Adobe releases Flash 9 for Linux… finally

After months of waiting, Adobe finally releases Flash 9 for Linux. This version includes many improvements over the betas that have been available for a few months. Now when Linux users try to download the player through the site, they will be prompted with a question of whether you want the .tar.gz or .rpm version. Regardless of what you choose, these are not open source releases… simply a single binary that’s copied to your browsers plugin folders.

I’ve been using Flash 9 beta since it was first released and am quite pleased with how well it works. However, I’ve found quite a few bugs that don’t occur on Windows, so I am hoping that this final release will clear up the rest of those. If you are curious as to how well this final release compares to Flash 7, Linux Desktops set up their machine to do a direct comparison. To grab the latest version, just follow this link.