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How to Install FlashPlayer on Ubuntu 18.04

To Install FlashPlayer on Ubuntu 18.04
Flash is a plug-in for your web browser that allows you to watch videos and use interactive web pages on some websites. While HTML5, which is a more modern solution, is increasingly offered, there are still some websites which won' t work without Flash. It is so simple and easy to install FlashPlayer and in this tutorial, the method to install FlashPlayer on Ubuntu 18.04 is covered.

Installation

Let' s First Start with updating the system repositories 

root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get update
Hit:1 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease
Hit:2 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Hit:3 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates InRelease
Hit:4 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports InRelease
Reading package lists... Done

As the flash plugin is available in the default repository of Ubuntu 18.04 you can install as follows

root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get install flashplugin-installer -y
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  apache2-bin apache2-data apache2-utils libapr1 libaprutil1 libaprutil1-dbd-sqlite3
  libaprutil1-ldap
Use ' sudo apt autoremove'  to remove them.
The following additional packages will be installed:
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Get:1 http://archive.canonical.com/pool/partner/a/adobe-flashplugin/adobe-flashplugin_20180508.1.orig.tar.gz [30.5 MB]
Fetched 30.5 MB in 1min 4s (479 kB/s)                                                         
Installing from local file /var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/partial/adobe-flashplugin_20180508.1.orig.tar.gz
Flash Plugin installed.
Setting up libpangox-1.0-0:amd64 (0.0.2-5) ...
Setting up libpango1.0-0:amd64 (1.40.14-1) ...
Setting up flashplugin-installer (29.0.0.171ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.27-3ubuntu1) ...

Now access your web browser and type the following URL of http://isflashinstalled.com/

It will show an installation status of the flash player plugin

Now we have to check it out the Flash player in an Add-ons manager

With this, the method to Install FlashPlayer on Ubuntu 18.04 comes to an end.

Tag : Adobe Flash Player Ubuntu
FAQ
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What are the Flash Player privacy and security policy?
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Please refer the following link to get information about privacy and security policy for "flash player" as "https://www.adobe.com/devnet/security.html"
Q
What is the difference between Adobe AIR and Flash Player?
A
The two Adobe Flash Platform runtimes are Flash Player and Adobe AIR. Flash Player is a highly expressive cross-platform runtime that works consistently across browsers. Flash Player delivers innovation within the browser, while AIR, a superset of Flash Player, enables the delivery of stand-alone applications that run outside the browser. Together, they provide a consistent runtime for delivering content that can easily move between the browser and native operating system context.
Q
Why is the performance of Flash Player different on each mobile device?
A
The device ecosystem is experiencing a period of rapid change and innovation, with a continuous stream of new hardware, operating systems and browsers coming to market. The dependencies can be complex to manage at times, particularly when multiple companies are working together to deliver an optimized and integrated experience for customers.
Q
In what languages has been Flash Player will available?
A
Flash Player is available in Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Swedish and Turkish on most major browser platforms.
Q
How to update flash plugin on ubuntu?
A
You can try this command, update-flashplugin-nonfree --install