Adobe Systems Incorporated
Flash Player 9 for Linux
Version 9.0.262.0
February 2010

Adobe recommends that all users upgrade to the latest version of Adobe Flash 
Player for the most recent features, bug fixes, and security fixes.  For 
more information on the new features in Flash Player 9, please visit 
http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/.  For more information on system 
requirements, fixed issues, and known issues, see the release notes at 
http://www.adobe.com/go/flashplayer_releasenotes.

To confirm which version of Flash Player you have currently installed, see 
http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/. Users should only install 
Players that have been downloaded from trusted sources, such as 
http://www.adobe.com/.

This package contains three players:

   o Content debugger version of the plugin (install_flash_player_9_linux)
   o Content debugger version of the standalone player (flashplayer)
   o Release version of the standalone player (flashplayer)

Your use of this player is governed by the Adobe End User License Agreement 
found at http://www.adobe.com/products/eulas/players/flash/.


Privacy
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Adobe is committed to preserving the privacy of end users. For more 
information on configuring Client-side privacy visit the Settings Manager 
Documentation: http://www.adobe.com/go/flashplayerhelp.


Installation instructions
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Installing the debugger plugin tar.gz using Install script:
   o the debugger plugin is located at: 
     ./plugin/debugger/install_flash_player_9_linux.tar.gz
   o Unpack the tar.gz file
   o In terminal, navigate to the unpacked directory and enter:
          + $ ./flashplayer-installer
          + Click Enter key and follow prompts

Installing the release and debugger standalone players:
   o The debugger standalone player is located at: 
     ./standalone/debugger/flashplayer.tar.gz
   o The release standalone player is located at:
     ./standalone/release/flashplayer.tar.gz
   o Unpack the tar.gz file
   o To execute the standalone player,
          + Double-click, or 
          + Enter in terminal: ./flashplayer


Uninstallation instructions
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Manual uninstallation (for users who installed the plugin via Install script):
   o Delete libflashplayer.so binary and flashplayer.xpt file in 
   directory /home/<user>/.mozilla/plugins/


Technical Issues and Reporting Bugs
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The Adobe Flash Player Support Center at 
http://www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/ is a free online resource for 
support and troubleshooting information. Bug reports may be submitted at 
http://www.adobe.com/go/wish. To allow us to investigate reported bugs, 
please include the following information:
 
1) Platform and version
2) Browser version
3) Reproducible steps including a URL to the web site where the problem 
   was encountered.
 
If we need further information about a bug, you will be contacted. An 
automated reply will be sent to assure you that we have received your 
bug report. Due to the volume of mail received, we are not able to 
individually respond to each report.


Legal
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Adobe(R) Flash(R) Player. Copyright (C) 1996 - 2009 Adobe Systems 
Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Protected by U.S. Patent 6,879,327; 
Patents Pending in the United States and other countries. Adobe and Flash 
are either trademarks or registered trademarks in the United States and/or 
other countries.

