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What is the Linux equivalent of Flash player 17, and where can I get it? My operating system, by the way, is Slackware 14.2.
Hi...
I don't think there is an equivalent, as the last standalone version for Linux was 11.2. If it helps, you can try using Lightspark, although I don't know if it will play everything that Flash Player does. You can find Slackbuilds here and here.
Apart from that, I guess you could see if you could find a old version of Google Chrome that came with Pepper version Flash Player 17.
EDIT: I'll have to correct myself, there are standalone versions of the Pepper Flash Player (PPAPI) for Chromium and other browsers. You can download the one for version 23 here, or of you want to try version 24 beta, please see here.
Regards...
Last edited by ardvark71; 11-16-2016 at 02:16 AM.
Reason: Corrections/Added information and links.
Adobe started to releases newer version of flash for Linux. Take a look here, and download the version that you need. I've been testing it on my machines and it's working great so far. Unfortunately, I don't think they are providing DRM support.
How hard would it be to modify the Slackbuild from SBO to create a package. I'm not very good a writing scripts or creating packages.
Not hard at all. Here's the modification I made from the original one:
Code:
#!/bin/sh
# Copyright 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Eric Hameleers, Eindhoven, NL
# All rights reserved.
#
# Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for
# any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that
# the above copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all
# copies.
#
# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED
# WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
# MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.
# IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS AND COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND THEIR
# CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
# SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
# LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF
# USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
# ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
# OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT
# OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
# SUCH DAMAGE.
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# Slackware SlackBuild script
# ===========================
# By: Eric Hameleers <alien@slackware.com>
# For: flashplayer-plugin
# Descr: Adobe flash player plugin for mozilla
# URL:
# http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashplatformruntimes/flashplayer11/
#
# Run 'sh flashplayer-plugin.SlackBuild' to build a Slackware package.
# The package (.txz) and .txt file as well as build logs are created in /tmp .
# Install it using 'installpkg'.
#
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Set initial variables:
PRGNAM=flash_player_npapi_linux
# Determine the latest version by checking the web page:
VERSION=${VERSION:-"beta"}
MAJVER=${MAJVER:-"npapi"}
BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
TAG=${TAG:-}
# Where do we look for sources?
SRCDIR=$(cd $(dirname $0); pwd)
# Place to build (TMP) package (PKG) and output (OUTPUT) the program:
TMP=${TMP:-/tmp/build}
PKG=$TMP/package-$PRGNAM
OUTPUT=${OUTPUT:-/tmp}
# Automatically determine the architecture we're building on:
MARCH=${ARCH:-$( uname -m )}
case "$MARCH" in
x86_64)
LIBDIRSUFFIX="64"
ARCHBITS="64"
export ARCH=x86_64
;;
i?86)
LIBDIRSUFFIX=""
ARCHBITS="32"
export ARCH=i386
;;
*)
echo "Unsupported architecture '$ARCH'"
exit 1
;;
esac
SOURCE="$SRCDIR/flash_player_npapi_linux.x86_64.tar.gz"
SRCURL="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/pdc/${VERSION}/install_flash_player_${MAJVER}_linux.${ARCH}.tar.gz"
##
## --- with a little luck, you won't have to edit below this point --- ##
##
# Exit the script on errors:
set -e
trap 'echo "$0 FAILED at line ${LINENO}" | tee $OUTPUT/error-${PRGNAM}.log' ERR
# Catch unitialized variables:
set -u
P1=${1:-1}
# Save old umask and set to 0022:
_UMASK_=$(umask)
umask 0022
# Create working directories:
mkdir -p $OUTPUT # place for the package to be saved
mkdir -p $TMP/tmp-$PRGNAM # location to build the source
mkdir -p $PKG # place for the package to be built
rm -rf $PKG/* # always erase old package's contents
rm -rf $TMP/tmp-$PRGNAM/* # remove the remnants of previous build
rm -rf $OUTPUT/{configure,make,install,error,makepkg}-$PRGNAM.log
# remove old log files
# --- PACKAGE BUILDING ---
echo "++"
echo "|| $PRGNAM-$VERSION"
echo "++"
#cd $TMP/tmp-$PRGNAM
cd $PKG
echo "Extracting the source archive(s) for $PRGNAM..."
