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[[ch-flash]]
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= Flash
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include::{partialsdir}/3rdparty-message.adoc[]
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[[sect-what-is-flash]]
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== What is Flash?
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Flash is a web browser plugin for multimedia use.
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Because it is not free/libre and open source software, Adobe's Flash plugin cannot be included in Fedora.
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However, Adobe does release a version of the Flash plugin for Fedora, and other Linux distributions, for Firefox, Chromium, and other popular Internet browsers.
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The use of Flash is not as wide-spread as it use to be as many sites like Youtube use HTML5 for video playback.
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Many modern browsers like Firefox and Chromium can play these files without the need for a Flash plugin.
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Google Chrome's web browser comes with Flash installed by default.
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== How do I install Adobe Flash?
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Before downloading Flash, you will need to know whether you are using Fedora 32-bit, or 64-bit.
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Open the terminal and enter:
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[source,bash]
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uname -p
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A result of `x86` means it is 32-bit, and `x86_64` is 64-bit.
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To install Adobe Flash on Fedora:
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. Go to the official Adobe Flash web site at link:++https://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/otherversions/++[https://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/otherversions/].
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. In the drop-down for _Select an Operating System_, choose 32-Bit or 64-Bit (depending on the result above).
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. In the drop-down for _Select a version_, select *FP for Linux 64-bit (.rpm) - NPAPI* for browsers like Firefox, or select *FP for Linux 64-bit (.rpm) - PPAPI* for browsers like Chromium.
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. Click the *Download Now* button to download the file.
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. Open a terminal, go to the directory where the file was downloaded and enter:
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[source,bash]
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sudo dnf install flash-player-*.rpm
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====
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You have successfully installed the Adobe Flash plugin and websites using Flash will now work on your browser.
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