How do I install Flash in Opera?

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Solution 1

There're multiple conflicting packages, e.g. flashplayer-mozilla, flashplugin-installer, adobe-flashplugin

The specific one you need for Opera browser is adobe-flashplugin, i.e.

sudo apt-get install adobe-flashplugin

Update per comments: if you get a has no installation candidate error, run software-properties-gtk, and set all checkboxes on the Ubuntu Software tab. Next update packages list with, e.g., sudo apt-get update, and try installing again.

Solution 2

That help page is seriously outdated: “This document was last updated for Opera 11.00” while the current version is 41 and Opera completely switched the rendering engine to Blink (the same as in Chromium/Chrome) in the mean time.

If you look at the packages recommended by the opera-stable package, you'll find an entry for pepperflashplugin-nonfree. This package will install the PPAPI Flash Player plug-in included with Google Chrome which will work with Opera too (otherwise they wouldn't suggest it).

Furthermore, the more recent releases of the adobe-flashplugin include the same PPAPI Flash Player without the detour through Google Chrome. You can install it as in How to install Flash player on Ubuntu?. Use karel’s answer if you're unsure since that's the recommended way to install Flash Player in Ubuntu these days, which happens to recommend the same as Hi-Angel’s answer here.

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  • kkochanski
    kkochanski over 1 year

    I have problem with Adobe Flash Player. While using Opera, few of pages show me that I don't have flash installed. When I run this command in terminal:

    sudo apt-get install flashplugin-installer,

    I get information that it's already installed. So I try to use this page https://get.adobe.com/pl/flashplayer/ to install flash. When I want to install version for Ubuntu, I get internal error in /usr/bin/apturl-gtk with message:

    apturl-gtk crashed with AttributeError in doEnableChannel(): module 'apt_pkg' has no attribute 'Config'

    I also tried to install it manually in Opera Web Browser using this tutorial http://www.opera.com/docs/linux/plugins/install/#flash but this method also failed. Any help?

    • Hi-Angel
      Hi-Angel about 8 years
      Do you have /usr/lib/adobe-flashplugin/libflashplayer.so file?
    • kkochanski
      kkochanski about 8 years
      I haven't got. I created that folder and move that file to that directory. After that I rebooted Ubuntu. Still not working :(
    • Hi-Angel
      Hi-Angel about 8 years
      Try sudo apt-get install adobe-flashplugin
    • kkochanski
      kkochanski about 8 years
      Thanks, it's working. You can add this message as answer and I will mark this ;)
    • stommestack
      stommestack over 5 years
      This is not really a duplicate as this question is specificially about Opera.
  • Jeremy
    Jeremy about 8 years
    sudo apt-get install adobe-flashplugin Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Package adobe-flashplugin is not available, but is referred to by another package. This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or is only available from another source E: Package 'adobe-flashplugin' has no installation candidate
  • Hi-Angel
    Hi-Angel about 8 years
    @Jeremy run software-properties-gtk, and set all checkboxes on the «Ubuntu Software» tab. Then update packages list with, e.g., sudo apt-get update, and try installing again.
  • David Foerster
    David Foerster over 7 years
    @Hi-Angel: Could you please add your comment to your answer to make it more helpful? Notify me if you want an up-vote on the result.
  • David Foerster
    David Foerster over 7 years
    @morpheus: I rolled back your edit. It's superfluous because the installation is explained in the linked question. There's no need to replicate them here and I don't know why it was accepted in review.
  • Admin
    Admin about 6 years
    Which answer under the linked question is the good one for Opera?
  • David Foerster
    David Foerster about 6 years
    @cipricus: See the update to my answer.