install flashplayer for firefox in unbuntu

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>(/usr/lib/firefox-addons/plugins/)

o Copy the Flash Player Local Settings configurations files to the /usr directory. At the prompt type:

+ sudo cp -r usr/* /usr