Trying to install flash player on ubuntu 12.04
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I am having trouble installing this program. I do not know how to locate the browser plugins directory, or change the directory in the terminal.
Installation instructions
Installing using the plugin tar.gz:
- Unpack the plugin tar.gz and copy the files to the appropriate location.
- Save the plugin tar.gz locally and note the location the file was saved to.
- Launch terminal and change directories to the location the file was saved to.
- Unpack the tar.gz file. Once unpacked you will see the following:
+ libflashplayer.so
+ /usr - Identify the location of the browser plugins directory, based on your Linux distribution and Firefox version
Copy libflashplayer.so to the appropriate browser plugins directory. At the prompt type:
cp libflashlayer.so <BrowserPluginsLocation>
Copy the Flash Player Local Settings configurations files to the /usr directory. At the prompt type:
sudo cp -r usr/* /usr
Installing the plugin using RPM:
- As root, enter in terminal:
rpm -Uvh <rpm_package_file>
- Click Enter key and follow prompts
Installing the standalone player
- Unpack the tar.gz file
To execute the standalone player Double-click, or enter in terminal:
./flashplayer
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