Beta Version of Flash 9 for Linux Available

WebKnowHow
Thursday, October 19, 2006; 08:13 AM

Adobe has made a beta version of the long awaited Flash 9 player for Linux available for download.  The announcement was made on the official Penguin.SWF blog.

The development team said they are still working out exactly how to distribute the final Player version to be as easy as possible for the typical end user. The beta includes two gzip tarball packages: one is for the Mozilla plugin and the other is for a GTK-based Standalone Flash Player. Either will need to be downloaded manually via the Adobe Labs website and unpacked. The standalone Player (gflashplayer) can be run in place (after you set its executable permission).

Flash Player 9 Update for Linux currently does not include full-screen mode and complete SSL support (SSL support is currently available in the Linux Plugin but not the Linux Standalone Player). Full-screen mode and SSL support will be available in the final release.

Currently there is no set date for the final release.