you…
parthu91221

hai! i try the way u said. but it didnt get installed.its showing some error

[vau@workgroup ~]$ tar -zxvf flashplayer10_2_p2_32bit_linux_111710.tar.gz
tar (child): flashplayer10_2_p2_32bit_linux_111710.tar.gz: Cannot open: No such file or directory
tar (child): Error is not recoverable: exiting now
tar: Child returned status 2
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
…….pls help me
parthu91221

oh.thanks . i got it….
parthu91221

pls can u tell this …
[vau@workgroup ~]$ cp libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins
cp: cannot create regular file `/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so’: Permission denied
….
i followed every line of ur statements but it didnt
installed
pls help me….
- devrieshh
  
  you have to be root!!so enter su (or sudo in ubuntu) in de command line first.
devrieshh

you have to be root!!so enter su (or sudo in ubuntu) in de command line first.
devrieshh

you have to be root!!so enter su (or sudo in ubuntu) in de command line first.
http://enteryoursiteURL... Renz Salmingo

To add:

for other 64bit distributions like fedora, you might want to put it in /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins instead of /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins.
Anonymous

no I’m not using fuckin Chrome, why would I? I won’t fuckin install it just because you make me with a poxy ad.
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Sivadas

I have installed flashplayer for ff3.6.20 , but when do right click to go to flash player settings, the browser hangs. Plz share any solution if available..
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Set your own life time more simple take the loans and all you want.
Mr. B

I got this:

cp: overwrite `/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so’?

then I typed " yes "

Nothing happened.

What do I have to do?
Jay

what tell hell dose CD the director mean ?????!?!?
Jay

2- Now open terminal and extract the file using the command :

tar -zxvf   flashplayer_square_p2_32bit_linux_092710.tar.gz how do i know this prosses was done right ?

Output

libflashplayer.so <–what dose this mean ??

3- Now cd the directory where you extracted the file. <– what dose this mean????

Now Copy the extracted file(what and where is the extracted file ?) libflashplayer.so where is this ? –> /home/user/.mozilla/plugins and /usr/lib/mozillaplugins

cp libflashplayer.so   /home/pirat9/.mozilla/plugins/ <–?? what?

4- Now as root copy the same file to /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins as root ?? to where??? what?

cp libflashplayer.so   /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins what ???

For 64bit put the file in /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins instead of /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins. im useing 32 bit….
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