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| This wiki page describes how to install the Adobe Flash Player, formerly known as the Macromedia Flash Player, on Debian systems. This page serves as the homepage of the Debian package DebPkg:flashplugin-nonfree. | ||<tablestyle="width:100%; text-align: left" style="border:0">{{http://wwwimages.adobe.com/www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/images/flashplayer_100x100.jpg}}||<style="border:0">'''Adobe Flash Player''' is a multimedia platform used to add animation, video, and interactivity to Web pages. Flash is frequently used for advertisements and games.<<BR>>This wiki page describes how to install the Adobe Flash Player, formerly known as the Macromedia Flash Player, on Debian systems. This page serves as the homepage of the Debian package DebPkg:flashplugin-nonfree.|| |
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| <<Anchor(lenny)>> == Debian 5.0 'Lenny' i386 == |
== Installation and usage == |
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| Configure your system to use lenny-backports by adding this line to your {{{sources.list}}} | The package in unstable [[DebPkg:sid/flashplugin-nonfree|flashplugin-nonfree]] is suitable for Squeeze (stable) and Wheezy (testing). How to update the Adobe Flash Player: |
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| deb http://backports.debian.org/debian-backports/ lenny-backports main contrib non-free }}} as described here: http://backports.debian.org/Instructions/ . Be warned : The resulting system can't be considered plain "stable" anymore. How to install flashplugin-nonfree : {{{ aptitude update aptitude install flashplugin-nonfree |
# update-flashplugin-nonfree --install |
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| How to update flashplugin-nonfree : {{{ aptitude update aptitude upgrade }}} |
The newest release version of the Adobe Flash Player is 10.2.159.1, and that is, as expected, the version installed on i386. On amd64 the 64 bit preview release 10.3.162.29 is installed. |
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| How to update the Adobe Flash Player : {{{ /usr/sbin/update-flashplugin-nonfree --install }}} |
Adobe Flash Player 10.3 Release Candidate Version 10.3.181.5 |
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| <<Anchor(testing)>> == Debian Testing 'Squeeze' i386 == To do only once : Make sure your APT sources ({{{/etc/apt/sources.list}}}) allow DebPkg:flashplugin-nonfree from contrib to be installed. How to install flashplugin-nonfree : {{{ aptitude update aptitude install flashplugin-nonfree }}} How to update flashplugin-nonfree : {{{ aptitude update aptitude upgrade }}} How to update the Adobe Flash Player : {{{ update-flashplugin-nonfree --install }}} == Debian 5.0 'Lenny' and 'Squeeze' amd64 == In September 2010 Adobe [[http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/flashplayer10.html|announced]] Flash Player "Square". As of September 17 it is a fully working preview release. === Flash Player Square Installation === Install this package: http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/contrib/f/flashplugin-nonfree/flashplugin-nonfree_2.8.2_amd64.deb |
* http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashplatformruntimes/flashplayer10-3/ * http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/flashplayer10-3.html * Release note: http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/flashplatformruntimes/flashplayer10-3/flashplayer10-3_rc1_releasenotes.pdf |
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| * To verify the Adobe Flash Player version number installed on your system, access the [[http://www.adobe.com/products/flash/about/|About Flash Player page]], or right-click on content running in Flash Player and select "About Adobe (or Macromedia) Flash Player" from the menu. If you use multiple browsers, perform the check for each browser you have installed on your system. (Source: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-14.html) | * To verify the Adobe Flash Player version number installed on your system, access the [[http://www.adobe.com/products/flash/about/|About Flash Player page]], or right-click on content running in Flash Player and select "About Adobe (or Macromedia) Flash Player" from the menu. If you use multiple browsers, perform the check for each browser you have installed on your system. ([[http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-14.html|Source]]) * In case the plugin causes high cpu-usage, you can try this: create {{{/etc/adobe/mms.cfg}}}: {{{ # Adobe player settings AVHardwareDisable = 0 FullScreenDisable = 0 LocalFileReadDisable = 1 FileDownloadDisable = 1 FileUploadDisable = 1 LocalStorageLimit = 1 ThirdPartyStorage = 1 AssetCacheSize = 10 AutoUpdateDisable = 1 LegacyDomainMatching = 0 LocalFileLegacyAction = 0 AllowUserLocalTrust = 0 # DisableSockets = 1 OverrideGPUValidation = 1 EnableLinuxHWVideoDecode=1 }}} |
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| * [[http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/]] - Adobe Flash Player homepage. * [[http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/flashplayer10.html]] - Adobe Flash Player 10 homepage. * DebianPkg:flashplugin-nonfree - flashplugin-nonfree at Debian Packages * DebianPts:flashplugin-nonfree - flashplugin-nonfree at the Debian Package Tracking System * [[DebianBug:src:flashplugin-nonfree]] - Bugs in source package flashplugin-nonfree |
* [[http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/|Adobe Flash Player homepage]] * [[http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/flashplayer10.html|Adobe Flash Player 10 homepage]] * [[DebianPkg:flashplugin-nonfree|flashplugin-nonfree at Debian Packages]] * [[DebianPts:flashplugin-nonfree|flashplugin-nonfree at the Debian Package Tracking System]] * [[DebianBug:src:flashplugin-nonfree|Bugs in source package flashplugin-nonfree]] |
Flash > Adobe Flash Player
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Adobe Flash Player is a multimedia platform used to add animation, video, and interactivity to Web pages. Flash is frequently used for advertisements and games. |
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End User License Agreement of the Adobe Flash Player
The newest versions of the Debian package flashplugin-nonfree have this warning in the package description:
WARNING: Installing this Debian package causes the Adobe Flash Player to be downloaded from www.adobe.com. The End User License Agreement of the Adobe Flash Player is available at www.adobe.com.
Installation and usage
The package in unstable flashplugin-nonfree is suitable for Squeeze (stable) and Wheezy (testing).
How to update the Adobe Flash Player:
# update-flashplugin-nonfree --install
The newest release version of the Adobe Flash Player is 10.2.159.1, and that is, as expected, the version installed on i386. On amd64 the 64 bit preview release 10.3.162.29 is installed.
Adobe Flash Player 10.3 Release Candidate Version 10.3.181.5
http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashplatformruntimes/flashplayer10-3/
Release note: http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/flashplatformruntimes/flashplayer10-3/flashplayer10-3_rc1_releasenotes.pdf
Supported browsers in Debian
Troubleshooting
Remember that if you need the Flash Player to work with pulse, you can ask libasound to do so in your ~/.asoundrc:
pcm.pulse { type pulse } ctl.pulse { type pulse } pcm.!default { type pulse } ctl.!default { type pulse }To verify the Adobe Flash Player version number installed on your system, access the About Flash Player page, or right-click on content running in Flash Player and select "About Adobe (or Macromedia) Flash Player" from the menu. If you use multiple browsers, perform the check for each browser you have installed on your system. (Source)
In case the plugin causes high cpu-usage, you can try this: create /etc/adobe/mms.cfg:
# Adobe player settings AVHardwareDisable = 0 FullScreenDisable = 0 LocalFileReadDisable = 1 FileDownloadDisable = 1 FileUploadDisable = 1 LocalStorageLimit = 1 ThirdPartyStorage = 1 AssetCacheSize = 10 AutoUpdateDisable = 1 LegacyDomainMatching = 0 LocalFileLegacyAction = 0 AllowUserLocalTrust = 0 # DisableSockets = 1 OverrideGPUValidation = 1 EnableLinuxHWVideoDecode=1
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