How to install flash plugin

[Odolyte]

Hi Everyone,

I've figured out by myself a simpple way to install the flash player plugin for my firefox browser, so i post the solution because i didn't find anything SIMPLE ! I made this on ubuntu 8.10 but i gess that would work with other versions.

Firts launch a terminal in your Applications > Utilities (or accessories).

Then type : sudo synaptic
this will launch the synaptic package manager giving it the rights to install packages.

Enter your user password.

Then in the search field type "flash"

You will see a flashplugin-nonfree item > check the item

A popup window will ask if you accept to install dependent packages
> Accept the install.

When it's finished, close your browser, then restart it and... tada... you have your flash plugin !!

Hope than will help other beginners like me...

Odo.

[taurus]

1. Synaptic is in System -> Administration -> Synaptic Package Manager so no need to type anything in a terminal (Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal) unless it doesn't run from there. Then, you would run it from a terminal to see what's wrong with it. And by the way, it should be gksudo synaptic.

2. If you want the plugins, just install ubuntu-restricted-extras package and you would have java, flash, codecs, fonts, etc.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats