Flash Player Install?

**Ares Rex** · 06-01-2012, 02:04 AM

Hey guys, I have some problems. At the moment I'm working with Knoppix 4.0.2 but I can't watch videos on youtube. I think I have to install the Flash Player, but I have no idea how to. I've got Knoppix 5.1 too, but at the moment I use the other version. If it's not possible on the older version, you can also teach me about the 5.1

Thanks.

**Werner P. Schulz** · 06-01-2012, 08:33 AM

Why not try the new Knoppix (=> 4a) version?

**Ares Rex** · 06-01-2012, 11:17 AM

Originally Posted by Werner P. Schulz

Why not try the new Knoppix (=> 4a) version?

For free? I can also use Knoppix 5.1. Is there a way to intall the flash player?

**klaus2008** · 06-02-2012, 08:17 AM

You should read the system requirements for Adobe Flash player 11 on Linux systems: Adobe Flash Player 11 / Tech specs Firefox 4.0 or better won't run on Knoppix 5.1.1 since some libraries are too old.

**user89** · 07-02-2012, 09:36 PM

some videos are not working with Knoppix 5 + an old Flash player so it's better to use a Knoppix 6 at least - download the Flash player on the Adobe.com (.tar.gz) and uncompress it - create a "plugins" directory in your ~/.mozilla - copy the libflashlayer.so you got in the archive into this plugins directory - then sudo cp -r usr/* /usr with Chromium/Knoppix 7, it's even easier

**rajibando** · 07-14-2014, 10:48 AM

The Flash Player downloaded from the Adobe site is the following file:
install_flash_player_11_linux.i386.tar.gz
There is a readme.txt file inside the archive which states:

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>
o Copy the Flash Player Local Settings configurations files to the /usr directory. At the prompt type:
+ sudo cp -r usr/* /usr

However, when the command

cp libflashlayer.so <BrowserPluginsLocation>

is executed at a root terminal it gives the following output:
bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
I also manually copied, as a superuser, the file to the folder

/home/knoppix/.mozilla/extensions/a folder under this

So where am I going wrong?

**rajibando** · 07-14-2014, 11:46 AM

Yes, it indeed is! One should follow the directions in the readme.txt file inside the archive install_flash_player_11_linux.i386.tar.gz downloaded from the Adobe site, after following the instructions contained in the above post to create a 'plugins' directory, and manually copy the libflashplayer.so inside the plugins directory, restart the Iceweasel, and the effects will take place. Thanks!