Adobe Flash Player Installation on Fedora 16 i686

[kerimatasoy]

Hello people,

I'd like to have some help about Flash Player installation on my almost brand new Fedora 16 i686 setup...

Although I've followed every each installation step those have already writen on the Fedora's Flash Wiki link, it didn't work for me exactly... So, I'm sharing the results below:

[fcas@localhost İndirilenler]$ su -c 'rpm -ivh adobe-release-i386-1.0-1.noarch.rpm'
Parola:
uyarı: adobe-release-i386-1.0-1.noarch.rpm: Header V3 DSA/SHA1 Signature, key ID f6777c67: NOKEY
Hazırlanıyor... ########################################### [100%]
1:adobe-release-i386 ########################################### [100%]
[fcas@localhost İndirilenler]$ su -c 'rpm --import /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-adobe-linux'
Parola:
[fcas@localhost İndirilenler]$ su -c 'rpm -ivh adobe-release-i386-1.0-1.noarch.rpm'su -c 'yum install nspluginwrapper alsa-plugins-pulseaudio flash-plugin'
Parola:
Loaded plugins: langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit
... : [Errno 14] curl#7 - "Couldn't connect"
Trying other mirror.
rpmfusion-free-updates | 3.3 kB 00:00
updates/metalink | 6.5 kB 00:00
updates | 4.7 kB 00:00
updates/primary_db | 806 kB 00:02
updates/group_gz | 431 kB 00:00
... : [Errno 14] curl#7 - "Couldn't connect"
Trying other mirror.
Error: Cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml) for repository: adobe-linux-i386. Please verify its path and try again

Then, I tried it again, but, the machine still keeps showing some errors:

[fcas@localhost İndirilenler]$ su -c 'rpm -ivh adobe-release-i386-1.0-1.noarch.rpm'su -c 'yum install nspluginwrapper alsa-plugins-pulseaudio flash-plugin'
Parola:
Loaded plugins: langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit
... : [Errno 12] Timeout on http://linuxdownload.adobe.com/linux...ta/repomd.xml: (28, '')
Trying other mirror.
... : [Errno 14] curl#7 - "Couldn't connect"
Trying other mirror.
Error: Cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml) for repository: adobe-linux-i386. Please verify its path and try again
[fcas@localhost İndirilenler]$ su -c 'rpm --import /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-adobe-linux'

So please, any useful help would be appreciated...

THANKS...

[glennzo]

Originally Posted by kerimatasoy

Hello people,

I'd like to have some help about Flash Player installation on my almost brand new Fedora 16 i686 setup...

Although I've followed every each installation step those have already writen on the Fedora's Flash Wiki link, it didn't work for me exactly... So, I'm sharing the results below:

[fcas@localhost İndirilenler]$ su -c 'rpm -ivh adobe-release-i386-1.0-1.noarch.rpm'
Parola:
uyarı: adobe-release-i386-1.0-1.noarch.rpm: Header V3 DSA/SHA1 Signature, key ID f6777c67: NOKEY
Hazırlanıyor... ########################################### [100%]
1:adobe-release-i386 ########################################### [100%]

This appears to have worked. I don't see any errors

Originally Posted by kerimatasoy

[fcas@localhost İndirilenler]$ su -c 'rpm --import /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-adobe-linux'
Parola:

Again. No apparent errors.

Originally Posted by kerimatasoy

[fcas@localhost İndirilenler]$ su -c 'rpm -ivh adobe-release-i386-1.0-1.noarch.rpm'su -c 'yum install nspluginwrapper alsa-plugins-pulseaudio flash-plugin'
Parola:
Loaded plugins: langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit
... : [Errno 14] curl#7 - "Couldn't connect"
Trying other mirror.
rpmfusion-free-updates | 3.3 kB 00:00
updates/metalink | 6.5 kB 00:00
updates | 4.7 kB 00:00
updates/primary_db | 806 kB 00:02
updates/group_gz | 431 kB 00:00
... : [Errno 14] curl#7 - "Couldn't connect"
Trying other mirror.
Error: Cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml) for repository: adobe-linux-i386. Please verify its path and try again

You have no space here, su -c 'rpm -ivh adobe-release-i386-1.0-1.noarch.rpm'su -c 'yum install nspluginwrapper alsa-plugins-pulseaudio flash-plugin' That's a typo that will cause problems.
Try

PHP Code:

su
yum clean all
yum install nsplugin-wrapper alsa-plugins-pulseaudio flash-plugin 


Also, please post the output of these commands.

