Ubuntu – How to determine the version of Adobe Flash currently installed

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I would like to find the version number of Adobe Flash currently installed on my Ubuntu system. Adobe's web site says the latest version for Linux is 26.0.0.131, but if I execute

apt show adobe-flashplugin

I get

Package: adobe-flashplugin
Version: 1:20170616.1-0ubuntu0.17.04.1
[...]

but nothing like 26.0.0.131.

How can I see which Flash version I have installed?

Best Answer

You can visit Adobe's homepage in your browser and use their little Flash version check widget.

http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/about/

Alternatively try the Check Now button at https://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player.html

I experienced that this is probably the most accurate and reliable way to check the exact version.

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Ubuntu – I have the newest Adobe flash player, but it still wont work!

Sorry there is no fix for this. The latest Flash version provided by Adobe for Linux is 11.2. And pogo.com requires >11.7

As a workaround you could install a Windows version of e.g. Firefox in Wine or in a VM and use Flash for Windows with that. But that's quite ugly. I'd rather look for alternative websites/games.

Edit: Install Chromium with Pepper Flash

Open a Terminal with CTRL+ALT+T and type:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:skunk/pepper-flash
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install chromium-browser pepflashplugin-installer
echo ". /usr/lib/pepflashplugin-installer/pepflashplayer.sh" | sudo tee -a /etc/chromium-browser/default

Now open Chrome and go to chrome://plugins. If everything was correct you should see now Adobe Flash Player - Version: 11.8.XXX

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