Introduction

Since the release of Hardy Heron it is possible to use the 64-bit browser, Flash, Java, and MPlayer plugins from the Ubuntu repositories. If you need support for more plugins and would like to install a 32-bit version of Firefox to accomplish that, then see the section below.

A 64-bit version of Adobe Flash is currently under development. In 2009 and early 2010, a pre-release version of 64-bit Adobe Flash was temporarily available. A new preview 64-bit version of plugin was made available in September 2010.

64-bit Firefox and 64-bit Flash plugin

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  1. Remove currently installed versions of Flash.
     sudo apt-get purge flashplugin-nonfree flashplugin-installer gnash gnash-common mozilla-plugin-gnash swfdec-mozilla
     sudo rm -f /usr/lib/firefox-addons/plugins/libflashplayer.so
     sudo rm -f /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so
     sudo rm -f /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/flashplugin-alternative.so
     sudo rm -f /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/npwrapper*flash*so
     rm -f ~/.mozilla/plugins/*flash*so
  2. Install Adobe flash plugin:
    sudo apt-get update
    sudo apt-get install adobe-flashplugin
  3. At this stage, you should restart Firefox and verify that the plugin is installed by selecting Tools/Add-ons in the menu. You can check validity of you installation as well as installed version at Adobe - About Flash Player

64-bit Firefox and 32-bit Flash plugin (RECOMMENDED: Officially supported by Ubuntu to the extent possible with Flash)

A fallback if the above scenario failed is Ubuntu-packaged 32-bit flash with nspluginwrapper. This option will provide more restricted functionality, for example, a number of flash-enabled web sites will fail in different ways.

64-bit Firefox and 64-bit Java plugin

IconsPage/warning.pngInstructions are different from Firefox 3.5 and Firefox 3.6. For obtaining the latest version of Firefox 3.6 (as of February 2010), refer to FirefoxNewVersion. For more information about changes in Firefox 3.6, see Why do I need Java 6 Update 10 and above for Firefox 3.6 and later versions?

    sudo apt-get remove --purge icedtea6-plugin
    sudo apt-get install sun-java6-plugin

 sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libjavaplugin.so mozilla-javaplugin.so /usr/lib64/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so 50

 sudo apt-get install icedtea6-plugin

32-bit Firefox and plugins

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Unless you have a specific reason to run the Mozilla build, it's recommended to use the packages from the official Ubuntu repositories.
See the recommended procedure for getting Firefox.

Instructions for installation of 32-bit Firefox from Mozilla builds is available at FirefoxNewVersion/MozillaBuilds.

Troubleshooting

For suggestions/discussion please use AMD64/FirefoxAndPlugins/talk


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AMD64/FirefoxAndPlugins (last edited 2013-12-13 23:33:10 by knome)