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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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-==Method 1 - Hardy Heron (Ubuntu 8.04)==
+{{Migrated}}
-Adobe now provides a deb file to install flash.
+[[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tWzs1n1PKCtngTeKXYEQZaO7BuD88nU6DZwU8tfBWLM/edit?usp=sharing Google Docs]]
-#Browse to http://adobe.com
+==10.04 and Higher==
-#Click on "Get Adobe Flashplayer"
-#Click on "Select version to download"
+'''First try theses steps [[Multimedia_and_DVDs_in_Ubuntu]].  This should work on all 10.04 and higher boxes.'''
-#Select ".deb for Ubuntu 8.04+"
-#Click "Agree and install now"
+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].
-#Make sure "Open with GDebi Package Installer" is selected and click "OK".  The file will download and the Package Installer will open.
-#When the Package installer opens, Click "Install Package".  It will automatically install Flash.
+==Install Flash on Its Own - Use Adobe's apt Installer==
-#Completely close Firefox and the open it again before using Flash
-#Go to Youtube or another flash-heavy site to test it.
+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.
+==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"===
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   sudo update-alternatives --auto xulrunner-addons-flashplugin ;
   sudo update-alternatives --auto xulrunner-flashplugin
-==Method 2 - download the tar.gz file==
-Browse to '''http://www.adobe.com'''
-click on '''Get Adobe Flashplayer'''
-click the '''Download .tar.gz file''' link (You '''have''' read the user agreement, right?)
-save to disk.  In Ubuntu, this will be /home/<your user name>/Desktop.  Other systems may download to /home/<your user name> by default.
-open a terminal (Ctrl+Alt+t)
-"cd Desktop" (on an Ubuntu box)
-type '''tar -xvzf ins''' and then hit the tab key. The line then should look something like "'''tar -xvzf install_flash_player_10_linux.tar.gz'''".
-Hit enter.  This should result in a series of filenames being typed on the screen as the package is extracted.
-enter '''cd install_flash_player_10_linux'''
-enter '''sudo ./flashplayer-installer'''
-follow the prompts.  When it asks what browser to install it for, select '''m''' or '''a'''
-for the root install, the path for firefox on Ubuntu Dapper is '''/usr/lib/firefox'''
-the path on Ubuntu Hardy is '''/usr/lib/firefox-3.0'''
-you should now have flash installed on your freekbox.  Open a browser and go to '''http://youtube.com''' to test it.
-== A more inclusive approach==
-To enable flash, java, a few video formats, some special fonts, and MP3 playback all at once, use Synaptic to install '''ubuntu-restricted-extras'''.  You'll need to agree to abide by any licenses attached to the software.
-For more information on installing the software to enable and using non-free formats on your Ubuntu system, visit the [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats Ubuntu page on Restricted Formats].
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