How to install Adobe Flash Player on CentOS 8

Adobe Flash Player is still an essential browser plug-in used to play audio, stream videos and other multimedia content on Adobe Flash websites or platforms. It supports many different web browsers such as Internet Explorer, Firefox and Opera. Adobe Flash Player can also be installed on many types of operating systems, including Windows, MacOS, Linux / UNIX and Android.

In this article, you will learn how to install Adobe Flash Player on CentOS 8 using Terminal.

Install Adobe Flash Player on CentOS 8

To install Adobe Flash Player on the system, you need to perform the following steps with Terminal.

1. Open a Terminal window with the shortcut shortcut Ctrl+ Alt+ T.

2. You need to log in as the root user on the system to install.

Update system package

You should update your system before installing any new software on it. Enter the following command to update the operating system:

$sudo dnf makecache

You also need to upgrade the packages already installed on the system. Use the following command to upgrade the system packages:

$sudo dnf -y upgrade

Add the adobe yum repository to the system

In this step, you will add the adobe yum repository to the CentOS 8. To add the adobe yum repository, use the following command:

$sudo dnf install -y http://linuxdownload.adobe.com/adobe-release/adobe-release-x86_64-1.0-1.noarch.rpm
How to install Adobe Flash Player on CentOS 8 Picture 1 Add the adobe yum repository to the system

After a few moments, you will see the status of 'Complete' displayed on the Terminal window, for the adobe yum repository added to the system.

Install Adobe Flash Player

Now, it's time to install Adobe Flash Player on the system. To install Adobe Flash Player on a CentOS 8 workstation, you need to execute the following command on Terminal:

$sudo dnf install -y libcurl flash-plugin alsa-plugins-pulseaudio

This process will take some time, after that, you will see that the Adobe Flash Player installation has been completed on the system.

How to install Adobe Flash Player on CentOS 8 Picture 2 Install Adobe Flash Player

Verify Adobe Flash Player installation

You will have to verify that Adobe Flash Player is already installed on the system. Enter Adobe in the search bar, see if it's available on CentOS 8's desktop. If it is installed, you will see the icon of Adobe Flash Player.

How to install Adobe Flash Player on CentOS 8 Picture 3 You will see the icon of Adobe Flash Player

You can also verify that Adobe Flash Player is used in your browser, by opening the Firefox browser on the system and entering the following in the address bar:

about:plugins
How to install Adobe Flash Player on CentOS 8 Picture 4 You can also verify that Adobe Flash Player is used on your browser

Now, the installation has been successfully established on the system. You can enjoy the benefits of Adobe Flash Player on your Linux CentOS 8 system.

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