How can I install flash player on Backtrack 5 gnome 64 bit?

[deenz]

save this and run or just copy and paste into terminal:

#!/bin/bash

mkdir ~/flashinstaller && cd ~/flashinstaller

apt-get purge flashplugin-nonfree flashplugin-installer gnash gnash-common mozilla-plugin-gnash swfdec-mozilla
rm -f /usr/lib/firefox/plugins/libflashplayer.so
rm -f /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so
rm -f /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/flashplugin-alternative.so
rm -f /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/npwrapper*flash*so
rm -f ~/.mozilla/plugins/*flash*so

# download flash square and flash player from:
wget http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/install_flash_player_10_linux.tar.gz
wget http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/flashplatformruntimes/flashplayer11/flashplayer11_b1_install_lin_64_071311.tar.gz

tar xfvz flashplayer11_b1_install_lin_64_071311.tar.gz
chown root:root libflashplayer.so
chmod 0644 libflashplayer.so
cp -f libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/
rm -rf libflashplayer.so
ln -s /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/firefox/plugins/
tar xvfz install_flash_player_10_linux.tar.gz
mkdir ~/.mozilla/plugins
mv -f libflashplayer.so ~/.mozilla/plugins/
cd

dude when i tried this it gave this error

mv: cannot stat `libflashplayer.so': No such file or directory

[Osirium]

sudo apt-get install gsfonts gsfonts-x11 flashplugin-nonfree

Nope....didn't work for me. I've got the following:

"
Setting up flashplugin-installer (11.2.202.251ubuntu0.10.04.1) ...
Downloading...
--2012-12-28 14:41:22-- http://archive.canonical.com/pool/pa...51.orig.tar.gz
Resolving archive.canonical.com... 91.189.92.150, 91.189.92.191
Connecting to archive.canonical.com|91.189.92.150|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 404 Not Found
2012-12-28 14:41:22 ERROR 404: Not Found.

download failed
The Flash plugin is NOT installed.
"

Download link is broken and the package ain't over there anymore, unfortunately.

I'll try something else...

[Osirium]

Well...after almost four and a half hours of pain I've succeeded to find a solution and make the latest flash version to work.

Basically I've took the original Flash AID script and I've update it with the working download links and corresponding md5 checksums but it works and that's all the matter actually.

With that being said here's the updated code that can be copied into a file and run.

<profile_name.default> should be replaced with your local firefox profile name. As an example mine looks like that: nq474mcm.default

PLEASE replace the h**t as well with the http to get the correct download path.

Also I've had the firefox started when I've ran this script. After the script was finished the browser has been restarted and voila. I don't know if that matters but I'm thinking that is good to describe every step which I've made.

"

#!/bin/bash

cd "/root/.mozilla/firefox/<profile_name.default>/extensions/flashaid@lovinglinux.megabyet.net/chrome/content/tmp" && rm -f *flash* && wget h**p://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/pdc/11.2.202.258/install_flash_player_11_linux.x86_64.tar.gz
NEWHASH64=$(md5sum *flash* | sed 's/ .*//g')
if [ "${NEWHASH64}" == '999fec504e6d85b1b995264d796d49bf' ];then
tar xvf *flash* libflashplayer.so && sudo chown root:root libflashplayer.so && sudo chmod 0644 libflashplayer.so && sudo mv libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/ && sudo ln -s /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/firefox-addons/plugins/libflashplayer.so && rm -f *flash* && mkdir ~/.mozilla/plugins/
else
echo 'Flash 64bit installation aborted, due to md5 checksum mismatch!'
rm -f *flash* && mkdir ~/.mozilla/plugins/
fi
cd "/root/.mozilla/firefox/nq474mcm.default/extensions/flashaid@lovinglinux.megabyet.net/chrome/content/tmp" && rm -f *flash* && wget h**p://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/pdc/11.2.202.258/install_flash_player_11_linux.i386.tar.gz
NEWHASH32=$(md5sum *flash* | sed 's/ .*//g')
if [ "${NEWHASH32}" == 'ed48f0db80969b1df1e9aab9a9276b8a' ];then
tar xvf *flash* libflashplayer.so && mv libflashplayer.so ~/.mozilla/plugins/ && rm -f *flash*
else
echo 'Flash 32bit installation aborted, due to md5 checksum mismatch!'
rm -f *flash*
fi
TWEAK=$(cat /etc/adobe/mms.cfg | grep 'OverrideGPUValidation')
if test -z "${TWEAK}";then
echo 'OverrideGPUValidation=true' | sudo tee -a /etc/adobe/mms.cfg
fi
cat /etc/adobe/mms.cfg | sed '/EnableLinuxHWVideoDecode=1/d' | sudo tee /etc/adobe/mms.cfg
NPVIEWER=/usr/lib/nspluginwrapper/i386/linux/npviewer
if test -f "${NPVIEWER}";then
cat /usr/lib/nspluginwrapper/i386/linux/npviewer | sed '/export GDK_NATIVE_WINDOWS=1/d' | sudo tee /usr/lib/nspluginwrapper/i386/linux/npviewer
fi

