Install flash player on Linux Debian

How to Install flash player on Linux Debian

Not able to run flash on epiphany, Iceweasel and flock browsers? this was the question i came across when i reinstalled debian linux on test computer in my office though after searching for a long while on how to install adobe flash i finally found a way that can play flash on the machine follow simple steps below.

Step1: Download and install Debian Multimedia Keying



after downloading type the below command in the terminal

sudo dpkg -i debian-multimedia-keyring_2008.10.16.deb you can also use install by GUI

Step2: Add the below lines to the /etc/apt/sources.list



deb http://www.backports.org/debian lenny-backports main contrib non-free

deb-src http://www.backports.org/debian lenny-backports main contrib non-free

deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org lenny main

Step3: execute apt-get update command on the terminal to update repository list

Next download and install the flash plugin/package

apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree



Now restart your browser now you can see the flash content being displayed on your browser.