package flashplugin-nonfree 9.0.115.0ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[Evan Klitzke]

Binary package hint: flashplugin-nonfree

I can't remove/install flashplugin-nonfree. First it complains about a missing directory, then after that I get a mysterious error:

evan@thinkpad ~ $ sudo apt-get upgrade
[sudo] password for evan:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Setting up flashplugin-nonfree (9.0.115.0ubuntu4) ...
cd: 135: can't cd to /var/cache/flashplugin-nonfree
dpkg: error processing flashplugin-nonfree (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
 flashplugin-nonfree
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
evan@thinkpad ~ $ sudo mkdir -p /var/cache/flashplugin-nonfree
evan@thinkpad ~ $ sudo apt-get upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Setting up flashplugin-nonfree (9.0.115.0ubuntu4) ...
Downloading...
--12:23:43-- http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/install_flash_player_9_linux.tar.gz
           => `./install_flash_player_9_linux.tar.gz'
Resolving fpdownload.macromedia.com... 72.246.170.70
Connecting to fpdownload.macromedia.com|72.246.170.70|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 3,036,127 (2.9M) [application/x-gzip]

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12:23:53 (309.02 KB/s) - `./install_flash_player_9_linux.tar.gz' saved [3036127/3036127]

Download done.
Flash Plugin installed.
update-alternatives: error or eof reading /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives/iceape-flashplugin for update_mode ()
dpkg: error processing flashplugin-nonfree (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
 flashplugin-nonfree
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Mar 23 21:30:37 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Package: flashplugin-nonfree 9.0.115.0ubuntu4
PackageArchitecture: i386
SourcePackage: flashplugin-nonfree
Title: package flashplugin-nonfree 9.0.115.0ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-12-generic i686

[Evan Klitzke (eklitzke2)]

this also prevents me from upgrading the package:

evan@thinkpad ~ $ sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Suggested packages:
  konqueror-nsplugins msttcorefonts ttf-xfree86-nonfree xfs
The following packages will be upgraded:
  flashplugin-nonfree
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 60 not upgraded.
2 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/18.4kB of archives.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Preconfiguring packages ...
Setting up findutils (4.2.32-1ubuntu2) ...

(Reading database ... 97171 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace flashplugin-nonfree 9.0.115.0ubuntu4 (using .../flashplugin-nonfree_9.0.115.0ubuntu5_i386.deb) ...
update-alternatives: error or eof reading /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives/iceape-flashplugin for update_mode ()
dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit status 2
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/prerm: 88: cho: not found
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/flashplugin-nonfree_9.0.115.0ubuntu5_i386.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 127
postinst called with argument `abort-upgrade'
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/flashplugin-nonfree_9.0.115.0ubuntu5_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[Evan Klitzke (eklitzke2)]

I poked around with the files in /var/lib/dpkg and was able to get this working... it turns out that some of the files in there belonging to flashplugin-nonfree had been corrupted.

[Dakkar (dakkar9999)]

I seem to have the same problem with corrupt flashplugin-nonfree. I also get the error code (1)

How did you solve it? Maybe a little more detail?

Thanks!

[David (cougarcia)]

Hi,
Sorry for the late reply. To be honest I don't remember very well how I solve it (it's been a while now), I think I downloaded the flash plug in from the Adobe website. Sorry I can give you "in depth" details for the instalation, but as far as I can remember it wasn't difficult (I'm a novice with Linux but I was able to do it fairly easy).
Hope this was useful.> From: <email address hidden>> To: <email address hidden>> Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2008 13:53:02 +0000> Subject: [Bug 208918] Re: package flashplugin-nonfree 9.0.115.0ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2> > I seem to have the same problem with corrupt flashplugin-nonfree. I> also get the error code (1)> > > How did you solve it? Maybe a little more detail?> > Thanks!> > -- > package flashplugin-nonfree 9.0.115.0ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/208918> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber> of the bug.
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[Dakkar (dakkar9999)]

Hey! No problem! Thanks for replying!
On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 4:41 PM, David <email address hidden> wrote:

>
> Hi,
> Sorry for the late reply. To be honest I don't remember very well how I
> solve it (it's been a while now), I think I downloaded the flash plug in
> from the Adobe website. Sorry I can give you "in depth" details for the
> instalation, but as far as I can remember it wasn't difficult (I'm a novice
> with Linux but I was able to do it fairly easy).
> Hope this was useful.> From: <email address hidden>> To:
> <email address hidden>> Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2008 13:53:02 +0000> Subject: [Bug
> 208918] Re: package flashplugin-nonfree 9.0.115.0ubuntu4 failed to
> install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit
> status 2> > I seem to have the same problem with corrupt
> flashplugin-nonfree. I> also get the error code (1)> > > How did you solve
> it? Maybe a little more detail?> > Thanks!> > -- > package
> flashplugin-nonfree 9.0.115.0ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
> post-installation script returned error exit status 2>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/208918> You received this bug notification
> because you are a direct subscriber> of the bug.
> _________________________________________________________________
> Discover the new Windows Vista
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>
> --
> package flashplugin-nonfree 9.0.115.0ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade:
> subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/208918
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in "flashplugin-nonfree" source package in Ubuntu: Invalid
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: flashplugin-nonfree
>
> I can't remove/install flashplugin-nonfree. First it complains about a
> missing directory, then after that I get a mysterious error:
>
> evan@thinkpad ~ $ sudo apt-get upgrade
> [sudo] password for evan:
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree
> Reading state information... Done
> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
> 1 not fully installed or removed.
> After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
> Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
> Setting up flashplugin-nonfree (9.0.115.0ubuntu4) ...
> cd: 135: can't cd to /var/cache/flashplugin-nonfree
> dpkg: error processing flashplugin-nonfree (--configure):
> subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> flashplugin-nonfree
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
> evan@thinkpad ~ $ sudo mkdir -p /var/cache/flashplugin-nonfree
> evan@thinkpad ~ $ sudo apt-get upgrade
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree
> Reading state information... Done
> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
> 1 not fully installed or removed.
> After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
> Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
> Setting up flashplugin-nonfree (9.0.115.0ubuntu4) ...
> Downloading...
> --12:23:43--
> http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer...