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07-17-2015, 12:12 AM
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Senior Member
Registered: Mar 2014
Location: Illinois
Distribution: Xubuntu
Posts: 2,037
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I don't know how to update Adobe Flash Player in Xubuntu 15.04
I used to be able to play Youtube videos in Firefox. Now when I go to play a video there I get this update notice (see screenshot #25). Which when I click on it it takes me to this page (screenshot #26). The choices in the "Select version to download" dropdown on that page are:
YUM for Linux
.tar.gz for other Linux
.rpm for other Linux
APT for Ubuntu 10.04
I took a shot at the APT and went to open it with the Ubuntu Software Center but when I did the Ubuntu Software Center said it wasn't there.
I typed "adobe" in the terminal and it said 'Command not found.'
How can I do the update? Thanks.
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07-17-2015, 01:59 AM
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LQ Addict
Registered: Dec 2011
Location: UK
Distribution: Debian Sid AMD64, Raspbian Wheezy, various VMs
Posts: 7,680
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I posted the following on a similar thread:
Quote:
Originally Posted by 273
I'm not sure about Mint as I thought Ubuntu and Mint updated Flash automatically, but on Debian I found I have to run the following to check whether Flash is up to date:
Code:
update-flashplugin-nonfree --status
Then the following to update if necessary:
Code:
update-flashplugin-nonfree --install
The current version of Flash for Linux is shown to be 11.2.202.481 at the moment.
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However, as I understand it Mozilla may have made a decision to block even the latest Linux Flash version due to outstanding vulnerabilities so if the above commands show you're on the latest version then you'll probably just have to click on the Activate Adobe Flash link.
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2 members found this post helpful.
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07-17-2015, 06:43 AM
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Member
Registered: Aug 2013
Location: Sweden
Distribution: Debian, Arch, Red Hat, CentOS
Posts: 773
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^ Thanks for the info! Although I wish Flash would just, well, die! There are a couple of instances where I still need to use it, and apparently I have been to lazy to figure out how to ugrade the d*mn thing properly on my own.
Again, thanks!
HMW
Last edited by HMW; 07-17-2015 at 06:45 AM.
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07-17-2015, 06:46 AM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Jul 2015
Posts: 2
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Gregg, here's how to update your Flash player plugin to the very newest version, so that Firefox will always activate it without asking you (if that's the option you want):
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1 members found this post helpful.
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07-17-2015, 06:50 AM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Jul 2015
Posts: 2
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1 members found this post helpful.
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07-17-2015, 12:45 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Jan 2007
Location: Wild West Wales, UK
Distribution: Linux Mint 22 MATE, Peppermint OS-Devuan, EndeavourOS
Posts: 4,287
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Gregg Bell,
Firefox has now been updated:
http://www.rt.com/usa/273925-firefox...s-adobe-flash/
In Firefox look under Tools > Add-ons > Plugins, then set Shockwave Flash to either Always Activate or Ask to Activate.
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1 members found this post helpful.
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07-17-2015, 12:49 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Jan 2007
Location: Wild West Wales, UK
Distribution: Linux Mint 22 MATE, Peppermint OS-Devuan, EndeavourOS
Posts: 4,287
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Gregg Bell,
Firefox has now been updated:
http://www.rt.com/usa/273925-firefox...s-adobe-flash/
In Firefox look under Tools > Add-ons > Plugins, then set Shockwave Flash to either Always Activate or Ask to Activate.
Try this first.
Open Terminal and enter:
Code:
sudo apt-get update
I suspect that your Xubuntu has not yet received the Flash update.
You should see Flash referred to in the list of updates.
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1 members found this post helpful.
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07-17-2015, 01:41 PM
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LQ Addict
Registered: Dec 2011
Location: UK
Distribution: Debian Sid AMD64, Raspbian Wheezy, various VMs
Posts: 7,680
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HMW
^ Thanks for the info! Although I wish Flash would just, well, die! There are a couple of instances where I still need to use it, and apparently I have been to lazy to figure out how to ugrade the d*mn thing properly on my own.
Again, thanks!
HMW
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I know what you mean -- I'd love to see Flash die and it seems it is doing so, slowly, so there is hope for us yet.
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1 members found this post helpful.
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07-18-2015, 01:19 AM
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Senior Member
Registered: Mar 2014
Location: Illinois
Distribution: Xubuntu
Posts: 2,037
Original Poster
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Thanks everybody. It updated without me doing anything. So I've got it. Thing is, I thought it might be an update but there was no update there, so I figured it was something else. I really appreciate the help!
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1 members found this post helpful.
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