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How does one install the libflashplayer.so so it will allow an ubuntu 64 bit proc to run flash player?

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I am attempting to update my flashplayer on my ubuntu firefox install, when I go to download the update it tells me that I can try the 10.2 beta as they do not have a 10.1 version that will support the 64 bit archetecture. I have unpacked the file to the usr/lib64/firefox-addons/plugins folder, but for some reason firefox will not accept that a newer version has been installed.

I am attempting to update my flashplayer on my ubuntu firefox install, when I go to download the update it tells me that I can try the 10.2 beta as they do not have a 10.1 version that will support the 64 bit archetecture. I have unpacked the file to the usr/lib64/firefox-addons/plugins folder, but for some reason firefox will not accept that a newer version has been installed.

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cor-el
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See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AMD64/FirefoxAndPlugins#64-bit%20Firefox%20and%2032-bit%20Flash%20plugin%20%28Officially%20supported%20by%20Ubuntu%20to%20the%20extent%20possible%20with%20Flash%29

minion4hire
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am running on X86_64 OS..copying 'libflashplayer.so' into /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins has no effect..i had to move that file into /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins/ ..then after restarting firefox everything runs smoothly