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Hi, Could someone please tell me how to install Adobe flash player ? I tried downloading from the website , wasn't sure which type of file to install so I just installed a .rpm file??? I have the file on my desktop now but no idea what to do with it!
I also tried typing : sudo apt-get install flashplugin non-free
but I got an answer that the command does not exist!
Thank you!!
Scientific Linux is RedHat based and .rpm package is correct for RH based distros.
Execute this in Terminal
Post error message here, if any.Code:cd Desktop
su -c rpm -i <.rpm_package_name>
I would suggest you to use Package Manager 'yum' instead of manual installation.
Code:su -c yum -y install flash-plugin
apt-get is specifically a tool for debian based systems.Quote:
sudo apt-get install flashplugin non-free
yum is the equivalent of apt-get for RHEL/Fedora based systems.
PackageManagement/Yum - CentOS Wiki
Managing Software with yum
And rpm is the RHEL equivalent of Debian's dpkg tool.
Chapter*10.*Package Management with RPM
Guide for installing flash in RHEL/CentOS/Scientific Linux:
Open The Linux!: How to install flash player on centos/redhat linux !
Thank you for the useful info!!!
I just checked youtube again and I seem to have adobeflashplayer now by just having just downloaded the .rpm file, since anything else I did in the terminal was giving me errors before!
Is that possible? Just interested to know what happened really!
Thanks!
Nope. I can only assume that you did successfully install flash at some point and didn't notice.Quote:
Is that possible? Just interested to know what happened really!
Do
This will create a log, sorted by date I believe, of installed packages. Open the file rpm.log up in a text editor or whatnot to see the output.Code:rpm -qa --last > rpm.log
Interesting! Thank you!
hi, my computer had to be changed and I tried to install flashpplayer again but this time I couldn't do it and I don't really know how i managed to do it the first time.
After installing the .rpm file, I used the command:
cd Desktop
su -c rpm -i <.rpm_package_name>
well to being with I was not sure what the package and the name are since the .rpm file is called:
flash-plugin-10.0.42.34-release.i386(2).rpm so I tried :
su -c flash-plugin-10.0.42.34-release.i386(2).rpm and that was wrong. I also tried
rpm -Uvh flash-plugin-10.0.42.34-release.i386(2).rpm
and that didnt work either.
Any help would be appreciated again. Thank you!
Check out the links in my first response above.
aaah!! I Stupid me!! sorry for missing the links out! I managed to do it now . the rpm link is very clear. Thanks alot!
So in case someone else has the same prob and like me is new to linux all u need to do is install the .rpm file online. Then log in as root and type the following command at a shell prompt:
rpm -Uvh foo-1.0-1.i386.rpm
where 'oo-1.0-1.i386.rpm' is the name of the .rpm file that u have just installed online. This link which was suggestedpretty much explains everything if u are using a .rpm file!