Unable to play Flash videos/contents on Chromium on Ubuntu 14.10/14.04 and others. Install Pepper Flash in Ubuntu systems – Adobe Flash Pepper Plugin for Linux Ubuntu Systems.
Although the Adobe Flash Linux (Pepper Plugin) is only available as part of Google Chrome, it can be installed to use Flash in Chromium web browser.
How to Install Pepper Flash in Ubuntu
To install Pepper Flash in Ubuntu systems, click on the link below:
Install Pepper Flash on Ubuntu Systems
Once installed, close and reopen the Chromium browser.
Pepper Flash Player is maintained by Google, and is newer than Adobe Flash Player. Adobe currently still provides security fixes for Adobe Flash Player. Google provides newer features in Pepper Flash Player. Pepper Flash Player can currently only be used with Chromium (and with Chrome).
Chromium Unable to detect Pepper Flash Plugin
If the Chromium browsers is unable to detect the Pepper Flash plugin, you will need to tell Chromium about the plugin. To activate the plugin, run the following command:
sudo update-pepperflashplugin-nonfree --install
Please note to close and exit the Chromium browser before you run the command.
If the above method doesn’t work, manually configure the plugin. Run the following command in Terminal:
sudo gedit /etc/chromium-browser/default
Simply add the following line at the end on a line and save and exit the file.
. /usr/lib/pepflashplugin-installer/pepflashplayer.sh
Now re-open the Chromium browser and enjoy the Flash videos/contents.