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quigbrew 09-21-2007 10:00 PM
Total newbie trying to install adobe flash
 
Hi, I just installed ubuntu and I'm trying to install adobe flash. I got the file downloaded to my desktop just fine, extracted it to my desktop just fine. But I can't figure out how to navigate to it through the terminal in order to execute it. I guess I just don't understand the file structure linux uses.

If it helps the folder I downloaded is titled: install_flash_player_9_linux
the file I'm trying to execute is: flashplayer-installer

and my terminal window prompt looks like this: john@john-desktop:~$

thanks for any help you can give!

weibullguy 09-21-2007 10:08 PM
This should do it
Code:
cd Desktop/install_flashplayer_9_linux
chmod +x flashplayer-installer
sudo ./flashplayer-installer
Since you're new...

cd mean change directory. The ~ before the $ in your prompt means you're in your home directory. chmod means change mode, the +x means make it executable. sudo gives you privileged user "powers"; I don't remember what is stands for because I don't use sudo.

quigbrew 09-21-2007 10:19 PM
right on, thanks man!

worked wonderfully. And thanks for all that extra info. I looked at a list of linux commands but couldn't piece them all together to get them to work.

thanks again!

djerry81 09-24-2007 05:22 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by weibullguy (Post 2899827)
This should do it
Code:
cd Desktop/install_flashplayer_9_linux
chmod +x flashplayer-installer
sudo ./flashplayer-installer
Since you're new...

cd mean change directory. The ~ before the $ in your prompt means you're in your home directory. chmod means change mode, the +x means make it executable. sudo gives you privileged user "powers"; I don't remember what is stands for because I don't use sudo.
sudo subsitute user do

dafunks 09-24-2007 05:30 PM
I always thought it meant "superuser do".


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