flashplugin-downloader must not claim to be installed when it fails to download anything
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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flashplugin-nonfree (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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High
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Unassigned | ||
Oneiric |
Fix Released
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High
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
SYMPTOM:
Error while trying to install the latest update of flashplugin-
CAUSE:
package 'flash-downloader' failed to download the flash player. This is not retried at installation time of 'flashplugin-
WORKAROUND:
type in a terminal
$ sudo apt-get remove --purge flash-downloader flashplugin-
$ sudo apt-get install flashplugin-
ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: flashplugin-
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Sep 28 17:01:56 2011
DuplicateSignature:
Setting up flashplugin-
nspluginwrapper: /usr/lib/
dpkg: error processing flashplugin-
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta amd64 (20110921.2)
SourcePackage: flashplugin-nonfree
Title: package flashplugin-
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
tags: | removed: need-duplicate-check |
tags: | added: bugpattern-needed |
description: | updated |
description: | updated |
description: | updated |
summary: |
package flashplugin-installer 10.3.183.10ubuntu5 failed to - install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned - error exit status 1 + install/upgrade: package 'flash-downloader' failed to download the flash + player |
tags: | added: rls-mgr-o-tracking |
summary: |
- package flashplugin-installer 10.3.183.10ubuntu5 failed to - install/upgrade: package 'flash-downloader' failed to download the flash - player + flashplugin-downloader must not claim to be installed when it fails to + download anything |
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.