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Since Adobe recently dropped support for Firefox on Linux, I can't get flash player to work properly on Adobe Connect in Ubuntu. YouTube videos work fine, I only have problems with Adobe Connect.
I am using Ubuntu 12.10 and Firefox 18.0.1 and Flash 11.2.202.261.
Is there a PPA or another lead I could use to get the latest (or more current) version of Flash Player for Ubuntu?
I would advise removing the Ubuntu Tweak PPA from your software sources by opening the Software Centre then clicking Edit->Software Sources.... Click the 'Other Software' tab then untick the Ubuntu Tweak PPA.
Close the software sources window and it should refresh your software index.
Uninstall any flash plugins you have installed then install ubuntu-restricted-extras. This should get flash working again.
In the future do not use PPAs unless you are certain of what you are doing. Note that Ubuntu Tweak is for users who know what they are doing and can mess up your system if you use it without precautions.
For alternatives as you said, there's Gnash and Lightspark.
To install open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:
For "Official PPA of the Lightspark project"
:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:sparkers/ppa
or for "Automated daily builds from ustream git master":
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:sparkers/daily
Installation:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install lightspark browser-plugin-lightspark
Click here for instructions on using PPAs.
NOTE - Update for Ubuntu 15.04, using Lightspark Version 0.7.2-6 (The above PPA repository does not appear to be working in Ubuntu 15.04)
Lightspark 0.7.2-6 deb package can be installed directly via the software centre, which is invoked by clicking the "Install Using Apt" button on the following web page:
http://www.ubuntuupdates.org/package/core/vivid/universe/base/browser-plugin-lightspark
Best Answer
John Rambo. I had a similar problem about six months ago, and this is what I found to fix it.
You have two options at this point.
The reason Youtube still works is because Youtube has added HTML5 support, which is built in to almost every browser (with the exception of Internet Explorer, which still doesn't fully support it as of version 9 or 10) since around 2009.
The flashplugin-installer package should be all you need, and that is installed with the restricted extras packages.
Please note that downloading and installing the .deb from Adobe does not work unless you move a file to Firefox's directory.
As was stated in the comments, there is no Firefox PPA, because no one needs one. Everything Firefox related that you would ever need is in the Ubuntu repositories or available through a Firefox extension.
The fix I recommend is installing Google Chrome JUST for Adobe connect, so long as Flash works well for everything else on Firefox.
chrome.google.com is the place to find it.