how to install Flash Player 10 in Debain GNU/linux Lenny ?

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Architecture : i386, amd64.

Supported Browsers in Debian :

Iceweasel, Epiphany Gecko, Galeon, Opera >= 9.50 beta 1, Konqueror, ... and more


Step 1 : Edit the sources.list :

# vi /etc/apt/sources.list

and add the following line to the file :

deb http://www.backports.org/debian lenny-backports main contrib non-free

Step 2 : update your system :

# apt-get update

Step 3 : All backports are deactivated by default (i.e. the packages are pinned to 1 by using NotAutomatic: yes in the Release files, just as in experimental). If you want to install something from backports run:

# apt-get -t lenny-backports install flashplugin-nonfree

OR

# aptitude -t lenny-backports install flashplugin-nonfree

Step 4 : How to update flashplugin-nonfree :

# apt-get update

# apt-get upgrade

Step 5 : How to update the Adobe Flash Player :

# /usr/sbin/update-flashplugin-nonfree --install

Step 6 : If you want apt to verify the downloaded backports you can import backports.org archive's key into apt:

# apt-get install debian-backports-keyring

Step 7 : Now flash player is installed in your system. What are you waiting for ?

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