How to install Flash on opera browser on Ubuntu 16.10

  • Enable the Canonical Partner repository.
  • Install the adobe-flashplugin package.
  • Create a symlink using this command:

    sudo ln -s /usr/lib/adobe-flashplugin/libpepflashplayer.so /usr/lib/opera/plugins/libpepflashplayer.so
    
  • Restart Opera.

Edit:

The symlink is possibly not needed with the latest Opera version.