PHP Code:

yum repolist
cat /etc/yum.repos.d/adobe-linux-i386.repo 


[Palooka]

I don't bother with any of that Adobe repository nonsense. What I do is:

a) Visit the Adobe website and download the .tgz of the appropriate bitness.
b) Untar it.
c) Copy libflashplayer.so into the appropriate directory (/usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins for Firefox on 64 bit Fedora in my case), and throw everything else away.
d) Give libflashplayer.so the necessary permissions (755).

That's it.

[PabloTwo]

You DO NOT need any of this nsplugin-wrapper crud to nstall a 32 bit flash-plugin into a 32 bit Fedora system.
Once you have installed the Adobe repo and imported the gpg key, which is what you have already done, you then just do:

su -c 'yum install flash-plugin'

Then restart firefox. It's easier than falling off a log.

[kerimatasoy]

[fcas@localhost ~]$ su
Parola:
[root@localhost fcas]# yum clean all
Loaded plugins: langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit
Cleaning repos: adobe-linux-i386 fedora rpmfusion-free rpmfusion-free-updates
: updates
Cleaning up Everything
[root@localhost fcas]# yum install nsplugin-wrapper alsa-plugins-pulseaudio flash-plugin
Loaded plugins: langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit
adobe-linux-i386 | 951 B 00:00
adobe-linux-i386/primary | 11 kB 00:00
fedora/metalink | 9.2 kB 00:00
fedora | 4.2 kB 00:00
fedora/primary_db | 12 MB 00:12
fedora/group_gz | 431 kB 00:00
rpmfusion-free | 2.7 kB 00:00
rpmfusion-free/primary_db | 312 kB 00:00
rpmfusion-free-updates | 3.3 kB 00:00
rpmfusion-free-updates/primary_db | 1.1 kB 00:00
rpmfusion-free-updates/group_gz | 1.6 kB 00:00
updates/metalink | 22 kB 00:00
updates | 4.7 kB 00:00
updates/primary_db | 806 kB 00:01
updates/group_gz | 431 kB 00:00
adobe-linux-i386 17/17
Setting up Install Process
No package nsplugin-wrapper available.
Package alsa-plugins-pulseaudio-1.0.24-2.fc15.i686 already installed and latest version
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package flash-plugin.i386 0:11.1.102.55-release will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

================================================== ================================================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
================================================== ================================================
Installing:
flash-plugin i386 11.1.102.55-release adobe-linux-i386 6.4 M

Transaction Summary
================================================== ================================================
Install 1 Package

Total download size: 6.4 M
Installed size: 17 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
flash-plugin-11.1.102.55-release.i386.rpm | 6.4 MB 00:10
Running Transaction Check
Running Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Warning: RPMDB altered outside of yum.
Installing : flash-plugin-11.1.102.55-release.i386 1/1

Installed:
flash-plugin.i386 0:11.1.102.55-release

Complete!

[root@localhost fcas]# yum repolist
Loaded plugins: langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit
repo id repo name status
adobe-linux-i386 Adobe Systems Incorporated 17
fedora Fedora 16 - i386 20.176
rpmfusion-free RPM Fusion for Fedora 16 - Free 355
rpmfusion-free-updates RPM Fusion for Fedora 16 - Free - Updates 0
updates Fedora 16 - i386 - Updates 988
repolist: 21.536
[root@localhost fcas]# cat /etc/yum.repos.d/adobe-linux-i386.repo
[adobe-linux-i386]
name=Adobe Systems Incorporated
baseurl=http://linuxdownload.adobe.com/linux/i386/
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-adobe-linux

[root@localhost fcas]# exit
exit
[fcas@localhost ~]$

Then, I checked the installation if it had done correctly just visiting a random web site which had included some flash video objects and seen them working...

