Install Adobe Flash Player 10 in Ubuntu 8.04 (32 bit and 64 bit Hardy heron)

15th Oct 2008 adobe released Flash Player version 10.If you want to know what is new in adobe flash player 10 check this.In this tutorial we will see how to install dobe Flash Player 10 in Ubuntu 8.04.

Preparing your system

Remove your existing Flash plugin, if you have one installed. This command will remove Flash 9 if you installed it from Ubuntu’s repository

• sudo apt-get remove flashplugin-nonfree

For 32 bit Users

Install adobe Flash Player 10 in Ubuntu 8.04

Method 1

First you need to download the .deb package from here

Click the download link to begin installation. If a dialog box appears, follow the instructions to save the installer to your desktop.

Save the .deb package to your desktop, and wait for it to download completely.

Double-click on the .deb package and follow the instructions to complete installation.

or

Use the following command from your terminal

• sudo dpkg -i install_flash_player_10_linux.deb

This will complete the installation.

Method 2

Using apturl

First you need to make sure you have installed apturl using the following command

• sudo apt-get install apturl

Now you need to go to the download page menctioned above click on linux section from dropdown box select APT for Ubuntu 8.04+ Click the download link and follow the instructions to complete installation.

To get the most up-to-date Flash Player in the future, issue the following commands from the Terminal:

• sudo apt-get update
• sudo apt-get install adobe-flashplugin

Verify your plugin Installation

To verify the plugin is installed in Mozilla, launch Mozilla and choose Help > About Plug-ins from the browser menu.

or

In your broweser enter the following command and check

• about:plugins

For 64 bit Users

Thanks to Alejandro for this nice script.First you need to Download shell script from here
Using the following command

• wget http://queleimporta.com/downloads/flash10_en.sh

Now you need to give execute permissions using the following command

• sudo chmod +x flash10_en.sh

Run the script now

• sudo sh ./flash10_en.sh

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