install_flash_player_11_linux.x86_64.tar.gz

Adobe Systems Incorporated Flash Player 11 for Linux Version 11.2.202.310 2012 Adobe recommends that all users upgrade to the latest version of Adobe Flash Player for the most recent features, bug fixes, and security fixes. For more information on the new features in Flash Player 9, please visit http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/. For more information on system requirements, fixed issues, and known issues, see the release notes at http://www.adobe.com/go/flashplayer_releasenotes. To confirm which version of Flash Player you have currently installed, see http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/. Users should only install Players that have been downloaded from trusted sources, such as http://www.adobe.com/. Your use of this player is governed by the Adobe End User License Agreement found at http://www.adobe.com/products/eulas/players/flash/. Privacy ------- Adobe is committed to preserving the privacy of end users. For more information on configuring Client-side privacy visit the Settings Manager Documentation: http://www.adobe.com/go/flashplayerhelp. Installation instructions ------------------------- Installing using the plugin tar.gz: o Unpack the plugin tar.gz and copy the files to the appropriate location. o Save the plugin tar.gz locally and note the location the file was saved to. o Launch terminal and change directories to the location the file was saved to. o Unpack the tar.gz file. Once unpacked you will see the following: + libflashplayer.so + /usr o Identify the location of the browser plugins directory, based on your Linux distribution and Firefox version o Copy libflashplayer.so to the appropriate browser plugins directory. At the prompt type: + cp libflashlayer.so <BrowserPluginsLocation> o Copy the Flash Player Local Settings configurations files to the /usr directory. At the prompt type: + sudo cp -r usr/* /usr Installing the plugin using RPM: o As root, enter in terminal: + # rpm -Uvh <rpm_package_file> + Click Enter key and follow prompts Installing the standalone player: o Unpack the tar.gz file o To execute the standalone player, + Double-click, or + Enter in terminal: ./flashplayer Uninstallation instructions --------------------------- Manual uninstallation (for users who installed the plugin via Install script): o Delete libflashplayer.so binary and flashplayer.xpt file in directory /home/<user>/.mozilla/plugins/ RPM uninstallation: o As root, enter in terminal: + # rpm -e flash-plugin + Click Enter key and follow prompts Technical Issues and Reporting Bugs ----------------------------------- The Adobe Flash Player Support Center at http://www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/ is a free online resource for support and troubleshooting information. Bug reports may be submitted at http://www.adobe.com/go/wish. To allow us to investigate reported bugs, please include the following information: 1) Platform and version 2) Browser version 3) Reproducible steps including a URL to the web site where the problem was encountered. If we need further information about a bug, you will be contacted. An automated reply will be sent to assure you that we have received your bug report. Due to the volume of mail received, we are not able to individually respond to each report. Use the following commands to generate dependency lists for Flash Player or the Local Setting Manager: Flash Player: ldd <BrowserPluginsLocation>/libflashplayer.so Gnome Local Setting Manager: ldd /usr/lib/kcm_adobe_flash_player.so (for 32-bit systems) ldd /usr/lib64/kcm_adobe_flash_player.so (for 64-bit systems) KDE Local Settings Manager: ldd /usr/bin/flash-player-properties Legal ----- Adobe(R) Flash(R) Player. Copyright (C) 1996 - 2011 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Adobe and Flash are either trademarks or registered trademarks in the United States and/or other countries.