Installation aborted cause:package flashplugin-installer (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Fabio Marconi]

Hello
testing today's build with download of third parts software option enabled, but network not working (no dns) the installer abort with this:
Thanks
Fabio

Feb 23 17:44:24 ubuntu ubiquity: The Flash plugin is NOT installed.
Feb 23 17:44:24 ubuntu ubiquity: dpkg: error processing flashplugin-installer
(--configure):

Ubuiquity know that the plugin is not installed, but why abort the instalation ??

Feb 23 17:44:27 ubuntu ubiquity: flashplugin-installer
Feb 23 17:44:28 ubuntu plugininstall.py: Exception during installation:
Feb 23 17:44:28 ubuntu ubiquity: Error in function:
Feb 23 17:44:28 ubuntu plugininstall.py: SystemError: E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
Feb 23 17:44:28 ubuntu plugininstall.py:
Feb 23 17:54:43 ubuntu kernel: [ 2071.937773] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:05.0: Setting dpms mode 0 on vga encoder (output 0)
Feb 23 17:57:29 ubuntu ubiquity[14415]: log-output -t ubiquity apport-bug ubiquity
Feb 23 17:57:29 ubuntu ubiquity[14415]: Reverting lockdown of the desktop environment.
Feb 23 17:57:32 ubuntu ubiquity[14415]: Reverting lockdown of the desktop environment.

ProblemType: PackageDistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: flashplugin-installer (not installed)
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-17-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Feb 23 17:44:24 2012
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1SourcePackage: flashplugin-nonfree

[Ubuntu QA Website (ubuntuqa)]

This bug has been reported on the Ubuntu ISO testing tracker.

A list of all reports related to this bug can be found here:
http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/reports/bugs/939654

[Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi)]

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[Paolo Rotolo (paolorotolo)]

Thanks for reporting this bug and any supporting documentation. Since this bug has enough information provided for a developer to begin work, I'm going to mark it as confirmed and let them handle it from here.

Thanks for taking the time to make Ubuntu better!

[Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi)]

no more present the flash bug today, keep open the ubiquity tag because isn't right abort an installation when something external to the OS cannot be installed
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