Can't Install flash on 64bit AMD only supports 32bit

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In order to use the 32-bit Flash plugin on a 64-bit OS, you need to use a package called 'nspluginwrapper'. All needed files, such as the plugin itself, the wrapper and needed libraries can be installed using this command in a terminal:
sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree

As a general rule, please search for programs/packages using add/remove programs, apt-get (apt-cache search <packagename> then apt-get install <packagename>) before stepping "outside the distro".

If you are wanting to try something very new, you can explore the new 64-bit version of Flash from Adobe (although depending on your experience/comfort level with Ubuntu, it's probably far easier/safer to use the above described method to install the plugin along w/ nspluginwrapper):
1. Get the file here: http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/flashplayer10.html
2. Quit your browser.
3. Unpackage the file. A directory with contains libflashplayer.so will be created.
4. Copy libflashplayer.so to ~/.mozilla/plugins. Create the ‘plugins’ folder if it does not exist yet.

Addt'l side note: you can get all sorts of "non-free" plugins and codecs by installing the package "ubuntu-restricted-extras". This will set up extra fonts, flash, java and multi-media codecs for you automagically!

(sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras)

Hi Jayson,

Thanks for the info.

Frank Dassau

--- On Fri, 11/28/08, JaysonRowe <email address hidden> wrote:

From: JaysonRowe <email address hidden>
Subject: Re: [Question #52911]: Can't Install flash on 64bit AMD only supports 32bit
To: <email address hidden>
Date: Friday, November 28, 2008, 11:47 PM

Your question #52911 on Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/52911

JaysonRowe proposed the following answer:
Addt'l side note: you can get all sorts of "non-free" plugins and
codecs
by installing the package "ubuntu-restricted-extras". This will set
up
extra fonts, flash, java and multi-media codecs for you automagically!

(sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras)

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Why are you spamming here??????

On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 6:42 PM, fdassau
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> Question #52911 on Ubuntu changed:
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