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Questions tagged [flash]

Flash Players and Flash in general (the format etc). Use this tag if you have trouble enabling or installing Flash in Ubuntu.

Flash players include Adobe's Flash player, Gnash and others that render video, audio and interaction for flash based objects.

Note: Check Adobe's site which lists the latest versions for all platforms and APIs. Check if the version numbers exactly match with you package manager and browsers plugin management page, update the package cache and reinstall the package if they don't.

Overview

  • flashplugin-installer - The default NPAPI plugin compatible with most browsers in Ubuntu. Adobe stopped development with 11.2 and only provides security updates.
  • pepperflashplugin-nonfree - Downloads and extracts the actively developed version of the Adobe Flash PPAPI plugin (Pepper Flash) that ships with Google Chrome to set it up with Chromium.
  • Fresh Player Plugin - wrapper to use Pepper Flash with Firefox.
  • Arch Wiki article about browser plugins including Flash alternatives Shumway (experimental), Gnash and Lightspark.
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Flash video appears blue

The Problem After updating to Ubuntu 12.04 from Ubuntu 11.10, all video is still blue, whether playing in a browser or a player. Same problem occurs in 11.10 as well. I have tried to uninstall all Flash and re-installed but it makes no…
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How to install Flash player on Ubuntu?

Even though I have the latest Adobe Flash player 11.2 for Linux in Firefox - ref: Flash player security doubts - a particular online flash game still requests that I update to the latest flash player. I've tried this online game on my laptop…
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How do I install Adobe Flash player?

I have had significant problems with watching flash video in 64-bit Ubuntu. Does anyone know of a good way to get flash running on the platform?
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Why can't Firefox run local .swf files?

My goal is trying to run .swf files through Firefox and NOT a standalone player. When trying to run local .swf files on Firefox 29.0 (currently on 14.04), the browser opens the Open With/Save File prompt window even if the browser has the Flash…
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Adobe Flash Plugin is vulnerable/outdated in 14.04 but there is no update in Firefox

I am using Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. When I open a site which requires flash plugin (e.g. Youtube), Firefox says This plugin is vulnerable and should be updated. However if I click Check for updates... there is no update at all. This is what the update…
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Can't click the allow button in Flash

Every time I want to enable my webcam or microphone in my browser, the regular flash screen pops up and I need click allow or deny. However I can not click allow or deny, it is not responding to my clicks. Does anyone know a fix ?
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Chromium 34 and later cannot detect flash plugin

I've deleted ~/.macromedia and ~/.adobe contents and after a restart chromium can't detect flash plugin. It works just fine in Firefox I have only "Chromoting Viewer" on chrome://plugins/ chromium-browser 34.0.1847.116-0ubuntu2 adobe-flashplugin…
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Playing Videos in Firefox

I use Ubuntu 18.04 and Firefox 60.0 (linux beginner!) I just installed the flash player, but the only videos that are displayed in my browser are the ones on youtube. facebook and any other streaming-services can not play videos. do i need to…
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Is there a work around to get protected Hulu or Amazon Prime instant videos working?

When I went to watch some only episodes of star trek on Amazon Prime, the player would get stuck on updating. I followed the instructions here and doing so actually worked for 3 seconds. It was the oddest thing. Clearly the video was playing and I…
Nil
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Why are Flash applications so sluggish/crashy?

I've noticed that Flash applications tend to be more sluggish under Ubuntu than they do under Windows on the same machine. This is particularly noticeable when watching HD video or playing graphics/physics-heavy games. Are there any ways of…
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How can I install the flash player for Chromium in Ubuntu 16.04?

I was wondering if someone could tell me how to install the adobe flashplayer for Chromium in Ubuntu 16.04. Thanks
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What's the difference between flashplugin-installer and adobe-flashplugin?

I usually installed flashplugin-installer and by chance noticed that in the partner repository the Flash entry says it's not installed. It also says the package flashplugin-installer will be removed if I install the package from the partner…
Oxwivi
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flashplugin-installer vs. flashplugin-nonfree vs. adobe-flashplugin

When searching through Synaptic for flash player I always see the options to use "flashplugin-installer" or "flashplugin-nonfree" or "adobe-flashplugin". Is there a reason to use one over the other? I seem to be constantly running into problems…
wajiw
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Flash player not working in 14.04 LTS

Clean install of 14.04 LTS. Single OS. Have installed Chrome for linux, updated, removed, reinstalled 14.04 LTS. No flash. I have done everything from every site I can find, nothing. Using Chrome I get a Black Screen. (hardware acceleration is…
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How to make YouTube fullscreen actually fullscreen?

Whenever (using flash) I make YouTube videos fullscreen then they come out not actually any bigger. In the screenshot below you see exactly what I see when watching a video in fullscreen mode. All the black space shouldn't be there (I think). I…
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