How to Capture Adobe Flash Videos on Ubuntu Linux

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Issue the following commands below in order to prepare your Ubuntu Linux system to capture embedded Adobe flash videos from websites.

   Type/Copy/Paste: sudo
   -s apt-get update this will update your repository sources Type/Copy/Paste: sudo
   -s apt-get install perl this will install the Perl, programming language, you will need Perl in order to run your FlashVideoCapture.pl script Type/Copy/Paste: sudo
   -s apt-get install lsof this will install lsof if it is not already installed Type/Copy/Paste: sudo
   -s apt-get install firefox this will install the Mozilla Firefox web browser Type/Copy/Paste: sudo
   -s apt-get install vlc this will install the VLC multimedia player in order to playback your captured *.flv videos.
   
   Important Note:
   You must use the Mozilla FireFox Web Browser to view your FLV videos because this does not work in Google Chrome
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   Step 2: Open up a text editor such as gedit or nano Type/Copy/Paste: gedit FlashVideoCapture.pl or Type/Copy/Paste: nano FlashVideoCapture.pl Type/CopyPaste: the following perl script located in the box below and save it as FlashVideoCapture.pl

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