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Anonymous
January 28, 2019
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Installing Flash Player on Linux/Firefox

  • January 28, 2019
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I'm using Firefox 52.0.2 for Linux Mint. I keep downloading the latest Flash (32.0.0.114) but it won't install. I get the "Thank you. Here is another product that might interest you" message instead of installation instructions which I think means it's auto-installed and yet, when I check after restarting, Adobe keeps telling me I still have the old version. What gives?

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Anonymous
January 31, 2019

So I looked and v25 was the only one. I ran the get update and then ran the install and it came back exactly the same-- already newest version. Do you think the following has anything to do with being unable to gt a new version?

Notice the date is Jan 16, 2019.

Or is that just Linux standard operating procedure? Either way. I give up. Thanks for your help and your patience.

_maria_
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Community Manager
January 31, 2019

The screenshot is from about:addons, not about:plugins

about:plugins includes a directory path to the location where Flash Player plugin is, about:addons does not.  For example, from my Windows machine:

You should be able to use apt-get to remove the currently installed plugin: sudo apt-get remove adobe-flashplugin

However, if you do sudo apt-get update, to update the repository, it should query the server for the new version and then when you run sudo apt-get install adobe-flashplugin it'll get the new version.  If the repository isn't updated with the new version, then it's most likely a configuration issue on the system.

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February 7, 2019

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Bueno equipo.......veo que Adobe Flash  Player...no me permite actualizar de forma alguna. Si lo desactivo Uds. que me aconsejarían ?

Me duele xq hace 5 años q estoy con ustedes........pero no nos ponemos de acuerdo, ni los videos que he mirado coinciden las indicaciones cuando yo sigo los pasos para activar. La verdad no entiendo ?......al entrar a la página de Adobe.....tampoco se muestra completa.....no sé que mas hacer...............verán que intente todo el día y parte de esta madrugada....no puedo ....que pena !!......tengo que sacar una etiqueta de Mercado Libre q necesito de suma necesidad............................espero permitan poder hacer una copia en la impresora....por favor !!!..................debo pedir ayuda....xq tampoco se como se hace...y no tengo.- Intentare con el técnico nuevamente...........sino debo dejarlos.......              

Slds............

Slds...........................

Kajal_Singh
Adobe Employee
Kajal_Singh
Adobe Employee
January 28, 2019

Hi,

Could you please tell us from where you are trying to download the Adobe Flash Player. Please use Adobe Flash Player Install for all versions to download the Flash Player.

Thanks!

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Anonymous
January 28, 2019

That's where I'm downloading from. The download doesn't seem to be the problem. The installation is. Did you read past the first sentence?

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Brainiac
January 28, 2019

I think checking you have the right download is appropriate. Do you always attack the people who volunteer to help you? Good luck with that strategy.

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