How To Install flashplugin-installer on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install flashplugin-installer on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is flashplugin-installer
flashplugin-installer is:
This is a transitional package to ensure that the EOL Flash Player is uninstalled. It can be safely removed.
There are three methods to install flashplugin-installer on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install flashplugin-installer Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install flashplugin-installer using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install flashplugin-installer
Install flashplugin-installer Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install flashplugin-installer using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install flashplugin-installer
Install flashplugin-installer Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install flashplugin-installer using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install flashplugin-installer
How To Uninstall flashplugin-installer on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the flashplugin-installer package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove flashplugin-installer
Uninstall flashplugin-installer And Its Dependencies
To uninstall flashplugin-installer and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove flashplugin-installer
Remove flashplugin-installer Configurations and Data
To remove flashplugin-installer configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge flashplugin-installer
Remove flashplugin-installer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove flashplugin-installer configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge flashplugin-installer
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install flashplugin-installer package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
