Flash is a plug-in for your web browser that allows you to watch videos and use interactive web pages on some websites. While HTML5, which is a more modern solution, is increasingly offered, there are still some websites that won’t work without Flash. If you do not have Flash installed, you will probably see a message telling you so when you visit a website that needs it. Flash is available as a free (but not open-source) download for most web browsers. For students and new users using Google Chrome, there’s no need to install the Adobe Flash plugin. Chrome comes with its own bundled NPAPI version of the Flash plugin. However, Firefox and others based on Firefox may handle flash content out of the box. Although the NPAPI version of flash comes with Chrome, the PPAPI version isn’t installed. To install the PPAPI version supported by other browsers, follow the steps below:

Enable Canonical Partners Repository

The latest flash plugin lives in the Canonical Partners’ repository and is disabled by default. You must enable this repository before attempting to install the flash plugin. To do that, open the command line terminal and run the commands below. sudo add-apt-repository “deb http://archive.canonical.com/ $(lsb_release -sc) partner”

Installing Adobe Flash Plugin

After enabling the partner’s repository, run the commands below to install the Adobe Flash plugin After installing, restart Firefox or Chromium, or any other web browser before using the flash plugin. To make some changes to the plugin, click the Activities from the top left corner, then on the Activities Overview, search for Adobe Flash Player On the Storage page, make sure to enable Adobe Flash Player to save information on the computer. closeout and test. You can also configure more advanced settings for local storage, control your privacy and delete temporary files and data, and more.

Install and Enable DVD Codecs

Alternatively, you can use the unlicensed decoder for Linux, but they are not permitted by law in most countries. So using it may not be legal. Ubuntu allows you to install these codecs and use but you’re doing it at your own risk. To install the unlicensed decoder that is available on Ubuntu, run the commands below. During the installation, you may be prompted to accept some licensing agreement. Confirm to install libdvdcss2 After that, you should be able to play flash-based videos and watch DVDs on your Ubuntu desktop. Congratulations! You’ve successfully installed Adobe Flash Plugin and enabled DVD codes on Ubuntu 19.04 You may also like the post below: