1. Install_flash_player_osx.dmg
2. Install_flash_player_osx_ppapi

Adobe Flash Player is a plugin that allows browsers such as Firefox to display Flash media on web pages. Flash is often used for animations, videos and games. This article explains how to install Flash.

When you visit a webpage that uses Flash and the plugin is missing, you will see the message 'A plugin is needed to display this content' for parts of the page that require Flash (if at all):

Follow the steps below to install the latest Flash Player plugin.

Flash Player is integrated with Google Chrome as Pepper plug-in. Sometimes, it's necessary for developers to install the Content Debugger to debug their code. These instructions outline how to install and enable the Content Debugger. Go to Adobe's Flash Player download page and download the Flash installer. Click the Firefox menu and select Exit. Click the Firefox menu at the top of the screen and select Quit Firefox. Click the Firefox menu and select Quit. Open the file you downloaded (i.e. Go to Adobe's Flash Player download page and download the Flash installer. Click the Firefox menu and select Exit. Click the Firefox menu at the top of the screen and select Quit Firefox. Click the Firefox menu and select Quit. Open the file you downloaded (i.e.

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1. Go to Adobe's Flash Player download page and download the Flash installer.
   Caution: Adobe's download page may include a checkbox for optional software (such as Google Chrome or McAfee Security Scan) that is selected by default. If you do not clear the checkbox before downloading, that software will be installed on your computer when you open the Flash installer.
2. When the download has finished, close Firefox. Click the Firefox menu and select Exit.Click the Firefox menu at the top of the screen and select Quit Firefox.Click the Firefox menu and select Quit.
3. Open the Flash installer file you downloaded and follow the instructions.

1. Go to Adobe's Flash Player download page and download the Flash installer.
2. Click the Firefox menu and select Exit.Click the Firefox menu at the top of the screen and select Quit Firefox.Click the Firefox menu and select Quit.
3. Open the file you downloaded (i.e. install_flash_player_osx_intel.dmg).
4. In the Finder, open the Install Adobe Flash Player.app to run the installer, then follow the installer's instructions.

1. Go to Adobe's Flash Player download page.
2. When prompted, save the file (i.e. install_flash_player_'version'_linux.'processor'.tar.gz).
3. Click the Firefox menu and select Exit.Click the Firefox menu at the top of the screen and select Quit Firefox.Click the Firefox menu and select Quit.
4. Open a Terminal window (in Gnome, click on the Applications menu, select Accessories, and then select Terminal.)
5. In the Terminal window, change to the directory where you saved the file you downloaded (e.g. cd /home/user/Downloads).
6. Extract libflashplayer.so from the file you downloaded with the command tar -zxvf install_flash_player_'version'_linux.'processor'.tar.gz.
7. As the super user, copy the extracted file, libflashplayer.so, to your Firefox installation directory's plugins sub-directory. For example, if Firefox is installed in /usr/lib/mozilla, use the command sudo cp libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins and then enter your super user password when prompted.
   

The latest version of the Flash plugin should perform better and crash less often. To check if Flash is up to date, visit Adobe's Flash Player Help page. If it says that Flash needs to be updated, install the latest version manually using the steps in the section above.

See Flash Plugin - Keep it up to date and troubleshoot problems for steps to troubleshoot the Flash plugin.

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Install_flash_player_osx.dmg

Macromedia Flash Player 7 Change Log

• Flash Player 7,0,61,0
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• Windows 9x/ME/NT/2000/XP
• Internet Explorer: flashplayer7r61_winax.exe
• Netscape: flashplayer7r61_win.exe
• Mac OS PowerPC
• flashplayer7r61_mac.hqx

• Flash Player 7,0,53,0
• ---------------------
• Solaris, x86
• install_flash_player_7_solaris_x86_r53.tar.gz
• Solaris, Sparc
• install_flash_player_7_solaris_sparc_r53.tar.gz

• Flash Player 7,0,25,0
• ---------------------
• Linux
• install_flash_player_7_linux.tar.gz

Install_flash_player_osx_ppapi

• Flash Player 7,0,24,0
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• Mac OS X
• flashplayer7_macosx.hqx
• Mac OS PowerPC
• flashplayer7_macppc.hqx

• Flash Player 7,0,19,0
• ---------------------
• Windows 9x/ME/NT/2000/XP
• Internet Explorer: flashplayer71_winax.exe
• Netscape: flashplayer7_win.exe

• Flash Player 7,0,14,0
• ---------------------
• Windows 9x/ME/NT/2000/XP
• Internet Explorer: Flash.ocx
• Netscape: fp_7.0.14_plugin_ns.exe
• Mac OS X
• fp_7.0.14_plugin_mac_osx.hqx
• Mac OS PowerPC
• fp_7.0.14_plugin_macclassic.hqx

• Supports progressive audio and video streaming (HTTP)
• Supports ActionScript 2.0, an Object-Oriented Programming Language for developers
• Ability to create charts, graphs and additional text effects with the new support for extensions (sold separately), high fidelity import of PDF and Adobe Illustrator 10 files, mobile and device development and a forms-based development environment. ActionScript 2.0 was also introduced, giving developers a formal Object-Oriented approach to ActionScript. V2 Components replaced Flash MX's components, being rewritten from the ground up to take advantage of ActionScript 2.0 and Object-Oriented principles.
• In 2004, the 'Flash Platform' was introduced. This expanded Flash to more than the Flash authoring tool. Flex 1.0 and Breeze 1.0 were released, both of which utilized the Flash Player as a delivery method but relied on tools other than the Flash authoring program to create Flash applications and presentations. Flash Lite 1.1 was also released, enabling mobile phones to play Flash content.

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