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= Flash Player 7 for "testing/etch" and "unstable/sid" = = Flash Player 7 for "testing/etch" =
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The package in "experimental" installs Flash Player 9 beta. Also [http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?pkg=flashplugin-nonfree&include=fixed-in-experimental a few bugs] are fixed. If you're happy with how [http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=387263 bug 387263] was fixed, then please report that on that bug report by sending an e-mail to 387263@bugs.debian.org.

= Manual installation (not recommended) =

 * Go to [http://www.adobe.com/].
 * Click on the icon "Get Adobe Flash Player".
 * Verify that the title of this page is "Adobe Flash Player Download Center Linux".
 * Click on the icon "Download Now".
 * Verify that the downloaded file is named "install_flash_player_7_linux.tar.gz", and save it in an empty directory, for example in a subdirectory named "unpack" in your home directory.
 * Open the file with "tar xzf install_flash_player_7_linux.tar.gz".
 * Open Readme.txt and follow the instructions at "To manually install the Plug-in Player for Linux".
 * For example, the plugin directory for Firefox is "/usr/lib/firefox/plugins".
Make sure that "contrib" is in your /etc/apt/sources.list and run this as root:
{{{
apt-get update
apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree
}}}

This page describes how to install the Adobe Flash Player, formerly known as the Macromedia Flash Player, on Debian systems.

Flash Player 7 for "stable/sarge"

Version 7.0.25-5 in "stable/sarge" is broken. The solution is to use the backport at [http://www.backports.org/ www.backports.org].

Add this line to your /etc/apt/sources.list :

deb http://www.backports.org/debian sarge-backports main contrib

Then run this as root:

apt-get update
apt-get -t sarge-backports install flashplugin-nonfree

Flash Player 7 for "testing/etch"

Make sure that "contrib" is in your /etc/apt/sources.list and run this as root:

apt-get update
apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree

Flash Player 9 beta for "unstable/sid"

Make sure that "contrib" is in your /etc/apt/sources.list and run this as root:

apt-get update
apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree

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