This short article shows you how to install Adobe Flash Player on 64-bit Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal if you’re having problems with flash videos.
I was asked the previous day by one of our readers about installing flash player on Ubuntu 11.04 64-bit, but before I got to the question, he had already found the solution. He was also kind enough to share his solution with us. I am able to share this because of him.
Getting started:
To get started, go to ‘Power –> System Settings’
Then select ‘System –> Ubuntu Software Center’
Next, select ‘Edit –> Software Sources’
Then select ‘Other Software’ tab and click ‘Add’. Next, type the line below into the box and click ‘Add Source’
ppa:sevenmachines/flash
Back into Software Center, search for and install flashplugin64-installer
flashplugin64-installer
You also install it by typing the line below on the command line console:
sudo apt-get install flashplugin64-installer
After installing, go and test it and let us know.
Thanks to Chuqui
thanks :)
Worked just as supposed to be… This is the easiest way I’ve seen… thanks for the info.
It works with almost every website :) The exception that I found is one brazilian cell phone operator (www.claro.com.br). It crashes the plugin (10.3 d162).
I am a complete Newb, to Ubuntu. I went to follow these directions, but when I launch the Software Center, I do not have the Menu bar with File Edit View and Help. I know its something stupid, but could some one tell me how to bring that up.
Thanks
Paul
It’s on the global menu bar, not directly on the application menu. The main menu bar at the top of the screen.
Never mind, I am just a meathead, not use to this interface yet.
I don’t have the power icon on the menu bar. Is there some other way to access these steps without going through that icon?
Hello, I have followed these directions, but I am stumped. No matter how I try, I cannot install the Flash Player. I am tired of using Windows 7 as the OS for some reason slows my computer to a crawl when doing anything. If someone could help me out, that would be great!
Thx
Worked on my 11.04 64 bit System
hi guys i’m using win7, but i’ld love to have 11.04 as other OS. i’ve even downloaded it but can’t find the right installation guide to do it. i’ve a hard disk of 30gigs vacant to install it. can anybody help me out to do this without losing the data on other hard drives
Didn’t work for me. Nothing turned up when I ran the search. I was able to install it anyway though, by downloading the Flash Player Square version from here: http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/flashplayer10_square.html and moving the .so file into /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins/ , as recommended by a review on the standard Flash player page on the Ubuntu Software Center.
If you couldn’t find the flashplugin64-installer package, you probably didn’t reload your list of available packages. You can do this with “sudo apt-get update” in the terminal.
the flash thingy works but makes the system extremely slow after a few seconds playing, whatever I tried, it is completely crap. It is almost a good reason to go back to Win 7….