Thank you very much...

---------- Post added at 01:23 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:13 AM ----------

Dear "Palooka" and "PabloTwo", I also thank you very much for your all help and caring, I'll try to remember them as well... They might be useful for any of us, right...

Thanks again...

[DBelton]

Originally Posted by PabloTwo

You DO NOT need any of this nsplugin-wrapper crud to nstall a 32 bit flash-plugin into a 32 bit Fedora system.
Once you have installed the Adobe repo and imported the gpg key, which is what you have already done, you then just do:

su -c 'yum install flash-plugin'

Then restart firefox. It's easier than falling off a log.

You don't need it on 64 bit anymore, either since adobe has a 64 bit flash plugin now.

and as you said, it's so simple to install the flash plugin now.

Just install the adobe repo, then install flash-plugin.

That's all that's needed now.

Much easier than getting the .tgz binaries, and then it will automatically be updated for you as long as you keep the adobe repo enabled.

[jeb3121]

Originally Posted by DBelton

You don't need it on 64 bit anymore, either since adobe has a 64 bit flash plugin now.
and as you said, it's so simple to install the flash plugin now.
Just install the adobe repo, then install flash-plugin.
That's all that's needed now.
Much easier than getting the .tgz binaries, and then it will automatically be updated for you as long as you keep the adobe repo enabled.

Hi DBelton,

I have installed F16-64 and being at the beginning of the Fedora learning curve(coming from win xp), I find the command structure mostly confusing. I have consistently failed attempting to install adobe to watch youtube.

I found this thread and of all the responses, yours seems the most timely(not to mention easiest 8~) solution.

So I tried "yum install adobe repo" with no luck, getting:

"[root@wallaby jeb]# yum install adobe repo
Loaded plugins: langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit
Setting up Install Process
No package adobe available.
No package repo available.
Error: Nothing to do"

May I ask please for the code to install the adobe repo, then the same to install the flash-plugin?

And another question: how do I keep the adobe repo enabled(or not disabled)?

Thanks in advance for your consideration and help,
jeb3121

[DBelton]

to install the adobe repo, go to the adobe download site here:

http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

It should detect your OS as Linux 64 bit.

Select Yum for Linux in the box where it askes you to select version for download, the click the download button.

This will download a file named adobe-release-x86_64-1.0-1.noarch.rpm

That is what you need to install using yum (or rpm)

Open a terminal window

su -
(root password)

cd <path to where you downloaded the rpm file above>

yum install adobe-release-x86_64-1.0-1.noarch.rpm

once it installs

yum install flash-plugin

You should now have a workable flash plugin

Edit:

To answer the question about keeping the adobe repo enabled. You need do nothing after you install it. It will stay enabled until you disable it.

[jeb3121]

Originally Posted by DBelton

to install the adobe repo, go to the adobe download site here:
http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/
It should detect your OS as Linux 64 bit.
Select Yum for Linux in the box where it askes you to select version for download, the click the download button.
This will download a file named adobe-release-x86_64-1.0-1.noarch.rpm
That is what you need to install using yum (or rpm)

Open a terminal window

su -
(root password)

cd <path to where you downloaded the rpm file above>
yum install adobe-release-x86_64-1.0-1.noarch.rpm
once it installs
yum install flash-plugin

You should now have a workable flash plugin
Edit:
To answer the question about keeping the adobe repo enabled. You need do nothing after you install it. It will stay enabled until you disable it.

Hi,

Thanks for your quick response. As it turns out I had already performed most of the setup. I had followed the links to the adobe site, d/l the above file and clicked "Install" in the popups that followed. The only thing I didn't know to do was "yum install flash-plugin." Once that was done...

Thanks again for your help.
jeb3121

[Lazifer]

Originally Posted by PabloTwo

You DO NOT need any of this nsplugin-wrapper crud to nstall a 32 bit flash-plugin into a 32 bit Fedora system.
Once you have installed the Adobe repo and imported the gpg key, which is what you have already done, you then just do:

su -c 'yum install flash-plugin'

Then restart firefox. It's easier than falling off a log.

This is just the answer I was looking for. Worked perfetly for me...Thanks!