Install flashplayer under Debian

Last update on August 6, 2009 11:58 AM by jak58
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Install flashplayer under Debian







To install the plugin flashplayer on a Debian, add the repository :

deb http://www.backports.org/debian etch main contrib-backports in your sources.list. To perform this, open a console and log in as root and type:
echo "deb http://www.backports.org/debian etch-backports main contrib" >> /etc/apt/sources.list


For Debian/Etch: 
echo "deb http://www.backports.org/debian etch-backports main contrib" >> /etc/apt/sources.list


For Debian/Lenny: 
echo "deb http://www.backports.org/debian lenny-backports main contrib" >> /etc/apt/sources.list



Then import the passkey:
wget -O - http://backports.org/debian/archive.key | apt-key add -

Manual method: 
gpg --keyserver hkp://subkeys.pgp.net --recv-keys 16BA136C
gpg --export | apt-key add -

Then reboot : 
aptitude update

Install the plugin : 
aptitude install flashplugin-nonfree
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