Can I use Adobe Flash Player with Linux and Debian OS's ?

2 Comments

1. hawklord says:

   13. December 2010 at 00:12

   yes,

   there are 2 versions, but you should only have one enabled as they may conflict

   flashplayer-plugin – is the totally free version, this is shipped with most versions of linux

   flash-player-plugin – is still free, but contains non-free licensing and is available from adobe

   if you have the totally free version enabled then some sites falsely report that there is no flash player on your machine – this is to get you to download the non-free licensed version,
   adobe can track what you do with the non-free version,

   i use the totally free version as i believe in privacy, but thats just my choice

   (windows users do not have the 2 options, they are stuck with the non-free version)

   as always with linux – the choice is yours

   (as a note – ubuntu came from debian, without debian there would be no ubuntu)

   source – mandriva linux user for over 5 years
2. Richard S says:

   13. December 2010 at 00:12

   Yes you can, infact generally flash releases their linux versions earlier than their windows versions, so it usually works better. If you’re looking for a good linux operating system to use, I suggest Ubuntu. Ubuntu is totally free, very stable, very easy to use, and well designed.