How to install Flash player 10 linux?

[carlsewell]

On myspace, youtube etc etc it has started saying please install new flash player instead of playing videos/music.

i am totally new to the whole world of linux, i downloaded flash 10the new one from flash which says its for linux too.

But i have no idea what so ever of how to install it, as it just askes me what program to open file with.

i have a netbook asus eee pc operating on linux.

can anyone give me step by step on how to installthis.
ive read online all about root notes and stuff i really dont understand.

thanks

[jayd512]

What distro are you using?
There are usually easier ways to install Flash than from the website.

[carlsewell]

sorry what do you mean by distro?

im proper newbie lol

[carlsewell]

software version: Eee pc 1.1.0.66
Biosversion 0802

does that help

[jayd512]

I believe the eee can come pre-installed with one of several distros. And by distro (short for distribution), I mean version of Linux. So does yours have eeebuntu? Linpus Lite? Or something else?
The reason I'm asking is because each one of these distro (Linux Versions) installs software such as Flash a bit differently than the others do.

[MikeTbob]

Try this command to see if it will identify your distro

cat /etc/release

[darkrose0510]

download the tar.gz version: Adobe - Adobe Flash Player

extract it (can probably just right click and choose 'extract here' or similar)

go into the 'install_flash_player_10_linux' directory and copy the file 'libflashplayer.so'

paste this file into '.mozilla/plugins/' in your home directory - this is a hidden directory, so you'll have to select 'show hidden files' or similar from your file manager.

restart firefox, enjoy.

[freemen]

tell me whether you are using ubuntu/redhat/centos?

the following link may help you....

humanlinux.blogspot.com/2009/05/how-to-install-flash-player-on.html

[jason.frost]

download the tar.gz version:

extract it (can probably just right click and choose 'extract here' or similar)

go into the 'install_flash_player_10_linux' directory and copy the file 'libflashplayer.so'

paste this file into '.mozilla/plugins/' in your home directory - this is a hidden directory, so you'll have to select 'show hidden files' or similar from your file manager.

restart firefox, enjoy.

Should this also work for 64-bit?

[jayd512]

Should this also work for 64-bit?

It should work for 64-bit as well.
Post any errors you get, if any.