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As an exception to the above, users of Debian Stable (=Etch) are advised to use flashplugin-nonfree version 9.0.48.0.2~bpo.1 at [http://www.backports.org Backports].

This 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 "flashplugin-nonfree".

Distribution license of the Flash plugin

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 plugin to be
downloaded from www.adobe.com.  The distribution license of the Adobe flash
plugin is available at www.adobe.com.  Installing this Debian package implies
that you have accepted the terms of that license.

Supported browsers in Debian

  • Iceweasel
  • Galeon
  • Konqueror (via konqueror-nsplugins)
  • ... and more

How to install

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

apt-get update
apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree

As an exception to the above, users of Debian Stable (=Etch) are advised to use flashplugin-nonfree version 9.0.48.0.2~bpo.1 at [http://www.backports.org Backports].