Still need flash to view some websites in Firefox? Ubuntu users now can choose between the old Adobe Flash 11.2 and Google’s Pepper Flash with newer features.
Flash plugin for Linux provided by Adobe stopped at version 11.2. For Chrome and Chromium users there’s a Pepper Flash plugin but it’s not supported by Firefox. In Ubuntu 15.10 and 16.04, there’s now a new project called browser-plugin-freshplayer-pepperflash which makes the Pepper Flash working in Firefox.
1. Open Ubuntu Software Center, search for and install the package named browser-plugin-freshplayer-pepperflash
For those who prefer Linux command. Run below command in a terminal instead to install the package:
The command should installs the recommended package pepperflashplugin-nonfree
, which automatically downloads Chrome from Google and unpacks it to make the included Pepper Flash available for use with Chromium.
[Tutorial] - Flash Player for Chromium and Firefox. Tips, Tricks and Tutorials. Raspberry Pi 2 & 3. What is the problem? Flash support was abandonned by Adobe for linux platform few years ago. There is only a plugin for Firefox on Adobe web site, but it is an old version (11) and they only do security updates. Install fresh. Sudo apt-get install browser-plugin-freshplayer-pepperflash This command got flash working in Firefox for me. HowTo: Linux Update the Adobe Flash Player [ Firefox and Chrome Plugin ] last updated February 9, 2018 in Categories Mozilla T he Adobe Flash Player plugin is use for viewing multimedia, and streaming video and audio, on a Firefox web browser.
Then installs browser-plugin-freshplayer-pepperflash
, which works as a wrapper to make the unpacked Pepper Flash working in Firefox.
2. After installation, restart Firefox browser and enjoy!
I am using Ubuntu 10.10 on my IBM X200t. Installed is the standard flash player plugin for Firefox: ( flashplugin-nonfree, 10.1.102.65). Everytime I switch a flash video to fullscreen, the video freezes. Restart your web browser and try the flash test page again. If you are using Konqueror, you should tick 'Use Artsdsp to pipe plugin sound through aRts' in Konqueror's plugin settings. Install the alsa-oss package. If you are using Firefox, edit the Firefox rc script and add or change the line FIREFOX_DSP='aoss' sudo nano /etc/firefox/firefoxrc. Click on the icon at the bottom-left of the Adobe Flash Player Settings window to open the Display panel. Remove the check mark from Enable hardware acceleration. Click Close to close the Adobe Flash Player Settings Window. Restart Firefox.