package flashplugin-installer 10.1.53.64ubuntu0.10.04.1 cannot install/upgrade over proxy

[NeilGreenwood]

Binary package hint: flashplugin-nonfree

I noticed Flash wasn't working in Firefox after installing updates. I typed
  sudo dpkg-reconfigure flashplugin-installer
in a terminal. It then tried to download http://archive.canonical.com/pool/partner/a/adobe-flashplugin/adobe-flashplugin_10.1.53.64.orig.tar.gz without making use of the configured http_proxy.

I was able to wget that file successfully in the same terminal. I managed to get the package to install by hard-coding my proxy settings at line 65 of /var/lib/dpkg/info/flashplugin-installer.postinst, when it writes a temporary wgetrc file. However, the http_proxy variable was not set when that script was run.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: flashplugin-installer 10.1.53.64ubuntu0.10.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.36-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Jun 15 08:59:09 2010
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_GB.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: flashplugin-nonfree

[Mike Hicks (hick0088)]

I'm having this problem too. I had also tried manually downloading the file, running "dpkg-reconfigure flashplugin-installer", and then typing in the path manually, but the package scripts don't seem to find the file. I'll have to try the hard-coding option.

[Mike Hicks (hick0088)]

Also, when I tried renaming the "adobe-flashplugin_10.1.53.64.orig.tar.gz" package to "install_flash_player_10_linux.tar.gz" instead, the installer exited and put this message on the screen:

    download or license refused
    The Flash plugin is NOT installed.

I guess this means I have to go to Adobe's website.

[Berend De Schouwer (berend-de-schouwer)]

When you sudo, it deletes http_proxy

You can:
1. sudo sh
2. export http_proxy=....
3. dpkg/apt

[Berend De Schouwer (berend-de-schouwer)]

This also means that if you have flash, and it's upgraded, the upgrade will fail and you no longer have flash.

[Berend De Schouwer (berend-de-schouwer)]

Possible duplicate of 362970