How to install PepperFlashforChromium Web browser on Ubuntu GNU/Linux

May 2, 2013 · General · Email This Post


This repository provides the pepflashplugin-installer package, which will download and install the newer " Pepper" (PPAPI) version of the Adobe Flash Player plugin for use with the Chromium Web browser on Ubuntu GNU/Linux. The package is similar to Ubuntu's official flashplugin-installer in that it does not include the plugin itself, but instead downloads the plugin and installs it automatically. (Specifically, it downloads the latest Google Chrome package, extracts the Pepper Flash files, and installs only those. Google Chrome itself is not installed nor otherwise used in any way.)

SUPPORTED UBUNTU RELEASES


The pepflashplugin-installer package may be installed on Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise) or newer, for the amd64 or i386 architecture. It is known to work on 11.10 (Oneiric) if the update-notifier and update-notifier-common packages are upgraded to the version shipped with 12.04. It has not been tested on older releases of Ubuntu.

Install PepperFlash installer on ubuntu 13.04/12.10/12.04

Open the terminal and run the following commands

sudo apt-add-repository ppa:skunk/pepper-flash
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install pepflashplugin-installer

Once you installed pepperflash you need to add the following line

sudo vi /etc/chromium-browser/default

Add the following line

CHROMIUM_FLAGS="$CHROMIUM_FLAGS --ppapi-flash-path=/usr/lib/pepflashplugin-installer/libpepflashplayer.so --ppapi-flash-version=$FLASH_VERSION"

Save and exit the file

Now you are ready to use new PepperFlashforchromium browser.