[sf-lug] Installing flash player update on ubuntu 10.4 lts

[Paul Ivanov]

Hi John, Ken, and others,

Ken Shaffer, on 2011-12-26 13:02,  wrote:
> Take a look at
> http://www.debianadmin.com/install-rpm-files-in-debian-and-ubuntu.html

I disagree - there's no need for John to look at those
directions - because the specific problem John is trying to solve
does not require installing RPM files - there are DEB files
available and they work fine on Ubuntu.

 
> On Sat, Dec 24, 2011 at 3:16 PM, John F. Strazzarino <jstrazza at yahoo.com>wrote:
> > Installed Ubuntu on a laptop and trying to run youtube.  It says that my
> > adobe flash player needs to be updated.  Download the file (.rpm) format
> > and don't know exactly what to do,
> >
> > In the spirit of the season, can someone give step by step directions?  I
> > guess I never learned how to do this.

One way to get them is by going here:

http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/otherversions/

For OS select Linux 32-bit or Linux 64-bit, depending on which
one you have (running the 'arch' command in a terminal will tell
you which one you have - if arch print i686 - you have 32 bit, if
it prints x86_64, it's 64 bit).

Then, from the next drop down menu, select Flash Player 11 for
Ubuntu (apt). Download that file, and open it with 'apturl'
(which happened by default here), follow the prompts to add this
additional source and then at the terminal run 'sudo apt-get
update; sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree')

best,
-- 
Paul Ivanov
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