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Script to install flash plugin



A simple bash script to install flash for mozilla and/or chromium browser on any linux system.

sript usage:

To install for fedora use
    sh installflash.sh mozilla

To install for chromuin use
    sh installflash.sh chromium

For both use
    sh installflash.sh mozilla chromium

IMPORTANT :: the script must be excecuted as root

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#!/bin/sh


if [ -z $1 ]
    then
    echo "Arguements missings"
    echo
    echo "To install for fedora use"
    echo "    sh installflash.sh mozilla"
    echo
    echo "To install for chromuin use"
    echo "    sh installflash.sh chromium"
    echo
    echo "For both use "
    echo "    sh installflash.sh mozilla chromium"
    echo   
    exit 1
fi

if (( $EUID != 0 ))
     then
     echo "This scritp must be run as root"
     exit 1
fi
echo "Downloading flash files from adobe"
mkdir temp
cd temp

wget http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/pdc/11.2.202.236/install_flash_player_11_linux.x86_64.tar.gz
tar -xvf install_flash_player_11_linux.x86_64.tar.gz

if [ -n $2 ]
    then
    echo "installing flash for mozilla"
    mv libflashplayer.so /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins/ 2> /dev/null
    if (( $? != 0 ))
    then
        mkdir usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins/
        mv libflashplayer.so /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins/       
    fi
    echo "installing flash for chromium"
    mv libflashplayer.so /usr/lib64/chromium-browser/plugins/ 2> /dev/null
    if (( $? != 0 ))
    then
        mkdir usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins/
        mv libflashplayer.so /usr/lib64/chromium-browser/plugins/       
    fi
   
fi
if [ $1 = "mozilla" ]
    then
    echo "installing flash for mozilla"
    mv libflashplayer.so /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins/ 2> /dev/null
    if (( $? != 0 ))
    then
        mkdir usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins/
        mv libflashplayer.so /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins/       
    fi
fi

if [ $1 = "chromium" ]
    then
    echo "installing flash for chromium"
    mv libflashplayer.so /usr/lib64/chromium-browser/plugins/ 2> /dev/null
    if (( $? != 0 ))
    then
        mkdir usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins/
        mv libflashplayer.so /usr/lib64/chromium-browser/plugins/       
    fi
fi

rm -rf temp/
rmdir temp

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