Installing the Flash plugin in your home folder on OS X (without admin rights)

flash_plugin_without_admin_rights.sh

FLASH_URL="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/licensing/mac/install_flash_player_12_osx.dmg"
FLASH_DMG=$(mktemp -d -t flash_dmg)/flash.dmg
FLASH_MOUNTPOINT=$(mktemp -d -t flash_mountpoint)
FLASH_PKG="$FLASH_MOUNTPOINT/Install Adobe Flash Player.app/Contents/Resources/Adobe Flash Player.pkg"

curl -o $FLASH_DMG $FLASH_URL
hdiutil attach -mountpoint $FLASH_MOUNTPOINT -nobrowse $FLASH_DMG

FLASH_PKG_ARCHIVE="$FLASH_MOUNTPOINT/Install Adobe Flash Player.app/Contents/Resources/Adobe Flash Player.pkg"
FLASH_PKG_EXTRACT_DIR=$(mktemp -d -t flash_pkg_extract_dir)
FLASH_INSTALL_SRC="$FLASH_PKG_EXTRACT_DIR/AdobeFlashPlayerComponent.pkg"

cd "$FLASH_PKG_EXTRACT_DIR"
xar -xf "$FLASH_PKG_ARCHIVE"

cd "$FLASH_INSTALL_SRC"
cat Payload | gunzip -dc | cpio -i
cat Scripts | gunzip -dc | cpio -i

mkdir -p "$HOME/Library/Internet Plug-Ins"
mkdir -p "$HOME/Library/PreferencePanes"

cp -f "$FLASH_INSTALL_SRC/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flash Player.plugin.lzma" "$HOME/Library/Internet Plug-Ins"
cp -f "$FLASH_INSTALL_SRC/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/flashplayer.xpt" "$HOME/Library/Internet Plug-Ins"
cp -fr "$FLASH_INSTALL_SRC/Library/PreferencePanes/Flash Player.prefPane" "$HOME/Library/PreferencePanes"

# extracts the lzma archive in ~/Library/Internet Plug-Ins
"$FLASH_INSTALL_SRC/finalize" "$HOME"

hdiutil detach $FLASH_MOUNTPOINT -force

Thank you for the cool script.
I have updated a little to add PPAPI edition. Also it supports lazy global upgrade (why the installer asks to close Google Chrome?).
https://gist.github.com/cielavenir/e1faf90c3ee21c52258e

Thank you cielavenir and stefanschmidt