Downloading Flash in Firefox

[Mark C. Miller]

Has anyone had a problem in Firefox running 10.04 getting the plugin to 
load?

Every time I visit a site that needs flash, I'm prompted to download the 
current plug-in.  When I follow the links I have two choices, one for 8.04
+ (a .deb file) and a second one for 9.10+ (APT file).  If I try the 8.04 
route, I get absolutely nothing.  When I try the 9.04 option it tells me 
that it's a virtual install (sorry, I didn't write down the exact error 
message.)  It doesn't work after all of that.

I installed the player just fine on my IBM, HP, and Gateway desktops.  
I'm having this problem on a Dell computer at work. It will not run the 
most recent kernal,so I'm one version behind. Could that be the source of 
the problem?

tnx

mcm