Penguin.swf announced the final version of Flash Player 9 for Linux (x86) today. This release is a much needed accomplishment for desktop Linux, with Firefox and Flash 9, the vast majority of websites are now workable.

There is a thread on Ubuntu Forums on how to install it without waiting for the repositories to update. I used this method successfully.

For those of you who haven’t tried Ubuntu yet, Lifehacker highlights a new Windows installer prototype that lets your run Ubuntu without messing with anything – I don’t think it gets much easier that!