Flash player not working in 14.04 LTS

Clean install of 14.04 LTS. Single OS. Have installed Chrome for linux, updated, removed, reinstalled 14.04 LTS. No flash. I have done everything from every site I can find, nothing. Using Chrome I get a Black Screen. (hardware acceleration is off)

Same with Chromium.....

Firefox attempts to update Flash player, then says I need to update my browser and flash to the newest version. (both are up to date).

Been 4 days and I am at my wits end......any help would be appreciated.


Solution 1:

Update: the package pepperflashplugin-nonfree is now deprecated.

You need to install the adobe-flashplugin. Make sure to enable Canonical Partners software source before installing the package. It works for Firefox and Chromium

sudo apt-get install adobe-flashplugin

Read more about this on:

  • Ubuntu official site https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Chromium/Getting-Flash
  • The official Ubuntu Desktop Guide