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12-18-2010, 11:53 AM
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Member
Registered: Mar 2009
Location: Virginia, US
Distribution: Ubuntu 10.10 & Debian 6.0.3,
Posts: 328
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What version of Adobe Flash Player do I want?
The Adobe support site has a dropdown menu of the versions for Linux. They are:
YUM for Linux
.tar .gz for Linux
.rpm for Linux
deb for Ubuntu 8.04+
Apt for Ubuntu 9.04+
Which one do I download? I'm running an Ubuntu 8.04 LiveCD.
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12-18-2010, 12:03 PM
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#2
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Moderator
Registered: Dec 2009
Location: Hanover, Germany
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 12,171
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To get Flash working on Ubuntu try to type this into a terminal:
Code:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree
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12-18-2010, 01:04 PM
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#3
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Member
Registered: Mar 2009
Location: Virginia, US
Distribution: Ubuntu 10.10 & Debian 6.0.3,
Posts: 328
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This is the output:
Code:
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get update
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 9.10 _Karmic Koala_ - Release i386 (20091028.5) karmic/main Translation-en_US
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 9.10 _Karmic Koala_ - Release i386 (20091028.5) karmic/restricted Translation-en_US
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic Release.gpg
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/restricted Translation-en_US
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates Release.gpg
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/restricted Translation-en_US
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic Release
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates Release
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security Release.gpg
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/restricted Translation-en_US
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/restricted Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/restricted Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security Release
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/main Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/restricted Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/main Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/restricted Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/main Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/restricted Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/main Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/restricted Sources
Reading package lists... Done
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ ^Cdo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$
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12-18-2010, 02:15 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Dec 2004
Location: Olympia, WA, USA
Distribution: Fedora, (K)Ubuntu
Posts: 3,931
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So? Where's the su in front of the last line you typed, and what's the control-C doing there? Did you copy and paste the two suggested commands and then try to abort with a control-C? Your output suggests that might be what happened.
By the way, you will need to create a place on you hard drive fo the LiveCD to store your changes since, obviously, you can't change the contents of the CD. (IIRC, there is a menu item for doing that.)
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12-20-2010, 11:30 AM
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#5
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Member
Registered: Mar 2009
Location: Virginia, US
Distribution: Ubuntu 10.10 & Debian 6.0.3,
Posts: 328
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I did copy & paste the 2 commands suggested by TobiSGD and I didn't abort. I tried again today and got 3 extra lines at the end:
Code:
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Couldn't find package flashplugin-nonfree
I don't have access to the HDD to store changes, I do have an SD card. What is IIRC?
Last edited by Advice Pro; 12-20-2010 at 11:40 AM.
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12-20-2010, 11:38 AM
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#6
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Moderator
Registered: Dec 2009
Location: Hanover, Germany
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 12,171
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I don't know why that doesn't work with copy and past, it should. Please try to type the lines in manually.
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12-20-2010, 11:49 AM
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#7
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Member
Registered: Mar 2009
Location: Virginia, US
Distribution: Ubuntu 10.10 & Debian 6.0.3,
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TobiSGD, I was editing my last post as you submitted yours. I tried typing in the commands manually as so and got:
Code:
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install flash-nonfree
E: The update command takes no arguments
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12-20-2010, 11:54 AM
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#8
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LQ Addict
Registered: Jul 2003
Location: London, UK
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 7,466
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They're two separate commands. You need to run "sudo apt-get update", wait for it to finish and then run the second one.
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12-20-2010, 12:11 PM
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#9
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Member
Registered: Mar 2009
Location: Virginia, US
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I tried that Nylex and got the same:
Code:
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get update
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 9.10 _Karmic Koala_ - Release i386 (20091028.5) karmic/main Translation-en_US
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 9.10 _Karmic Koala_ - Release i386 (20091028.5) karmic/restricted Translation-en_US
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security Release.gpg
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/restricted Translation-en_US
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security Release
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/main Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic Release.gpg
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Translation-en_US
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/restricted Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/main Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/restricted Sources
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/restricted Translation-en_US
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates Release.gpg
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/restricted Translation-en_US
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic Release
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates Release
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/restricted Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/restricted Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/main Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/restricted Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/main Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/restricted Sources
Reading package lists... Done
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install flash-nonfree
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Couldn't find package flash-nonfree
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$
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12-20-2010, 12:15 PM
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#10
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Moderator
Registered: Dec 2009
Location: Hanover, Germany
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 12,171
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The package name is flashplugin-nonfree, not flash-nonfree. You should type the commands in as they are given to you, otherwise they won't work.
Last edited by TobiSGD; 12-20-2010 at 12:16 PM.
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12-20-2010, 12:22 PM
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#11
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Member
Registered: Mar 2009
Location: Virginia, US
Distribution: Ubuntu 10.10 & Debian 6.0.3,
Posts: 328
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Thanks for pointing that out Tobi, but still the same results:
Code:
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get update
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 9.10 _Karmic Koala_ - Release i386 (20091028.5) karmic/main Translation-en_US
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 9.10 _Karmic Koala_ - Release i386 (20091028.5) karmic/restricted Translation-en_US
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic Release.gpg
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/restricted Translation-en_US
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates Release.gpg
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/restricted Translation-en_US
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic Release
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates Release
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security Release.gpg
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/main Translation-en_US
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/restricted Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/restricted Sources
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/restricted Translation-en_US
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security Release
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/main Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/restricted Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/main Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/restricted Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/main Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/restricted Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/main Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/restricted Sources
Reading package lists... Done
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Couldn't find package flashplugin-nonfree
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12-22-2010, 09:32 AM
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#12
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Member
Registered: Mar 2009
Location: Virginia, US
Distribution: Ubuntu 10.10 & Debian 6.0.3,
Posts: 328
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Why can't I just download one of the plugin versions in my first post?
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12-22-2010, 09:52 AM
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#13
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Member
Registered: Jul 2010
Location: USA, New Mexico
Distribution: Several
Posts: 69
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According to your last post it appears that you have successfully installed the flash-plug-in. Have a great day.
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12-22-2010, 11:15 AM
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Senior Member
Registered: Dec 2004
Location: Olympia, WA, USA
Distribution: Fedora, (K)Ubuntu
Posts: 3,931
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Advice Pro
Why can't I just download one of the plugin versions in my first post?
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Did you enable the non-free repositories? I don't see them listed in your "update" output. |
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12-23-2010, 08:33 AM
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Member
Registered: Mar 2009
Location: Virginia, US
Distribution: Ubuntu 10.10 & Debian 6.0.3,
Posts: 328
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PTrenholme
Did you enable the non-free repositories?
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I don't know how to do that. |
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