"

Happy New Year! folks

[hgilreath1]

Well...after almost four and a half hours of pain I've succeeded to find a solution and make the latest flash version to work.

Basically I've took the original Flash AID script and I've update it with the working download links and corresponding md5 checksums but it works and that's all the matter actually.

With that being said here's the updated code that can be copied into a file and run.

<profile_name.default> should be replaced with your local firefox profile name. As an example mine looks like that: nq474mcm.default

PLEASE replace the h**t as well with the http to get the correct download path.

Also I've had the firefox started when I've ran this script. After the script was finished the browser has been restarted and voila. I don't know if that matters but I'm thinking that is good to describe every step which I've made.

"

#!/bin/bash

cd "/root/.mozilla/firefox/<profile_name.default>/extensions/flashaid@lovinglinux.megabyet.net/chrome/content/tmp" && rm -f *flash* && wget h**p://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/pdc/11.2.202.258/install_flash_player_11_linux.x86_64.tar.gz
NEWHASH64=$(md5sum *flash* | sed 's/ .*//g')
if [ "${NEWHASH64}" == '999fec504e6d85b1b995264d796d49bf' ];then
tar xvf *flash* libflashplayer.so && sudo chown root:root libflashplayer.so && sudo chmod 0644 libflashplayer.so && sudo mv libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/ && sudo ln -s /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/firefox-addons/plugins/libflashplayer.so && rm -f *flash* && mkdir ~/.mozilla/plugins/
else
echo 'Flash 64bit installation aborted, due to md5 checksum mismatch!'
rm -f *flash* && mkdir ~/.mozilla/plugins/
fi
cd "/root/.mozilla/firefox/nq474mcm.default/extensions/flashaid@lovinglinux.megabyet.net/chrome/content/tmp" && rm -f *flash* && wget h**p://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/pdc/11.2.202.258/install_flash_player_11_linux.i386.tar.gz
NEWHASH32=$(md5sum *flash* | sed 's/ .*//g')
if [ "${NEWHASH32}" == 'ed48f0db80969b1df1e9aab9a9276b8a' ];then
tar xvf *flash* libflashplayer.so && mv libflashplayer.so ~/.mozilla/plugins/ && rm -f *flash*
else
echo 'Flash 32bit installation aborted, due to md5 checksum mismatch!'
rm -f *flash*
fi
TWEAK=$(cat /etc/adobe/mms.cfg | grep 'OverrideGPUValidation')
if test -z "${TWEAK}";then
echo 'OverrideGPUValidation=true' | sudo tee -a /etc/adobe/mms.cfg
fi
cat /etc/adobe/mms.cfg | sed '/EnableLinuxHWVideoDecode=1/d' | sudo tee /etc/adobe/mms.cfg
NPVIEWER=/usr/lib/nspluginwrapper/i386/linux/npviewer
if test -f "${NPVIEWER}";then
cat /usr/lib/nspluginwrapper/i386/linux/npviewer | sed '/export GDK_NATIVE_WINDOWS=1/d' | sudo tee /usr/lib/nspluginwrapper/i386/linux/npviewer
fi

"

Happy New Year! folks

Thank You. I have been researching this for a couple of days and it worked exactly like to stated.

[Carnivore]

Well...after almost four and a half hours of pain I've succeeded to find a solution and make the latest flash version to work.

Basically I've took the original Flash AID script and I've update it with the working download links and corresponding md5 checksums but it works and that's all the matter actually.

With that being said here's the updated code that can be copied into a file and run.

<profile_name.default> should be replaced with your local firefox profile name. As an example mine looks like that: nq474mcm.default

PLEASE replace the h**t as well with the http to get the correct download path.