tar -xvf ${SOURCE}
chown -R root:root *
chmod -R u+w,go+r-w,a+X-s .
case "$ARCH" in
x86_64)
if ! file libflashplayer.so | grep -q "ELF 64-bit" ; then
echo "The downloaded plugin is not for the '$ARCH' architecture!"; exit 1
fi
;;
i?86)
if ! file libflashplayer.so | grep -q "ELF 32-bit" ; then
echo "The downloaded plugin is not for the '$ARCH' architecture!"; exit 1
fi
;;
esac
## Move lib to lib64 if needed:
#[ "$ARCH" = "x86_64" ] && mv usr/lib usr/lib${LIBDIRSUFFIX}
# Remove 32-bit bogus compatibility in 64-bit package:
[ "$ARCH" = "x86_64" ] && rm -rf $PKG/usr/lib
# Install the plugin to the mozilla plugins dir and fix library file attributes:
mkdir -p usr/lib${LIBDIRSUFFIX}/mozilla/plugins
mv libflashplayer.so usr/lib${LIBDIRSUFFIX}/mozilla/plugins/
find usr/lib${LIBDIRSUFFIX} -name "*.so" -exec chmod 755 {} \;
# Add this to the doinst.sh:
mkdir -p $PKG/install
cat <<EOINS >> $PKG/install/doinst.sh
# Update the desktop database:
if [ -x usr/bin/update-desktop-database ]; then
chroot . /usr/bin/update-desktop-database usr/share/applications > /dev/null 2>&1
fi
EOINS
# Add documentation:
mkdir -p $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
mv LGPL *.txt $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION/ || true
cp -a $SRCDIR/$(basename $0) $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild
chown -R root:root $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
find $PKG/usr/doc -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \;
# Add a package description:
mkdir -p $PKG/install
cat $SRCDIR/slack-desc > $PKG/install/slack-desc
# Build the package:
cd $PKG
makepkg --linkadd y --chown n $OUTPUT/${PRGNAM}-${VERSION}-${ARCH}-${BUILD}${TAG}.txz 2>&1 | tee $OUTPUT/makepkg-${PRGNAM}.log
cd $OUTPUT
md5sum ${PRGNAM}-${VERSION}-${ARCH}-${BUILD}${TAG}.txz > ${PRGNAM}-${VERSION}-${ARCH}-${BUILD}${TAG}.txz.md5
# Restore the original umask:
umask ${_UMASK_}
I re installed it as you suggested, and it "works" but it can now be most accurately described as "tempermental" (it sometimes makes flashed-based games "hang") .
Another alternative is to install AlienBOB's Chromium packages: Chromium, pepper flash, and widevine for netflix viewing. The pepperflash plugin does the job.
Also you can install Google Chrome which has pepper flash built in. Use the google chrome slackbuild script located in the /extra directory of your Slackware DVD. Download the Linux version of Chrome from Google.
I re installed it as you suggested, and it "works" but it can now be most accurately described as "tempermental" (it sometimes makes flashed-based games "hang") .
Now that I think about it, I've seen the plugin crash once. In the end, it's still considered beta. I would consider using Chrome or Chromium also with pepper flash, or, consider using freshplayer available from the SBo site here.
I don't think there is an equivalent, as the last standalone version for Linux was 11.2. If it helps, you can try using Lightspark, although I don't know if it will play everything that Flash Player does. You can find Slackbuilds here and here.
Lightspark is mostly useful for those that do not want to use flash except for those few sites they are forced to use because of work or school where it will sometimes work. In time it may become useful in emulating old content such as flash games when flash is finally put in its grave.
