DIY - How to Install Flash Player

[bodyelectrics]

Hello I just started using linux.Now I am trying to install the adobe flash player,tar.gz file but when I click on it It ask me to open it with another file but witch one do I need?
Or can I open it manually in the terminal and if so witch command must I use for that?

[Wally]

Hi,

A 'tar.gz' file must be extracted, first.

Click on it and then choose the option to 'extract all'.

It may then need to be compiled.

[aarf]

Hello I just started using linux.Now I am trying to install the adobe flash player,tar.gz file but when I click on it It ask me to open it with another file but witch one do I need?
Or can I open it manually in the terminal and if so witch command must I use for that?

which puppy are you using. recent major puppies have this automated. xarchiver or something that says extract will do it.
manually in the terminal is also possible but i haven't needed to know this for so long i would have to look it up

[xman]

Security update 10.1.85.3 is released (http://www.adobe.com/support/security/a ... 10-03.html).

1. Download Flash Player. The latest version is at http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ (Click the drop down menu and choose "tar.gz for linux").

1b. If you would like to try previous versions of Flash Player, then go to http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/142/tn_14266.html (you will download an archive containing *all* of the Version 9, or 8, etc., Flash Players--so unpack the archive and choose the version you want).

2. Unpack the file that you download ("install_flash_player_10_linux.tar.gz" for the latest version) by clicking it and then choosing Extract.

3. The file that is unpacked will be "libflashplayer.so."...