Also I've had the firefox started when I've ran this script. After the script was finished the browser has been restarted and voila. I don't know if that matters but I'm thinking that is good to describe every step which I've made.

"

#!/bin/bash

cd "/root/.mozilla/firefox/<profile_name.default>/extensions/flashaid@lovinglinux.megabyet.net/chrome/content/tmp" && rm -f *flash* && wget h**p://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/pdc/11.2.202.258/install_flash_player_11_linux.x86_64.tar.gz
NEWHASH64=$(md5sum *flash* | sed 's/ .*//g')
if [ "${NEWHASH64}" == '999fec504e6d85b1b995264d796d49bf' ];then
tar xvf *flash* libflashplayer.so && sudo chown root:root libflashplayer.so && sudo chmod 0644 libflashplayer.so && sudo mv libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/ && sudo ln -s /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/firefox-addons/plugins/libflashplayer.so && rm -f *flash* && mkdir ~/.mozilla/plugins/
else
echo 'Flash 64bit installation aborted, due to md5 checksum mismatch!'
rm -f *flash* && mkdir ~/.mozilla/plugins/
fi
cd "/root/.mozilla/firefox/nq474mcm.default/extensions/flashaid@lovinglinux.megabyet.net/chrome/content/tmp" && rm -f *flash* && wget h**p://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/pdc/11.2.202.258/install_flash_player_11_linux.i386.tar.gz
NEWHASH32=$(md5sum *flash* | sed 's/ .*//g')
if [ "${NEWHASH32}" == 'ed48f0db80969b1df1e9aab9a9276b8a' ];then
tar xvf *flash* libflashplayer.so && mv libflashplayer.so ~/.mozilla/plugins/ && rm -f *flash*
else
echo 'Flash 32bit installation aborted, due to md5 checksum mismatch!'
rm -f *flash*
fi
TWEAK=$(cat /etc/adobe/mms.cfg | grep 'OverrideGPUValidation')
if test -z "${TWEAK}";then
echo 'OverrideGPUValidation=true' | sudo tee -a /etc/adobe/mms.cfg
fi
cat /etc/adobe/mms.cfg | sed '/EnableLinuxHWVideoDecode=1/d' | sudo tee /etc/adobe/mms.cfg
NPVIEWER=/usr/lib/nspluginwrapper/i386/linux/npviewer
if test -f "${NPVIEWER}";then
cat /usr/lib/nspluginwrapper/i386/linux/npviewer | sed '/export GDK_NATIVE_WINDOWS=1/d' | sudo tee /usr/lib/nspluginwrapper/i386/linux/npviewer
fi

"

Happy New Year! folks

Thanks, works like a charm on my VirtualBox installed BT5 R3 64bit Gnome.

[pebcak]

hey man -- appreciate the script. having trouble making it work for me...got some n00b ?'s for you:

1) i don't have this path: extensions/flashaid@lovinglinux.megabyet.net/chrome/content/tmp

2) and the megabyte.net and chrome dir...what's that all about??

thanks in advance man!

Well...after almost four and a half hours of pain I've succeeded to find a solution and make the latest flash version to work.

Basically I've took the original Flash AID script and I've update it with the working download links and corresponding md5 checksums but it works and that's all the matter actually.

With that being said here's the updated code that can be copied into a file and run.

<profile_name.default> should be replaced with your local firefox profile name. As an example mine looks like that: nq474mcm.default

PLEASE replace the h**t as well with the http to get the correct download path.

Also I've had the firefox started when I've ran this script. After the script was finished the browser has been restarted and voila. I don't know if that matters but I'm thinking that is good to describe every step which I've made.

"

