how to unpackage dowloaded file flash install on Ubuntu 8.10

Please tell what are you doing, do you want install flash for firefox...?

yes. actually i need to install the latest version of adobe flash player so I can view a video; that's what the instruction says.

Please tell do you have already flash player installed... and you need this release coming directly from adobe or you not have flash installed and simply you want to install it...?

not yet installed. i was just able to download from adobe the said file. after downloading, i don't know how to install it. the instruction says i have to unpackage the file but don't know how:(

So please open a Terminal from the menu Applications->Accessories->Terminal

Tip: right click with mouse on the terminal title caption and select the item "Always on Top" doing this you will force the terminal window to stay on top of the other windows and you will find very easy to copy single row from this web page into the terminal...
Something more about using the terminal https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal

Then type or better copy and paste a row a time then press enter:
(Tip: select the single row to copy then right click into the terminal and to quick paste click with middle button of mouse )

sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt-get -f install
sudo apt-get --fix-missing install
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get autoremove
sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install flashplugin-installer flashplugin-nonfree

give your user password when requested, you don't see nothing when you type it, then press enter.

Hope this helps

Better...

Please first enable the multiverse repository:

Open System → Administration → Software sources → [ Tab Ubuntu software ]
enable "Software restrictecd by copyright or legal issue ( multiverse )"
Close and confirm the repository reload.

Then open a Terminal from the menu Applications → Accessories → Terminal and type:

Tip: right click with mouse on the terminal title caption and select the item "Always on Top" doing this you will force the terminal window to stay on top of the other windows and you will find very easy to copy single row from this web page into the terminal...
Something more about using the terminal https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal

Then type or better copy and paste a row a time then press enter:
(Tip: select the single row to copy then right click into the terminal and to quick paste click with middle button of mouse )

sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt-get -f install
sudo apt-get --fix-missing install
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get autoremove
sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install flashplugin-installer flashplugin-nonfree

give your user password when requested, you don't see nothing when you type it, then press enter.

Hope this helps

i have done your instructions but after the last one, it says:

Package flashplugin-installer is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
E: Package flashplugin-installer has no installation candidate

what does this mean? what do i still need to do?

Ignore it please simply try:

sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree

Then please also tell your release of Ubuntu... if you don't know please copy and paste theresult of this terminal command:

lsb_release -rd

oh now it says:

flashplugin-nonfree is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

release: 8.10

do you think i can already view the video, and i will not be instructed again to get the latest version of adobe flash player?

Please try...

to marco: i still can't view the video

to peter: do you mean unpacking the downloaded file does not guarantee it will solve my problem? you mean the solution is really to upgrade?

but you cannot see any flash videos or only that particular video please try to visit http://www.youtube.com can you see videos?

marco, it is confirmed that i cannot view also videos from youtube. what should i do?

Reading...

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats/Flash#Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron) and 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex)

Please try this:

Please first enable the multiverse repository:

Open System → Administration → Software sources → [ Tab Ubuntu software ]
enable "Software restrictecd by copyright or legal issue ( multiverse )"
Close and confirm the repository reload.

Then open a Terminal from the menu Applications → Accessories → Terminal and type:

sudo aptitude update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

sudo apt-get --reinstall --purge install flashplugin-nonfree
sudo apt-get --reinstall --purge install flashplugin-nonfree-extrasound

give your user password when requested, you don't see nothing when you type it, then press enter.

Please also logoff and login or restart your pc to be sure to have a fresh session variableas loaded.

And try...

Hope this helps

i did as you instructed then restarted my pc. the problem remains:(
the last thing on the terminal it says:

Unpacking replacement flashplugin-nonfree-extrasound ...

Setting up flashplugin-nonfree-extrasound (0.0.svn2431-3) ...

is there something else i need to type in?

Please

Clean firefox mozilla profile

Close all opened Firefox and try to delete your Firefox user setting open a terminal from applications → Accessories → Terminal and type:
mv .mozilla .mozilla_old
and restart Firefox.

If you have a lot of bookmarks please export them before move your setting directory, then import them again from saved file into Firefox.
Also take note of your installed Firefox extensions, to reinstall them.

if this works then delete the .mozilla_old directory, from terminal, type:
rm -fr .mozilla_old

hope this helps

Then please redo

open a Terminal from the menu Applications → Accessories → Terminal and type:

sudo aptitude update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

sudo apt-get --reinstall --purge install flashplugin-nonfree
sudo apt-get --reinstall --purge install flashplugin-nonfree-extrasound

give your user password when requested, you don't see nothing when you type it, then press enter.

And try...

Hope this helps

i followed the instruction to clean firefox mozilla profile. afterwhich...

when I try to redo, typed in 2nd to the last command, it says:

Download done.
sha256sum mismatch install_flash_player_10_linux.tar.gz
The Flash plugin is NOT installed.

then for the last one, after i pressed enter, it still says:

Unpacking replacement flashplugin-nonfree-extrasound ...
Setting up flashplugin-nonfree-extrasound (0.0.svn2431-3) ...

still doesn't work, isn't it? did i miss something?

Hello, I launched a new virtual machine with Ubuntu.
I went to http://www.youtube.com
"You need to upgrade your Adobe Flash Player to watch this video.
Download it from Adobe."
I went to Adobe link.
"Adobe Flash Player version 10.1
Linux "
I choose version "APT for Ubuntu" and used proposed apt-url software.
I close and launch again Firefox on http://www.youtube.com, it works.

So go to Adobe web site and choose apt version.

hi delance,
i've tried your suggestion but i can't download apt for ubuntu. this appears on my screen: nvalid url: 'apt:adobe-flashplugin?channel=$distro-partner' given, exiting

Please try this:

sudo apt-get purge flashplugin-nonfree
sudo apt-get purge flashplugin-nonfree-extrasound
sudo apt-get install --reinstall adobe-flashplugin

marco, now it says:
Reinstallation of adobe-flashplugin is not possible, it cannot be downloaded.
how is this?

Thanks PeterPall, that solved my question.

An upgrade is really the solution to my problem:)