package flashplugin-installer 10.3.183.4ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

Bug #829905 reported by Brewster Malevich
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Bug Description

Got this after attempting to install flashplugin-installer via the Software Center (or whatever it's called these days). Same error when attempting install over a terminal: "nspluginwrapper: no appropriate viewer found for /usr/lib/flashplugin-installer/libflashplayer.so"

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: flashplugin-installer 10.3.183.4ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-8.11-generic 3.0.1
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-8-generic x86_64
AptOrdering:
 flashplugin-installer: Install
 flashplugin-installer: Configure
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Aug 19 22:21:42 2011
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
SourcePackage: flashplugin-nonfree
Title: package flashplugin-installer 10.3.183.4ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-08-19 (1 days ago)

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Brewster Malevich (brews) wrote :
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Brewster Malevich (brews) wrote :

I thought this might be a duplicate of bug #746758 but that fix was released some time ago...

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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 762968, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.

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