How to use the latest version of Flash that comes with Google Chrome in Firefox

Because Google and Adobe signed a partnership agreement, Google explorer comes with a built-in Flash version that is newer than the one available for download from the Ubuntu repositories. This ensures better performance and stronger protection against possible attempts to make use of the many Flash vulnerabilities.


To see what version of Flash you have installed on your system and, at the same time, see what version you could have when installing Chrome, go directly to this page:

http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/

There you will see the version you are using and the different versions available depending on the browser and operating system you use. As is clear from the information available there, Chrome always has the most up-to-date versions of Flash.

The procedure to follow

The trick is pretty straightforward, but it requires that you also have Google Chrome installed for it to work. As this is not a problem for many of us, it is simply necessary to download the DEB package corresponding and install Google Chrome on our system.

Note: I don't know if it's still current, but installing this DEB package used to add Google's repositories to your repositories list. I clarify it because many of you may not like that at all.

1.- Open a terminal and navigate to the following folder:

cd / usr / lib / firefox-addons / plugins

2.- Create a link that connects the Flash player in Chrome with the one in Firefox:

sudo ln -s /opt/google/chrome/libgcflashplayer.so ./

3.- I opened Firefox Tools> Plugins> Extensions and disable the Flash version that comes by default.

Ready. From now on you will be able to enjoy the latest Flash player also in Firefox, as long as you keep Chrome updated.

Note: in case you were wondering, this trick does NOT work with Chromium.

Source: OMG! ubuntu


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  1.   Miquel Mayol i Tur said

    I, who use Ubuntu MM 10.10 AMD64 I have the libflashplayer.so in / usr / bin / flashplugininstaller
    10.1.102.65 installed, with 10.1.103.19 being chrome according to the page, but in
    / opt / google / chrome 7.0.517.44 I don't see the libgcflashplayer.so file
    How do you get off? Is the procedure similar? The browser that best suits me is Opera and I'm testing minefield,

  2.   Let's use Linux said

    Is it because instead of Chrome you have Chromium installed?
    If you have Chrome installed, run the following command to find out where the libgcflashplayer.so file is located

    locate libgcflashplayer.so

  3.   Miquel Mayol i Tur said

    Solution for AMD64, and if the videos do not open in full screen to open them, that is, it goes well

    Currently in the version, beta, 10.3.162.29 Linux 64 bits

    desvargar flashplayer10_2_p3_64bit_linux_111710.tar.gz desde

    http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/flashplayer10_square.html

    sudo nautilus

    go to usr / bin / flashplugininstaller

    delete

    libflashplayer.so

    open as administrator flashplayer10_2_p3_64bit_linux_111710.tar.g

    extract kibflashplayer.so in that same location

    open a browser and go to http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/

    to check the version.

    IT PROBABLY WORKS WITH INTEL 64 TOO, BUT I HAVE NOT TESTED IT

    PS: DO NOT UNINSTALL FROM SYNAPTIC

    I have done it later and I have had to repeat, I suppose that when seeing a higher version installed it does not update it - in this case it outdates it - and I have tried to update it afterwards and it has been.

    the same is the reason for another post, how to install 64-bit flash in linux 64? although the entry to update this library has been excellent for me, which was giving me problems with putting Salvados and Dr. Mateo in full screen, and with a game, in which I like to kill moments from time to time playing dominoes or chinchón.

  4.   Miquel Mayol i Tur said

    That is not why in AMD64 chrome (I have both chrome and chromium installed) it does not install the flash plugin, even so, following the steps of my autoresponder, I have a version, although beta, more advanced, which suits me better than Ubuntu which is 32 bit

  5.   danny lopez said

    Well I did everything that says here but the problem is that now where the flash is supposed to go I get a sign that tells me that the plugin is deactivated ...
    so that's not the idea?
    😛
    :S