Total newbie trying to install adobe flash

quigbrew · 09-21-2007, 10:00 PM

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

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".