How to Install Flash Player in Ubuntu

Ubuntu is a Debian operating system based on Linux. Ubuntu's goals are to create a stable user-friendly operating system that the average user can utilize. Ubuntu is the most popular Linux driven desktop to be used by the average user. Part of Ubuntu's features are the ability to run several of Microsoft's applications, and many third party applications as well. Below is an easy install of the Flash Player for Firefox. Firefox is the default browser that comes with the Ubuntu package.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Close the Firefox browser.

2. Open a terminal window in Ubuntu. The easiest way to do this is to press"Alt+F2" and type in "xterm" without the quotes.

3. Type "sudo apt-get update," without the quotes, into the terminal window. You are updating the package list with this command. Wait for the list to finish updating.

4. Type "sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree," without the quotes, into the terminal window. This command retrieves and installs the flash player plug-in.

5. Verify that it works. Open Firefox and go to YouTube or some similar site and verify that the plug-in works.

Resources

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