This will automatically get the Flash Player version from the Google Chrome manifest file once you log out and log back in. Runs on all platforms - Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, Unix, iOS. Try it out and if Adobe Flash Player that comes bundled with Google Chrome is working fine for you in Chromium, let's make it permanent so you don't have to use any command line parameters in the future.įor this, you need to open the /etc/chromium-browser/default file as root with a text editor: gksu gedit /etc/chromium-browser/defaultĪnd replace CHROMIUM_FLAGS='' with the following: CHROMIUM_FLAGS='-ppapi-flash-path=/opt/google/chrome*/PepperFlash/libpepflashplayer.so -ppapi-flash-version=$PEPPER_FLASH_VERSION' Plays most codecs with no codec packs needed - MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264, MKV, WebM, WMV, MP3. Now, to launch Chromium browser with the Adobe Flash Player version bundled with Google Chrome, use the following command: chromium-browser -ppapi-flash-path=/opt/google/chrome*/PepperFlash/libpepflashplayer.so -ppapi-flash-version=11.3.31.323
Or, how about Use Pepper Flash Player From Google Chrome In Chromium Browser (linux)?
Note: Unlike Chromium, the similar Google Chrome browser includes Adobe Flash Player built-in. To view content with Flash Player in the Chromium open source web browser, install the Flash Player plug-in at /flashplayer. Apparently you have to install it, according to Adobe's Flash Player Help / Use Flash Player with Chromium page:
