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| '''For the regular Flash browser plugin, please see RestrictedFormats''' | '''For the regular Flash 9 browser plugin, please see [[RestrictedFormats]], [[RestrictedFormats/Flash]] and its "free alternatives" section.''' |
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| This is designed to be a cookbook entry. Just something fun to do, and you might learn something from it too. Since Macromedia doesn't release a standalone flash player for Linux, and their plugin has some serious flaws in its audio syncing and a few other features, in my opinion it's better to just use a windows version. So I did, and it works great. I'll tell you what I did. | Since Adobe Flash player 9 beta, Adobe has released a standalone Flash player for linux. Prior to this the only way to obtain and standalone player was to use [[Wine]] - this is no longer necessary. |
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| (NOTE: Macromedia bundle a standalone version of Flash Player with the trial versions of Flash. In my experience the trial of Flash MX [Flash 6] installs well in WINE, however the player is obviously out of date and the native Linux player is a better option. Flash MX 2004 [Flash 7] and Flash 8 have given me problems with their installation and I have been unable to access their players, however if you have access to a real Microsoft Windows system then you can install the trial there and copy across the standalone player) | = Installing the Linux Version = |
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| '''Note''': I'm assuming some familiarity with the terminal: Applications -> System Tools -> Terminal. This is where you will enter these commands. | The standalone player can be downloaded from the [[http://www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/downloads.html|Adobe website]] (the page links to Windows, GNU/Linux and Mac files for the plugin and the standalone player - look for "Download the Linux debugger and standalone players"). |
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| All of the commands on this page require super-user privileges. To become the super-user, either open a root terminal (Applications -> System Tools -> Root Terminal) or become the super-user from a regular terminal with this command: {{{ sudo -s }}} It will ask you to type your password, and then change your prompt so there is a # instead of a $. This is the mode you must use to make administrative changes to your system, such as the ones we will be making in this section. Alternatively, you can precede each command with "sudo". == Installing Wine == To see how to install and configure Wine, see ["Wine"]. == Setting Up Flashplayer == First, download a Stand-alone Flash Player .exe. I used this Flash Player 6 because it was the best thing I could find. {{{ wget http://www.ahlrates.com/players/SAFlashPlayer.exe }}} Put it somewhere central on the computer. I decided to put it in /usr/win. You can substitute this directory with wherever, or leave it where it is. {{{ sudo mkdir /usr/win sudo mv SAFlashPlayer.exe /usr/win/ }}} Now lets make a desktop icon. Right-click on your desktop and select "'''Create Launcher'''". Name it Flash Player, and in the "Command" field type {{{ wine /usr/win/SAFlashPlayer.exe }}} You can even give it an icon. I used this one: {{{ wget http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/images/flash_rune.gif }}} Tuck this away somewhere like /usr/share/icons {{{ sudo mv flash_rune.gif /usr/share/icons/ }}} Then click on the big icon that says "No Icon" in your Create Launcher window, type in the proper directory (/usr/share/icons/) and select the icon for it. Viola, a beautifully installed Flash Player that wont lose audio sync. Double-click it and test it out. You can type any URL into the File->Open dialog, and it will load and play it for you. Enjoy! Written by NicholasRetallack. CategoryDocumentation CategoryCleanup |
Unpack the archive you downloaded and navigate to the folder release (via the standalone folder). Inside this folder will be another archive (flashplayer.tar.gz), so extract this and there is your standalone player (double click to launch). |
For the regular Flash 9 browser plugin, please see RestrictedFormats, RestrictedFormats/Flash and its "free alternatives" section.
Since Adobe Flash player 9 beta, Adobe has released a standalone Flash player for linux. Prior to this the only way to obtain and standalone player was to use Wine - this is no longer necessary.
Installing the Linux Version
The standalone player can be downloaded from the Adobe website (the page links to Windows, GNU/Linux and Mac files for the plugin and the standalone player - look for "Download the Linux debugger and standalone players").
Unpack the archive you downloaded and navigate to the folder release (via the standalone folder). Inside this folder will be another archive (flashplayer.tar.gz), so extract this and there is your standalone player (double click to launch).