I want to use Pandora online radio on a Fedora Linux desktop. How can I install Adobe Flash Player Plugin version 11.2 with yum command on a Fedora Linux 64 bit desktop or 32 bit version 20 laptop system?
Adobe provided yum repository that contains RPM packages of Adobe Linux Software. You use yum command to install either 32 or 64 bit flash player on a Fedora Linux operating system. Please note that Adobe Flash Player is proprietary and closed source software.
Install Adobe Flash Player v11.2 on Fedora Linux 20/19
Open the Terminal app and become a root user:
OR
$ su -
OR
$ sudo -s
Fedora Linux install yum Repository RPM package
If you are using Fedora Linux 32bit (x86) computer, type:
If you are using Fedora Linux 64bit (x86_64/amd64) computer, type:
Sample outputs:
# rpm -ivh http://linuxdownload.adobe.com/adobe-release/adobe-release-i386-1.0-1.noarch.rpm
If you are using Fedora Linux 64bit (x86_64/amd64) computer, type:
# rpm -ivh http://linuxdownload.adobe.com/adobe-release/adobe-release-x86_64-1.0-1.noarch.rpm
Sample outputs:
Retrieving http://linuxdownload.adobe.com/adobe-release/adobe-release-x86_64-1.0-1.noarch.rpm warning: /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.n6QLDN: Header V3 DSA/SHA1 Signature, key ID f6777c67: NOKEY Preparing... ################################# [100%] Updating / installing... 1:adobe-release-x86_64-1.0-1 ################################# [100%]
Install Adobe Flash Player on a Fedora Linux
Exit and close Firefox browser. Type the following yum command to install flash player:
Sample outputs:
# yum install flash-plugin
Sample outputs:
Loaded plugins: langpacks, refresh-packagekit Resolving Dependencies --> Running transaction check ---> Package flash-plugin.x86_64 0:11.2.202.359-release will be installed --> Finished Dependency Resolution Dependencies Resolved ======================================================================================================= Package Arch Version Repository Size ======================================================================================================= Installing: flash-plugin x86_64 11.2.202.359-release adobe-linux-x86_64 6.9 M Transaction Summary ======================================================================================================= Install 1 Package Total download size: 6.9 M Installed size: 19 M Is this ok [y/d/N]: y Downloading packages: warning: /var/cache/yum/x86_64/20/adobe-linux-x86_64/packages/flash-plugin-11.2.202.359-release.x86_64.rpm: Header V3 DSA/SHA1 Signature, key ID f6777c67: NOKEY Public key for flash-plugin-11.2.202.359-release.x86_64.rpm is not installed flash-plugin-11.2.202.359-release.x86_64.rpm | 6.9 MB 00:00:18 Retrieving key from file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-adobe-linux Importing GPG key 0xF6777C67: Userid : "Adobe Systems Incorporated (Linux RPM Signing Key) <secure@adobe.com>" Fingerprint: 78a8 75e9 7f09 06bd 6355 73fa 3a69 bd24 f677 7c67 Package : adobe-release-x86_64-1.0-1.noarch (installed) From : /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-adobe-linux Is this ok [y/N]: y Running transaction check Running transaction test Transaction test succeeded Running transaction Warning: RPMDB altered outside of yum. Installing : flash-plugin-11.2.202.359-release.x86_64 1/1 Verifying : flash-plugin-11.2.202.359-release.x86_64 1/1 Installed: flash-plugin.x86_64 0:11.2.202.359-release Complete!
Test it
Open Firefox and type the following url:
Sample outputs:
about:plugins
Sample outputs:
Or Visit youtube.com to play any video.
A Note About HTML 5
HTML5 is the fifth revision of the HTML standard (HTML4 was created in 1997) and as of August 2011 is still under development. However, many popular sites including youtube supports HTML5.
From the page:
http://www.youtube.com/html5
From the page:
We support browsers that support both the video tag in HTML5 and either the h.264 video codec or the WebM format (with VP8 codec). These include:
=> Firefox 4
=> Google Chrome
=> Opera 10.6+
=> Apple Safari
=> Microsoft Internet Explorer 9
=> Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, 7, or 8 with Google Chrome Frame installed (Get Google Chrome Frame)
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