#!/bin/bash

cd "/root/.mozilla/firefox/<profile_name.default>/extensions/flashaid@lovinglinux.megabyet.net/chrome/content/tmp" && rm -f *flash* && wget h**p://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/pdc/11.2.202.258/install_flash_player_11_linux.x86_64.tar.gz
NEWHASH64=$(md5sum *flash* | sed 's/ .*//g')
if [ "${NEWHASH64}" == '999fec504e6d85b1b995264d796d49bf' ];then
tar xvf *flash* libflashplayer.so && sudo chown root:root libflashplayer.so && sudo chmod 0644 libflashplayer.so && sudo mv libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/ && sudo ln -s /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/firefox-addons/plugins/libflashplayer.so && rm -f *flash* && mkdir ~/.mozilla/plugins/
else
echo 'Flash 64bit installation aborted, due to md5 checksum mismatch!'
rm -f *flash* && mkdir ~/.mozilla/plugins/
fi
cd "/root/.mozilla/firefox/nq474mcm.default/extensions/flashaid@lovinglinux.megabyet.net/chrome/content/tmp" && rm -f *flash* && wget h**p://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/pdc/11.2.202.258/install_flash_player_11_linux.i386.tar.gz
NEWHASH32=$(md5sum *flash* | sed 's/ .*//g')
if [ "${NEWHASH32}" == 'ed48f0db80969b1df1e9aab9a9276b8a' ];then
tar xvf *flash* libflashplayer.so && mv libflashplayer.so ~/.mozilla/plugins/ && rm -f *flash*
else
echo 'Flash 32bit installation aborted, due to md5 checksum mismatch!'
rm -f *flash*
fi
TWEAK=$(cat /etc/adobe/mms.cfg | grep 'OverrideGPUValidation')
if test -z "${TWEAK}";then
echo 'OverrideGPUValidation=true' | sudo tee -a /etc/adobe/mms.cfg
fi
cat /etc/adobe/mms.cfg | sed '/EnableLinuxHWVideoDecode=1/d' | sudo tee /etc/adobe/mms.cfg
NPVIEWER=/usr/lib/nspluginwrapper/i386/linux/npviewer
if test -f "${NPVIEWER}";then
cat /usr/lib/nspluginwrapper/i386/linux/npviewer | sed '/export GDK_NATIVE_WINDOWS=1/d' | sudo tee /usr/lib/nspluginwrapper/i386/linux/npviewer
fi

"

Happy New Year! folks

[Osirium]

Man,

Those are created by the flash-aid firefox extension actually. As I said I got them created due of this addon.

If you don't have this addon / extension installed then you don't have that locations so I suppose the script should looks like:

"

#!/bin/bash

wget h**p://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/pdc/11.2.202.258/install_flash_player_11_linux.x86_64.tar.gz
NEWHASH64=$(md5sum *flash* | sed 's/ .*//g')
if [ "${NEWHASH64}" == '999fec504e6d85b1b995264d796d49bf' ];then
tar xvf *flash* libflashplayer.so && sudo chown root:root libflashplayer.so && sudo chmod 0644 libflashplayer.so && sudo mv libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/ && sudo ln -s /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/firefox-addons/plugins/libflashplayer.so && rm -f *flash* && mkdir ~/.mozilla/plugins/
else
echo 'Flash 64bit installation aborted, due to md5 checksum mismatch!'
rm -f *flash* && mkdir ~/.mozilla/plugins/
fi
wget h**p://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/pdc/11.2.202.258/install_flash_player_11_linux.i386.tar.gz
NEWHASH32=$(md5sum *flash* | sed 's/ .*//g')
if [ "${NEWHASH32}" == 'ed48f0db80969b1df1e9aab9a9276b8a' ];then
tar xvf *flash* libflashplayer.so && mv libflashplayer.so ~/.mozilla/plugins/ && rm -f *flash*
else
echo 'Flash 32bit installation aborted, due to md5 checksum mismatch!'
rm -f *flash*
fi
TWEAK=$(cat /etc/adobe/mms.cfg | grep 'OverrideGPUValidation')
if test -z "${TWEAK}";then
echo 'OverrideGPUValidation=true' | sudo tee -a /etc/adobe/mms.cfg
fi
cat /etc/adobe/mms.cfg | sed '/EnableLinuxHWVideoDecode=1/d' | sudo tee /etc/adobe/mms.cfg
NPVIEWER=/usr/lib/nspluginwrapper/i386/linux/npviewer
if test -f "${NPVIEWER}";then
cat /usr/lib/nspluginwrapper/i386/linux/npviewer | sed '/export GDK_NATIVE_WINDOWS=1/d' | sudo tee /usr/lib/nspluginwrapper/i386/linux/npviewer
fi

"

Be aware that I've not tested this script version though.

[pebcak]

think i got it working; but is there no way to install flash so i can play/pause/rewind/fastforward?

[Osirium]

mate...for this request I think you should try ubuntu desktop actually. ..

[pebcak]

mate...for this request I think you should try ubuntu desktop actually. ..

as i feared :|

thanks man!