Flash Player 10.1 Beta 3 is Released

Adobe has released Flayer Player 10.1 Beta 3 for 32-bit Linux Machines. If you've been reluctant to install Adobe's previous testing releases, now might be time to switch. The Beta 3 release boosts speed and stability over the Ubuntu repository version of Flash and the 10.1 Beta 2 that was released back in mid-December. Flash is still far from prefect, but it's getting better.

To install Flash Player 10.1 Beta 3 in Linux:
First remove your current version of flash
- If you are using the Ubuntu repository version of Flash
in a terminal type:

sudo apt-get purge flashplugin-installer

- If you are using another version of the Flash Player Beta

rm ~/.mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so

- Download Flash 10.1 Beta3

wget http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/flashplayer10/flashplayer10_1_p3_linux_022310.tar.gz

- Untar flashplayer10_1_p3_linux_022310.tar.gz

tar -zxvf flashplayer10_1_p3_linux_022310.tar.gz

- Then create a plugin folder in the .mozilla configuration folder

mkdir ~/.mozilla/plugins

(you need to create the plugin folder if your are upgrading from the other Flash beta guides I wrote)

- Install the flash player 10.1 Beta 3 plugin

mv libflashplayer.so ~/.mozilla/plugins

- To remove Flash Player 10.1 Beta 3 and reinstall Ubuntu's repository version of flash

rm -r ~/.mozilla/plugins

then:

sudo apt-get install flashplugin-installer

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Flash Player 10.1 Beta 2 is Released

Adobe has just released Flayer Player 10.1 Beta 2 for 32-bit Linux Machines. I'm enjoying the improvements over the Ubuntu repository version and the 10.1 Beta that was released back in mid-November. Flash is still far from prefect, but at least it's getting better.

- To install Flash Player 10.1 Beta 2 in Linux:
First remove your current version of flash
If you are using the Ubuntu repository version of Flash
in a terminal:

sudo apt-get purge flashplugin-installer

- If you are using the Flash Player 10.1 Beta

rm ~/.mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so

- Download Flash 10.1 Beta 2

wget http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/flashplayer10/flashplayer10_1_p2_linux_121709.tar.gz

- Untar flashplayer10_1_p2_linux_121709.tar.gz

tar -zxvf flashplayer10_1_p2_linux_121709.tar.gz

- Then create a plugin folder in the .mozilla configuration folder

mkdir ~/.mozilla/plugins

(you can skip this step if your are upgrading from the 10.1 Beta guide I wrote)

- Point the terminal into the newly decompressed file

cd ~/install_flash_player_10_linux

- Install the flash player 10.1 Beta 2 plugin

mv libflashplayer.so ~/.mozilla/plugins

- To remove Flash Player 10.1 Beta 2 and reinstall Ubuntu's repository version of flash

rm -r ~/.mozilla/plugins

then:

sudo apt-get install flashplugin-installer

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Flash Player 10.1 Beta is Released

Adobe has just released Flayer Player 10.1 Beta for 32-bit Linux Machines. While 10.1 Beta is not the release that will fix users flasher player woes in Linux, it will offer better playback, bug fixes and greater compatibility for flash content on the web.

From Adobe's Press Release:
This is a developer prerelease version of the Adobe® Flash® Player 10.1 software for Windows, Macintosh and Linux. It is being made available for developers to test their content to ensure new features function as expected, existing content plays back correctly, and there are no compatibility issues. Consumers can try the beta release of Flash Player 10.1 to preview hardware acceleration of video on supported Windows PCs and x86-based netbooks.


To Install Flash Player 10.1 Beta in Linux:
- Close Firefox

- Download Flash 10.1.
wget http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/flashplayer10/flashplayer10_1_p1_linux_111709.tar.gz

- After downloading you need to uninstall Ubuntu's version of Flash
sudo apt-get purge flashplugin-installer

- Then create a plugin folder in the .mozilla configuration folder.
mkdir ~/.mozilla/plugins

- Untar flashplayer10_1_p1_linux_111709.tar.gz
in a terminal type:
tar -zxvf flashplayer10_1_p1_linux_111709.tar.gz

- Point the terminal into the newly decompressed file
cd ~/install_flash_player_10_linux

- Install the flash player 10.1 beta plugin
In a terminal type:
mv libflashplayer.so ~/.mozilla/plugins

- To remove Flash Player 10.1 Beta and reinstall Ubuntu's repository version of flash
Delete the plugins folder in the .mozilla folder
In a terminal type:

sudo apt-get install flashplugin-installer

Leave a comment letting readers now how the upgrade worked for you.

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