package mozilla-plugin-gnash 0.8.5-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade:

[rajesh]

Binary package hint: gnash

package mozilla-plugin-gnash 0.8.5-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade:

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Jul 16 00:18:51 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage:
 ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: mozilla-plugin-gnash 0.8.5-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-3.19-generic
SourcePackage: gnash
Title: package mozilla-plugin-gnash 0.8.5-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade:
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-3-generic x86_64

[Boger (bogatyrjov)]

The same thing happened to me, I've found thread http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-1075776.html
And problem looks similar
/etc/alternatives/iceape-flashplugin and /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives/iceape-flashplugin are missing.
I've created them by hands and

But after runing sudo apt-get install -f gnash, this files gone.

[Boger (bogatyrjov)]

Sorry for bad English.
The same thing happened to me.
 I've found thread http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-1075776.html,it describes very similar looking problem (files /etc/alternatives/iceape-flashplugin and /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives/iceape-flashplugin are missing).
I've created them by hands, but after running "sudo apt-get install -f gnash", this files gone.
See full apt-get log in attachment to previous post.

[Boger (bogatyrjov)]

I've solved this issue by manually editing /var/lib/dpkg/info/mozilla-plugin-gnash.prerm.
I've removed update-alternatives calls and update worked fine.