Is Adobe flash player 16/ Pepper legit ?

[jonnyhillow]

I installed this from the links here but the Pepper threw me off , never heard of it.

Thanks for any info.

 

[DavidE]

Where did you install from ?
It looks like Adobe does have a new BETA version 16, and they now have PPAPI installers available for all Chromium based browsers.
Do you use a Chromium based browser and need to install the PPAPI version ?

• PPAPI Installers for Windows and Mac

We're pleased to announce that we now have PPAPI installers for the standard version of Flash Player for Windows and Mac. Previously, this version of the Player was available only as an integrated component of Google Chrome. With the introduction of these installers, Flash Player is now available for all Chromium based browsers using the PPAPI interface. Please note that these installers are not required nor used by Google Chrome. Chrome will continue to include Flash Player without requiring any additional installation.

Source: 11/11/2014 - Beta - Flash Player 16.0.0.219

 

[jonnyhillow]

I installed from the above link on this forum, I use Opera. I think the stable version is the way to go with Adobe .


I get it from this offered on this site

 

[DavidE]

I thought Flash Player is built into Opera, like it is in Chrome, so FP is updated with a browser update..
I could be wrong, maybe someone here that uses and knows Opera can confirm or correct me on that.

 

[Tookeri]

Opera uses the same version as Firefox, the NPAPI

 

[jonnyhillow]

I don't think Opera has Adobe built in . Am i downloading the right one based on my screenshot ?

I do believe Opera is Chromium based.

Thank you

 

[Callender]

Flash Player installer download links

Well I usually fully remove the old version(s) first using the instructions on the adobe website:

https://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/uninstall-flash-player-windows.html - a reboot is required.

Then clean install the latest version by downloading the .exe version(s) from here:

Adobe Flash Player Distribution | Adobe

They don't come bundled with other extras that you don't need.

So you need EXE Installer (Windows) for IE

and

EXE Installer (Windows) for other plugin based browsers (not Chrome)

As for Opera I'm using the portable version and it requires the "other plugin based browsers" version. I don't know about the desktop version of Opera.

 

[jonnyhillow]

Thats another thing i don't understand , if i need the IE or non IE version.

 

[Callender]

Flash Player versions

Thats another thing i don't understand , if i need the IE or non IE version.

If you use IE - you need the IE version. If you don't use IE - you don't need the IE version.

If you use any other plugin based browser (but not Chrome) then you also need the plugin based version.

So on my machine I've got at least 6 browsers installed. The IE version of flash player takes care of IE. The plugin based version takes care of all the other browsers that don't have their own version of flash player built in.

 

[jonnyhillow]

I only use IE sporadically is why i ask . Very seldom overall but sounds like if you use it at all you need the IE version.

 

[Callender]

IE version of flash player

I only use IE sporadically is why i ask . Very seldom overall but sounds like if you use it at all you need the IE version.

Well you don't actually need flash player for IE - it will still work as a browser but it won't display flash content. IE now has HTML player for supported videos. Personally I keep IE disabled and only enable it when needed.

 

[Tookeri]

Do this for every browser you have, to show if and what Flash Player version it uses. Go to https://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/

From there you can go to the "Player Download Center" to install a new version if there is one. I do this first in IE, then in Firefox, because it's different Flash Players installs. But because Firefox and Opera uses the same Flash player version I don't have to do the install for Opera. The easiest way to verify this is to go to the Flash about page in Opera, the first link in this post, after I installed the Flash Player for Firefox.

You can also go to the Windows Control Panel - Flash Player, tab "Advanced". It lists three different players:

• Active-X (used in Internet Explorer)
• NPAPI (used in plug-in based browsers like Firefox, Opera etc)
• PPAPI (Pepper based browsers like Chrome) This shows "Not installed" for me

HTH

 

[jonnyhillow]

Thanks guys , I understand much better now .