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Solve : how do I install the flash update?? |
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Answer» I have Linux Mint Cinnamon and was using Firefox browser. It shut off the flash plugin because it said I needed to update it so I clicked the link to download the update but it did not automatically install. Instead it was some FILE that said "install_flash_player_11_linux.i386tar.g z" I clicked on that and folder opened that had "libflashplayer.so" and a folder called usr and "readme.txt". I don't know how to install that. Could someone help? Thanks I am totally new to Linux as a user and barely know how to do anything with it. I'm used to Windows but the Windows that was on that hard drive got erased by an error and I had no choice to install Linux because it was free and I could not afford atm another copy of Windows. I just wanted the computer to be functional to go online. It worked fine until suddenly today YouTube and such would not work and the browser said Flash was disabled because I needed to update it. I'm used to Windows that installs things automatically and puts them into the right folder or wherever they need to go. I did say I was being sarcastic there- The fact that Linux is plagued by these problems is a problem with the Linux ecosystem and unfortunately it's developer-centric nature doesn't tend to lend itself well to ease-of-use and configuration- having to put a .so file into some arbitrary location to install an update, as a user, is absolutely ridiculous for an Operating System in 2014.oops - SORRY! I misunderstood. I know that Linux is known as a program for people who understand much about computers so that's it's not as easy to use for those who need something designed for computer-illiterate folks, something easy. I had thought it was aggravation that a "noob" didn't know what to do lol. I will try to put the file into the folder you have mentioned. thank you (my friend was using the computer earlier so I could not try that out)okay, when I tried moving it there the computer said there was an error because I don't have permission to move it there. There is currently no other things in that folder. It's empty.Quote from: haus_kat on December 18, 2014, 12:44:23 AM I had thought it was aggravation that a "noob" didn't know what to do lol.Heh, Nope! Quite the opposite, really. I've always felt the "it's for the more technical savvy" to be a bit of a cop-out to try to explain away poor software design, and in this case requiring that the file be installed manually in this manner is very much that. I can't seem to get a straight answer from google about where it should actually go, either; the directory I provided was just one of many examples. I happen to have a Linux Mint Virtual Machine, so I searched for it myself. I found a libflashplayer.so in the directory /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins so that may be the actual location. Quote I can't seem to get a straight answer from google about where it should actually go, either; the directory I provided was just one of many examples. I happen to have a Linux Mint Virtual Machine, so I searched for it myself. I found a libflashplayer.so in the directory /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins so that may be the actual location. I ran into the same issue with Google search for a fix for this flash update for Mint 16, and just decided to give it some time and check back later and eventually there would be a fix out there for this hopefully in the next couple days, since others are running into same issues. In the meantime I have been selecting to keep running the flash whenever this pops up such as at youtube.where do you look for the fix when it is available?Quote from: haus_kat on December 20, 2014, 07:20:33 AM where do you look for the fix when it is available? Synaptic Package Manager, or your package manager that will be in your Linux distribution. It should show up if you use the menu to search for "package". I'd be skeptical of it showing up very soon.how do you search on the menu like you said? I'm a total newbie when it comes to linux |
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