Install Flash Plugin In Firefox On Slackware

One thing you might want to do when configuring slackware is to install the flash plugin in Firefox. Fortunately this is very simple.

Step 1: Download Flash Plugin

First download the flash plugin tar.gz file from the adobe website other flash versions download page.

Select the relevant "32/64-bit" linux type and then select the ".tar.gz" option to download the plugin.

Step 2: Decompress The Tar File

Run the tar command to decompress the tar.gz file. This creates a file named "libflashplayer.so".

#tar xvzf install_flash_player_linux.tar.gz

Step 3: Copy to mozilla plugins directory

To install the plugin in Firefox simply copy the .so file into the mozilla plugins directory.

#cp libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/

Step 4 : Restart Firefox

Finally restart Firefox and test if you can see a flash video. The homepage of this site displays a flash video so if you can see the video then flash is working.