The Adobe Flash Player plugin is use for viewing multimedia, and streaming video and audio, on a Firefox web browser. The same plugin is used by Google chrome and other browsers. Keeping your third-party plugins such as flash player up to date helps Firefox run safely and smoothly.
As explained earlier you need to install the flashplugin-nonfree package under Debian and Ubuntu Linux to get flash support for Firefox and other browsers. You can check plugins status by visiting the following url:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/plugincheck/
Fig.01: Check Your Plugins
How Do I Update the Adobe Flash Player Under Debian or Ubuntu Linux?
Open a terminal window (select Applications > Accessories > Terminal). Switch to the root user by typing su - and entering the root password, when prompted:
$ su -
# update-flashplugin-nonfree --install
OR
$ sudo /sbin/update-flashplugin-nonfree --install
The update-flashplugin-nonfree command takes care of downloading, removing the installed Adobe Flash Plugin if it has been reported as insecure, or, if a newer suitable version is available, downloading a newer Adobe Flash Player and its installer from the Adobe download site. From the man page:
--install
To install, update or remove the Adobe Flash Player depending on
downloaded last minute information from Debian about suitable
versions.
--uninstall
To remove the Adobe Flash Player.
Next, restart the Firefox and all other browsers. Again, check plugins status by visiting the following url:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/plugincheck/
Fig.02: Up To Date Flash Plugin Reported By Mozilla
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Finally i can watch youtube from ubuntu.
I have found the firefox plugin “flash-aid” to be the best solution for firefox. It allows one to choose which library to use, which was important with Pandora didn’t work for me.
Well, Firefox website says that I need to update Flash.
I try make:
setevoy@lizard:~$ sudo /sbin/update-flashplugin-nonfree –install
but get answer:
sudo: /sbin/update-flashplugin-nonfree: command not found
ЧЯНДТ? (What I make wrong?) :)
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