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Title: Flash Player v8/9 for Ubuntu 6.06?
Post by: soopahfly on July 13, 2006, 10:17:42 AM
Has anyone got the new flash player working on ubuntu?

Care to share the wealth if you have?
Title: Re:Flash Player v8/9 for Ubuntu 6.06?
Post by: skidzilla on July 13, 2006, 10:39:39 AM
You have to use WINE for the moment if you want to use flash > v7. :?
http://www.howtoforge.com/ubuntu_flash_player
http://www.howtoforge.com/ubuntu_flash_player#comment-2114
Title: Re:Flash Player v8/9 for Ubuntu 6.06?
Post by: soopahfly on July 13, 2006, 10:48:44 AM
I got to just past step 4 and it died.
Title: Re:Flash Player v8/9 for Ubuntu 6.06?
Post by: skidzilla on July 13, 2006, 11:32:31 AM
Tried getting the .xpi version of the installer instead? (Click this link from firefox running under wine.) (http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/xpi/current/flashplayer-win.xpi)
Title: Re:Flash Player v8/9 for Ubuntu 6.06?
Post by: soopahfly on July 13, 2006, 11:40:25 AM
How do I get to firefox under wine?
Its installed as well as Wine but I cant find it
Title: Flash Player v8/9 for Ubuntu 6.06?
Post by: maximusotter on July 13, 2006, 16:49:50 PM
Its so not worth the effort. STOP!!! :lol: