How to install flash player

[shariefbe]

Hi,
I am using UBUNTU 8.04...I downloaded the flash player from internet...but i am trying to install...but i cant...Can anyone help me?

[devils casper]

Does your machine has intenet access?
You should install Flash Player through Package Manager only.

sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree

[shariefbe]

I am getting this error

sharief@sharief-desktop:~/Desktop/softwares$ sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
  adobe-flashplugin: Depends: libpango1.0-0 (>= 1.20.5) but 1.20.1-1 is to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
sharief@sharief-desktop:~/Desktop/softwares$

What to do now?Kindly helpme....

[devils casper]

Execute this

sudo apt-get -f install
sudo dpkg --configure -a

Post exact error message here, if any.

[mlhazan]

Execute this

sudo apt-get -f install
sudo dpkg --configure -a

Post exact error message here, if any.

I have the same problem.when i did the first command

mlhazan@centriano:~$ sudo apt-get -f install
[sudo] password for mlhazan: 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  adobe-flashplugin
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 10.2MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y
(Reading database ... 95864 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing adobe-flashplugin ...

Then I did

mlhazan@centriano:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a

Nothing showed up.

Next I install the plugin again using:

sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
flashplugin-nonfree is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

the result is nothing.I still can't watch youtube.
Please help.

[bigtomrodney]

If you have visited a site that required flash you should have been prompted to get it. If not, open System > Administration > Software Sources and make sure that the Universe and Multiverse are enabled. You can then try reinstalling flash player as devils_casper has suggested.