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10.04 and Higher

First try theses steps Multimedia_and_DVDs_in_Ubuntu. This should work on all 10.04 and higher boxes.

You can also verify your Shockwave install here and your Flash install here and here.

Install Flash on Its Own - Use Adobe's apt Installer

Install the apt from Adobe. Select Linux 32 bit as your OS and then "Flash Player For Ubuntu 11 (apt)". Follow the prompts.

Install Flash from Terminal

The current version of Adobe Flash can be installed from the Terminal.

For Ubuntu version 10.04

sudo apt-get install flashplugin-installer

Notes

If Hulu Reports: "Express Install Not Supported"

To fix this you need to completely purge the old Flash 9 installation

At the command line, enter sudo apt-get remove --purge flashplugin-nonfree
1. That will completely remove Flash 9 from the buffer.
Follow the instructions above to install Flash 10.
To make sure Flash 10 is installed, goto about:plugins in the Firefox address bar, and make sure "Shockwave Flash" is at version 10.0 r42

If Firefox still uses flash 9 after installing flash 10 or if flash breaks after removing 9

sudo update-alternatives --auto firefox-flashplugin ;
sudo update-alternatives --auto mozilla-flashplugin ;
sudo update-alternatives --auto iceweasel-flashplugin ;
sudo update-alternatives --auto midbrowser-flashplugin ;
sudo update-alternatives --auto xulrunner-addons-flashplugin ;
sudo update-alternatives --auto xulrunner-flashplugin

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+==10.04 and Higher==
-Browse to '''http://www.macromedia.com'''
+'''First try theses steps [[Multimedia_and_DVDs_in_Ubuntu]].  This should work on all 10.04 and higher boxes.'''
-click on '''download flash player''' (as of this date, in the Shortcuts box)
+You can also verify your Shockwave install [http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/welcome/ here] and your Flash install [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ here] and [http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/ here].
-click the '''download now''' button (You '''have''' read the user agreement, right?)
+==Install Flash on Its Own - Use Adobe's apt Installer==
-save to disk, hopefully in an easy to recognize place like /home/<yourusername>
+Install the apt from [http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/otherversions/ Adobe].  Select Linux 32 bit as your OS and then "Flash Player For Ubuntu 11 (apt)".  Follow the prompts.
-open a terminal (Ctrl+Alt+t)
+==Install Flash from Terminal==
-type '''tar -zxvf install_flash_player_7_linux.tar.gz'''  (you may have to cd to the correct directory first).  This should result in a series of filenames being typed on the screen as the package is extracted.  If it does not, make sure you are in the right directory.
+The current version of Adobe Flash can be installed from the Terminal.
-''optional -- become root.  if you are root, flash will be installed for all users, otherwise it will only be installed for you.''
+*For Ubuntu version 10.04
+ sudo apt-get install flashplugin-installer
-enter '''cd install_flash_player_7_linux'''
+==Notes==
-enter '''./flashplayer-installer'''
+===If Hulu Reports: "Express Install Not Supported"===
+To fix this you need to completely purge the old Flash 9 installation
+#At the command line, enter '''sudo apt-get remove --purge flashplugin-nonfree'''
+##That will completely remove Flash 9 from the buffer.
+#Follow the instructions above to install Flash 10.
+#To make sure Flash 10 is installed, goto '''about:plugins''' in the Firefox address bar, and make sure "Shockwave Flash" is at version 10.0 r42
-follow the prompts.  When it asks what browser to install it for, select '''m''' or '''a'''
+===If Firefox still uses flash 9 after installing flash 10 or if flash breaks after removing 9===
+ sudo update-alternatives --auto firefox-flashplugin ;
-you should now have flash installed on your freekbox.  Open a browser and go to '''http://www.macromedia.com''' to test it.
+ sudo update-alternatives --auto mozilla-flashplugin ;
+ sudo update-alternatives --auto iceweasel-flashplugin ;
+  sudo update-alternatives --auto midbrowser-flashplugin ;
+ sudo update-alternatives --auto xulrunner-addons-flashplugin ;
+  sudo update-alternatives --auto xulrunner-flashplugin
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