Adobe started to releases newer version of flash for Linux. Take a look here, and download the version that you need. I've been testing it on my machines and it's working great so far. Unfortunately, I don't think they are providing DRM support.
Thanks for the link to Adobe Labs. Here is the specific link just for the beta flashplayers:
It is embedded here and is an attachment to this posting. Modify the attachment to remove the .txt suffix.
Code:
#!/bin/sh
# Copyright 2010-2015 Robby Workman, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
# All rights reserved.
#
# Redistribution and use of this script, with or without modification, is
# permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
#
# 1. Redistributions of this script must retain the above copyright
# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
#
# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
# WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
# MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO
# EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
# SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
# PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS;
# OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
# WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR
# OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF
# ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
# 20160409 get version embedded inside the plugin
# 20161117 use npapi version of the plugin (no choice)
PRGNAM=flashplayer-plugin
BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
case "$( uname -m )" in
i?86) ARCH=i386 ;;
arm*) ARCH=arm ;;
*) ARCH=$( uname -m ) ;;
esac
if [ "$ARCH" = "x86_64" ]; then
LIBDIRSUFFIX="64"
elif [ "$ARCH" = "i386" ]; then
LIBDIRSUFFIX=""
else
printf "\n\n$ARCH is unsupported...\n"
exit 1
fi
SOURCE="flash_player_npapi_linux.${ARCH}.tar.gz"
VERSION=$(tar -O -zxf $SOURCE libflashplayer.so \
| strings -a - | grep FlashPlayer_ \
| sed -e s/^FlashPlayer_// -e s/_FlashPlayer$// -e s/_/\./g)
VERS_MAJ=$(printf $VERSION | cut -d. -f1)
case $VERS_MAJ in
*[0-9]*) ;;
*) printf "\n\nMajor VERSION invalid: ${VERS_MAJ} VERSION: ${VERSION}\n"
exit 1
;;
esac
CWD=$(pwd)
TMP=${TMP:-/tmp/SBo}
PKG=$TMP/package-$PRGNAM
OUTPUT=${OUTPUT:-/tmp}
set -e
rm -rf $PKG
mkdir -p $TMP $PKG $OUTPUT
cd $TMP
tar -C $PKG -xf $CWD/$SOURCE
if ! grep -wq "^Version ${VERSION}$" $PKG/readme.txt 2>/dev/null ; then
printf "\n\tThis script could not find Version $VERSION of the plugin,\n"
printf "\tinside the readme.txt ...\n\n"
printf "Fix the script or get a different source file...\n\n"
exit 1
fi
mkdir -p $PKG/usr/lib${LIBDIRSUFFIX}/mozilla/plugins
mv $PKG/libflashplayer.so $PKG/usr/lib${LIBDIRSUFFIX}/mozilla/plugins
if [ "$ARCH" = "x86_64" ]; then
rm -rf $PKG/usr/lib
fi
mkdir -p $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
mv $PKG/*pdf $PKG/*.txt $PKG/LGPL/* $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
cat $CWD/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild > $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild
rm -rf $PKG/LGPL
mkdir -p $PKG/install
cat $CWD/slack-desc > $PKG/install/slack-desc
cat $CWD/doinst.sh > $PKG/install/doinst.sh
cd $PKG
chown -R root:root $PKG
chmod -R g-w $PKG
find $PKG -type f -name "*.so" -exec chmod 0755 {} \;
/sbin/makepkg -l y -c n -p $OUTPUT/$PRGNAM-$VERSION-$ARCH-$BUILD$TAG.${PKGTYPE:-tgz}
So far it works fine with my AMD 64-bit (x86_64) system running Firefox.
There is a 32-bit x86 version of the beta software. I have not tested it yet, but the script might work.
-----
Edit 2016-11-17 22:18 UTC: The script works fine on i386 (x86) machines too.
Last edited by aaazen; 11-18-2016 at 12:30 AM.
Reason: add link to slackbuilds.org
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