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Adobe's Flash Player is closed source software. If you run the commands on this page, only a script is installed which facilitates the installation of the actual plugin. | Adobe's Flash Player is closed source software. If you run the commands on this page, only a script is installed which facilitates the installation of the actual plugin. | ||
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pushd "${TEMP_DIR}" | pushd "${TEMP_DIR}" | ||
wget "${URL}" | /* -#/* -#wget "${URL}" | ||
#- */#- */ | |||
tar xf "${FILENAME}" | tar xf "${FILENAME}" | ||
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popd | popd | ||
rm -rf "${TMP_DIR}" | rm -rf "${TMP_DIR}" | ||
echo "Done!" | echo "Done!" | ||
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EOF</build> | EOF</build> | ||
<build user="root">chmod 755 /usr/sbin/install-flash-plugin</build> | <build user="root">chmod 755 /usr/sbin/install-flash-plugin</build> | ||
== Usage == | == Usage == | ||
Revision as of 13:58, 14 June 2014
Adobe's Flash Player is closed source software. If you run the commands on this page, only a script is installed which facilitates the installation of the actual plugin.
LFScript can find this software under the name flash-plugin.
Dependencies
- wget
You might also want to install firefox...
Installation
As the root user:
cat > /usr/sbin/install-flash-plugin << "EOF"
#!/bin/sh
# This script downloads and installs Adobe Flash Player.
set -e
getFlashPlayer() {
local ARCH="$(uname -m)"
case $(uname -m) in
i?86) local ARCH="i386" ;;
esac
local FILENAME="install_flash_player_11_linux.${ARCH}.tar.gz"
local URL="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/pdc/11.1.102.55/${FILENAME}"
local TEMP_DIR="$(mktemp -d)"
pushd "${TEMP_DIR}"
/* -#/* -#wget "${URL}"
#- */#- */
tar xf "${FILENAME}"
cp -vR usr /
mkdir -p /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins
cp -v libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins
popd
rm -rf "${TMP_DIR}"
echo "Done!"
}
getFlashPlayer
EOFAs the root user:
chmod 755 /usr/sbin/install-flash-plugin
Usage
After you have booted your OS for the first time, run the following command as root to install the flash plugin:
install-flash-plugin
