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In this article you will learn how to enable the Adobe Flash for Google Chrome on Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa.

In this tutorial you will learn:

Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome support expires in December 2020

Software Requirements and Conventions Used

Software Requirements and Linux Command Line Conventions
Category	Requirements, Conventions or Software Version Used
System	Installed Ubuntu 20.04 or upgraded Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa
Software	Adobe Flash Player
Other	Privileged access to your Linux system as root or via the `sudo` command.
Conventions	# – requires given linux commands to be executed with root privileges either directly as a root user or by use of `sudo` command $ – requires given linux commands to be executed as a regular non-privileged user

First step is to Enable Adobe Flash player via Google Chrome settings.

👁 ALTTEXT

Navigate your Google Chrome browser to the following URL chrome://settings/content/flash and turn on the Ask first switch.
Next we are going to confirm that the Flash is enabled.

👁 flash player page

Navigate to Adobe Flash Player page and click on the lock icon.
👁 Allow flash player For Google Chrome

Select Flash menu and choose Allow.
👁 Reload the page to activate Flash Player

Reload the page to activate Flash Player
👁 Confirm that the Adobe Flash animation works as expect.

Confirm that the Adobe Flash animation works as expected.
👁 check Adobe Flash version

To check Adobe Flash version installed in your Google Chrome browser scroll up to section 1. Check if Flash Player is installed on your computer and click on the Check Now button.