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Adobe flash player version 10 (code-named "Astro") has been released and available for download. It has many new features such as:
+ Visual performance improvements
+ 3D effects
+ Custom Filters and Effects
+ Advanced Text Layout
+ Enhanced Drawing API
+ Performance improvements and much more.
You must uninstall any currently installed Flash Player before installing the beta under Linux or Mac / Windows computer. Open Firefox and type following at url box:
about:plugins
(Fig. 01: Flash Player 9 installed)
To uninstall type the command:
$ cd ~/.mozilla
$ rm flashplayer.xpt libflashplayer.so
Visit adobe website to grab flash player 10. Download and install flash player 10 (please exit any browsers you may have running):
$ cd /tmp
$ wget http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/flashplayer10/flashplayer10_install_linux_051508.tar.gz
$ tar -zxvf flashplayer10_install_linux_051508.tar.gz
$ cd install_flash_player_10_linux
$ ./flashplayer-installer
Sample output:
Copyright(C) 2002-2006 Adobe Macromedia Software LLC. All rights reserved.
Adobe Flash Player 10 for Linux
Adobe Flash Player 10 will be installed on this machine.
You are running the Adobe Flash Player installer as a non-root user.
Adobe Flash Player 10 will be installed in your home directory.
Support is available at http://www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/
To install Adobe Flash Player 10 now, press ENTER.
To cancel the installation at any time, press Control-C.
NOTE: Please exit any browsers you may have running.
Press ENTER to continue...
----------- Install Action Summary -----------
Adobe Flash Player 10 will be installed in the following directory:
Mozilla installation directory = /home/vivek/.mozilla
Proceed with the installation? (y/n/q): y
NOTE: Please ask your administrator to remove the xpti.dat from the
components directory of the Mozilla or Netscape browser.
Installation complete.
Perform another installation? (y/n): n
Please log out of this session and log in for the changes to take effect.
The Adobe Flash Player installation is complete.
Now open Firefox and type about:plugins:
(Fig. 02: Flash Player 10 installed)
You can now view any flash based site (see featured demos and videos on official site) or video from Youtube video sharing site 
(Fig.03: Flash 10 demo featured at official site)
Flash 10 64 bit Linux version
However, there is no 64 bit version of Flash 10 exists for Linux systems. You can install and use Flash, Java, Real Player 32 bit plugins under 64 bit Linux Firefox version
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Seems that macromedia decided to change the download location:
wget http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/flashplayer10–17:32:34– http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/flashplayer10
=> `flashplayer10′
Resolving download.macromedia.com… 88.221.187.191
Connecting to download.macromedia.com|88.221.187.191|:80… connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response… 404 Not Found
17:32:34 ERROR 404: Not Found.
Mitko,
Copy correct url:
thx. got it to work.
I wrote a tutorial on how to install flash player 10 on linux 64 bit