Adobe Flash Player Plugin 10.2 plugin problem

**babltiga** · February 13th, 2011

I have ubuntu 10.04.1 (x64), after updating system, the adobe flash player plugin was updated to version 10.2.152.27ubuntu0.10.04.1 and now all the browsers (Firefox 3.6.13, Opera 11 and Chrome 9.0.5x) doesn't see the plugin and now it is not possible to view pages with flash, even You Tube

**babltiga** · March 16th, 2011

Solved by completely removing old flash-player plugin and installing new one from a scratch ...

**chitowner2** · April 13th, 2011

So where in ubuntu 10.4 does one find the installed flash player?

I tried running a locate *flash* and it didn't turn up, but my firefox 4 is definitely using flash 9.

???
CT

**Karlchen** · April 13th, 2011

Originally Posted by chitowner2

So where in ubuntu 10.4 does one find the installed flash player?

System => System Administration => Synaptic Package Administration (Genuine English terms may be slightly different, I translated back from German.) Search for "adobe-flashplugin".

Karl

**chitowner2** · April 14th, 2011

Sorry, but what I meant was, where IN A DIRECTORY TREE would the flashplayer plugin normally be found? Assume using FireFox.

CT

Originally Posted by Karlchen

System => System Administration => Synaptic Package Administration (Genuine English terms may be slightly different, I translated back from German.) Search for "adobe-flashplugin".

Karl

**Karlchen** · April 14th, 2011

Hello, chitowner2.

Went to System => System Administration => Synaptic Package Administration. Selected "adobe-flashplugin". Right-clicked it and selected "Properties" => tab "Installed files". Checked the listed pathnames.

Result:
/usr/share/doc/adobe-flashplugin
/usr/lib/adobe-flashplugin/libflashplayer.so (the plugin file)
/usr/lib/xulrunner-addons/plugins (symlink) => /etc/alternatives/firefox-flashplugin
/usr/lib/xulrunner/plugins (symlink) => /etc/alternatives/firefox-flashplugin
/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins (symlink) => /etc/alternatives/firefox-flashplugin
/usr/lib/firefox/plugins (symlink) => /etc/alternatives/firefox-flashplugin
/etc/alternatives/firefox-flashplugin (symlink) => /usr/lib/adobe-flashplugin/libflashplayer.so

This is true provided the flash-plugin has been installed system-wide, i.e. for all users, using Synaptic Package Administration (which in turn uses aptitude).

If a user installs the flash-plugin for his Firefox profile only, the file libflashplayer.so will be located somewhere inside the user's Firefox profile. Something like /home/username/.mozilla/firefox/blablabla.default/plugins or maybe /home/username/.mozilla/firefox/blablabla.default/extensions. Always installed Flash for all users.

HTH,
Karl

**smalldog** · April 25th, 2011

I had similar problem; even though synaptic show that latest flashplugin had installed. Finally, it was solved by manually add the symbol link to mozilla plugin as below. Good luck

ln -s /usr/lib/flashplugin-installer/libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so

**chitowner2** · May 14th, 2011

Thanks for the help guys. Now if I can just remember this stuff when Adobe pushes out yet another upgrade.

CT

**macmike** · May 16th, 2011

I am trying to get Adobe Flash Player to work on my Ubuntu 11.04 install. I went to adobe to try and download it. I get a message - This link needs to be opened with an application. I don't know what application I need to open it. Any help appreciated.

macmike