package flashplugin-nonfree 9.0.159.0ubuntu1~hardy1 failed to install/upgrade: Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should reinstall it before attempting a removal.

[Kathy Scanlan]

Binary package hint: flashplugin-nonfree

cannot access any you tube
cannot download plug in for ipods due to this error

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: flashplugin-nonfree 9.0.159.0ubuntu1~hardy1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-21.32-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Feb 28 11:09:09 2011
ErrorMessage: Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should reinstall it before attempting a removal.
SourcePackage: flashplugin-nonfree
Title: package flashplugin-nonfree 9.0.159.0ubuntu1~hardy1 failed to install/upgrade: Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should reinstall it before attempting a removal.

[Marc Deslauriers (mdeslaur)]

Thanks for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. We appreciate the difficulties you are facing, but this appears to be a "regular" (non-security) bug. I have unmarked it as a security issue since this bug does not show evidence of allowing attackers to cross privilege boundaries nor directly cause loss of data/privacy. Please feel free to report any other bugs you may find.

[dino99 (9d9)]

That distro have reached EOL since a while; and such problem has been resolved long time ago.