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Have not been able to get flash working since upgrading to 7.0.1, using the Debian Linux OS.

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I haven't been able to get the flash player working since upgrading to FF 7.0.1 on Debian Linux. I have followed the instructions in "How do I install the Flash plugin?" (https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/installing-flash) multiple times.

As I said this has been an issue since the latest upgrade. I was able to get flash working in earlier versions. Flash works in the Debian "Iceweasel" version of FF.

I haven't been able to get the flash player working since upgrading to FF 7.0.1 on Debian Linux. I have followed the instructions in "How do I install the Flash plugin?" (https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/installing-flash) multiple times. As I said this has been an issue since the latest upgrade. I was able to get flash working in earlier versions. Flash works in the Debian "Iceweasel" version of FF.

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Are you running a 32 bit Firefox version or a 64 bit bit Firefox version?

You need to use the same Flash plugin to make it work (32 bit Flash with 32 bit Firefox).

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Thanks for the post, but no, that did not fix the problem.

I have located these directories:


/opt/firefox/plugins /usr/lib/firefox/plugins /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins /usr/lib/mozilla-firefox/plugins


of course there is the /usr/lib/flashplugin-nonfree directory but that shouldn't matter for FF itself.

Still not working and I get this message on the "Check you plugins" page:

"For your safety, Firefox has disabled your outdated version of Flash. Please upgrade to the latest version."


The version on that page "Adobe Flash Player version 11.0.1.152 Your system: Linux 64-bit, Firefox" is the version I'm using.

தீர்வு தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்டது

Are you running a 32 bit Firefox version or a 64 bit bit Firefox version?

You need to use the same Flash plugin to make it work (32 bit Flash with 32 bit Firefox).

How can I tell? I don't see the info in Help/About Firefox and the Mozilla page auto selects the download. The file I downloaded is firefox-7.0.1.tar.bz2 and the adobe file is install_flash_player_11_linux.x86_64.tar.gz which the down page lists as Adobe Flash Player version 11.0.1.152.

Oops. Downloaded the 32 bit flash file and I"m good to go. How do I get the 64 bit Firefox?

There are 64 bit versions of Firefox for Linux here:

There may be issues though with those releases as they are not tested that thoroughly.