Download Adobe Flash Player 9.0.21.55 beta

Emmy Huang, Flash Player Program Manager at Adobe, wrote on her weblog notified that the first beta version of Flash player 9 for Linux has been made available. Last Tuesday it was announced that Adobe has been working hard for several months to develop a new Flash Player for Linux, of which the new 9.0.21.55 release is the first public beta version. This first Linux version of Adobe Flash Player is available from this page can be downloaded and has a large number of improvements compared to the current Flash version. What they are exactly can be read below:

A prerelease build of Flash Player 9 Update for the Linux platform is now available. 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. The current Linux build is 9.0.21.55.

The Adobe Flash Player team is working on support for 64-bit platforms as part of our ongoing commitment to the cross-platform compatibility of Adobe Flash Player. We have not announced timing or release dates.

Known Issues-Linux

• Full-screen mode is not available for the Linux player yet. This feature will be implemented for the final release.
• SSL support is not available in the Linux Standalone Player. This feature will be implemented for the final release.
• Express Install is an unsupported feature due to the variety of Linux platforms, each handling the Adobe Flash Player plug-in installation in different ways.
• The plugin does not currently work in Opera browsers. We are working with Opera on these issues.
• Artifacts may appear when video initially plays.
• System fonts may appear differently between Linux distributions. Formatting issues may result.
• AMF3 connections do not work over RTMP. (186958)
• Right clicking outside of Flash Player while the context menu is displayed doesn’t make the context menu disappear. Workaround: Left-click to turn off the context menu. (187957)
• IME is not available (no international text input). (184489)
• Acrobat Connect Add-In installation is not working at this time. (188318)
• The Standalone Player is available in English only. (184237)