flashplugin-downloader software package provides Adobe Flash Player plugin installer (transitional package), you can install in your Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install flashplugin-downloader
flashplugin-downloader is installed in your system.
Make ensure the flashplugin-downloader package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep flashplugin-downloader *
You will get with flashplugin-downloader package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus |
| Section | Web Software |
| Package | flashplugin-downloader |
| Version | 11.2.202.644ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
| Description | Adobe Flash Player plugin installer (transitional package) |
| Sub Section | web |