How to customize Ubuntu 14.10. How to install Flash Plugin & Java Ubuntu 14.10 “Utopic Unicorn”
Install Flash plugin (11.2) in Ubuntu 14.10
Open Terminal and run the following commands:
sudo apt-get install flashplugin-installer
If you want to install Flash plugin (14.0 alpha), run the following commands.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimograd/webupd8
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install freshplayerplugin
Here is a little secret – If you want to run the Flash plugin (14.0) on Firefox browser, you’ll have to download and install Google Chrome. Yes, to run Flash on Firefox, you will have to install Chrome, elsewhere the plugin won’t run on Firefox.
Install Java in Ubuntu 14.10
To install Java. Run the following commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
sudo apt-get update
Now to install Java 6, Java 7 or Java 8, run the following command.
Install Java 6
sudo apt-get install oracle-java6-installer
Install Java 7
sudo apt-get install oracle-java7-installer
Install Java 8
sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-installer