How To Install FlashPlayer on ubuntu 17.04
To Install FlashPlayer on Ubuntu 17.04
Flash player is an application used for streaming audio and video files in web browser. It is so simple and easy to install FlashPlayer and in this tutorial, the method to install FlashPlayer on Ubuntu 17.04 is covered.
Installing FlashPlayer
Before installing the FlashPlayer, check whether you has flash player installed in it. Open your browser and enter isflashinstalled.com as your URL.
Or, you can know it from your browser. Choose go to settings --> add ons --> plugins.
Both the steps mentioned above can help you find if Flash is installed in your browser.
If it is not available, you should update your machine. Run the following command for the same purpose.
root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get update
Hit:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net/haraldhv/shotcut/ubuntu zesty InRelease
Hit:2 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty InRelease
Hit:3 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-updates InRelease
Hit:4 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-security InRelease
Hit:5 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-backports InRelease
Reading package lists... Done
Reading package lists... Done
Once it is done, you shall proceed with the installation process. Just run the following command which kick starts the installation process.
root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get install flashplugin-installer -y
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
libpango1.0-0
Suggested packages:
x-ttcidfont-conf ttf-mscorefonts-installer ttf-bitstream-vera | ttf-dejavu
ttf-xfree86-nonfree xfs
The following NEW packages will be installed:
flashplugin-installer libpango1.0-0
0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 276 not upgraded.
Need to get 10.0 kB of archives.
After this operation, 92.2 kB of additional disk space will be used.
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flashplugin-installer: downloading http://archive.canonical.com/pool/partner/a/adobe-flashplugin/adobe-flashplugin_20171025.1.orig.tar.gz
Get:1 http://archive.canonical.com/pool/partner/a/adobe-flashplugin/adobe-flashplugin_20171025.1.orig.tar.gz [30.4 MB]
30% [1 /var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/partial/adobe-flashplugi
Fetched 30.4 MB in 1min 42s (298 kB/s)
W: Download is performed unsandboxed as root as file ' /var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/partial/adobe-flashplugin_20171025.1.orig.tar.gz' couldn' t be accessed by user ' _apt' . - pkgAcquire::Run (13: Permission denied)
Installing from local file /var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/partial/adobe-flashplugin_20171025.1.orig.tar.gz
Flash Plugin installed.
Setting up flashplugin-installer (27.0.0.183ubuntu0.17.04.1) ...
FlashPlayer has been installed and added to your system. Go to your browser and give URL as isflashinstalled.com. You shall check the status of your flashplayer from this site.
Or. choose settings--> add ons --> plugin in your browser.
With this, the coverage on FlashPlayer installation comes to an end.