Linux users have access to both NPAPI and PPAPI versions of Flash Player. However, for the last four years, the NPAPI version has been held at 11.2 and regularly updated with only security fixes while the PPAPI version (used in Chrome and Chromium based browsers), is in line with the standard Windows and Mac releases. The Adobe Flash Player browser plugin lets you view video and animated content in Firefox. This article has information about testing, installing, updating, uninstalling and troubleshooting the Adobe Flash plugin. The Flash plugin automatically updates itself by default. If Adobe's Flash Player Help.
With the changes that have occurred to further align the Windows Server and Client desktop experiences, one of the most commonly asked questions is “Does Windows Server 2016 ship with Adobe Flash?”
Answer: Adobe is included and does ship on the Windows Server 2016 media. It can be installed by adding the Remote Desktop Session Host (RDSH) role.
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Derk Benisch
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Attention! With this post I am not saying it is a wise thing to do but nevertheless you might need it for testing purposes.
Thanks David and Naoya!
On a Windows Server 2016 Datacenter Edition (with GUI) open the cmd line and type:
dism /online /add-package /packagepath:'C:WindowsservicingPackagesAdobe-Flash-For-Windows-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.14393.0.mum'
(BTW. Adobe Package is already on disk. You just activate it)
+ Reboot
Adobe Flash Player Mac Firefox
The results should be:
after the reboot verify in IE:
Adobe Flash Player Update For Mac
and it seems we even get security updates just like for flash in IE on Win10: