Download the flash player installer file from official website adobe
install_flash_player_9_linux.tar.gz
Extract the .tar file from the downloaded .tar.gzip :
gunzip install_flash_player_9_linux.tar.gz
This will cause the .tar.gz file to disappear and what remains will be:
install_flash_player_9_linux.tar
Now untar the file into a directory called flash9:
tar -xvf install_flash_player_9_linux.tar -C /root/Desktop/flash9
x : eXtract
v : Verbose
f : Filename
Make sure Firox is not running.
From the Terminal, go the extracted folder and run the installer script:
bash flashplayer-installer
At the following prompt:
Please enter the installation path of the Mozilla, Netscape,
or Opera browser (i.e., /usr/lib/mozilla):
enter the directory where Firefox is located:
/usr/lib/firefox
Note:
TAR : Tape ARchive
Tar just combines a group of files into one tarball file.
The .tar file can then be compressed into .tar.gz or .tgz
January 2, 2010
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