Flash plugin doesn't work

Please tell:

- the Ubuntu release
- the Firefox release

Thank you

Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron
Mozilla/5.0

Open a Terminal from the menu Applications->Accessories->Terminal and type:

sudo apt-get clean all
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

sudo apt-get --reinstall --purge install flashplugin-nonfree

give your user password when requested, you don't see nothing when you type it, then press enter.

If you have some trouble with sound you can also install the libflashsupport
then open a Terminal from the menu Applications->Accessories->Terminal and type:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get --reinstall --purge install libflashsupport

Hope this helps

This would help you just 4 steps :

1. Download the Flash for Linux archive :

http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/install_flash_player_9_linux.tar.gz

2. Unpack the archive (/tmp perhaps)

3. sudo cp libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/firefox/plugins

4. sudo apt-get --reinstall --purge install libflashsupport

Restart your browser done :)

Friends,

I tried both of you instructions, but still no go.. :'(
I'm trying to use gtalk sidebar in firefox which requires Adobe Flash Player version 9 or higher. after I tried of all, again I got the message as
 ______________________________________________________________________
| gTalk Sidebar |X|

Oops!

The Google Talk Gadget requires Adobe Flash Player version 9 or higher.
You can install the player here.

To complete the installation, quit all running instances of your browser.

I tried marcobra's instructions first. once installations completed, system required reboot. I did that.. it didn't fix this problem.
then I tried Hemanth's instructions, got same result.

Please help me further :(

Hi machi ( friend ) !
Thanks for you help. It just fixed my probs...

1 more question ...!?!
Can u educate me, what are the following things that you have instructed.. I don't understand what it did really !
I'm new for Ubuntu...

sudo apt-get clean all
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

sudo apt-get --reinstall --purge install flashplugin-nonfree

Thanks,
Laxman

and also plz answer for this question as well.. I wanna know why I needed to delete old mozila firefox profile and how did it make difference with the new one ?

Thanks marcobra, that solved my question.

Please don't append more question on a solved question.

Please make new question from here: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+addquestion
you will get better chance to get right answer on a fresh tagged "open" question.

Thank you