Install Flash for Chromium and Firefox on Linux Ubuntu 16.10 and Ubuntu 16.04. Install pepperflashplugin-nonfree and browser-plugin-freshplayer-pepperflash. The pepperflashplugin-nonfree works for Chrome browser and browser-plugin-freshplayer-pepperflash works for Firefox browsers.
Install pepperflashplugin-nonfree
Ubuntu users can easily download and install pepperflashplugin-nonfree and browser-plugin-freshplayer-pepperflash. The plugin can be manually downloaded or can be installed via J Fernyhough PPA.
- Manual Download Location
http://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2016/10/pepper-flash-chromium-opera-ubuntu/ - J Fernyhough PPA
https://launchpad.net/~jonathonf/+archive/ubuntu/pepperflashplugin-nonfree
To install the new pepperflashplugin-nofree via PPA, run the following commands in Terminal:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jonathonf/pepperflashplugin-nonfree
sudo apt update
sudo apt install pepperflashplugin-nonfree
sudo apt install browser-plugin-freshplayer-pepperflash
The last code will install browser-plugin-freshplayer-pepperflash to use pepper flash for Firefox browsers.
Remove & Uninstall pepperflashplugin-nonfree
To uninstall and remove the pepperflashplugin-nonfree from Ubuntu Systems, run the commands given below:
sudo apt remove pepperflashplugin-nonfree browser-plugin-freshplayer-pepperflash sudo apt autoremove
sudo apt update