package flashplugin-installer 10.3.183.10ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Erica Peterson]

Package failed to install when I upgraded to the beta, so I had to run a partial upgrade afterwards, and it failed again. Ran update-manager, did an upgrade, package failed to install again.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: flashplugin-installer 10.3.183.10ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-11.18-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-11-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu1
AptOrdering:
 nautilus-dropbox: Install
 onboard: Install
 flashplugin-installer: Configure
 nautilus-dropbox: Configure
 onboard: Configure
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Sep 25 17:28:41 2011
DuplicateSignature:
 Setting up flashplugin-installer (10.3.183.10ubuntu2) ...
 nspluginwrapper: /usr/lib/flashplugin-installer/libflashplayer.so is not a valid NPAPI plugin
 dpkg: error processing flashplugin-installer (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
SourcePackage: flashplugin-nonfree
Title: package flashplugin-installer 10.3.183.10ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-09-25 (0 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package flashplugin-nonfree - 10.3.183.10ubuntu3

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flashplugin-nonfree (10.3.183.10ubuntu3) oneiric; urgency=low

  * debian/flashplugin-installer.postinst: only set up the alternative
    if the flash plugin is already installed. (LP: #859225)
 -- Marc Deslauriers <email address hidden> Mon, 26 Sep 2011 12:27:14 -0400

[Steve Langasek (vorlon)]

> debian/flashplugin-installer.postinst: only set up the alternative
> if the flash plugin is already installed. (LP: #859225)

I don't know what's happening in this bug, but it should never be that. flashplugin-installer depends on flashplugin-downloader; flashplugin-downloader cannot itself be configured unless /usr/lib/flashplugin-installer/libflashplayer.so has been successfully populated. So whatever the issue here is, I don't believe this change will fix it. I've reverted this change since I think it's completely redundant, and am reopening the bug.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Daniel Silva (daniel-silva)]

Also present in package version 10.3.183.10ubuntu5