package-data-downloads-failed fails when gksudo is not installed (kubuntu)

[Sandra Karuving]

After i install the flashplugin-installer there is an message that is can not be installed and "run this action now" will fail with this:

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Note: "gksudo" can not be found, instead, "/ bin / zsh" started. Please check the settings of the profile.
/usr/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloader:3: command not found: Process new requests to download per-package data

import: unable to grab mouse `': Die Ressource ist zur Zeit nicht verfügbar @ error/xwindow.c/XSelectWindow/9052.
import: unable to grab mouse `': Die Ressource ist zur Zeit nicht verfügbar @ error/xwindow.c/XSelectWindow/9052.
import: unable to grab mouse `': Die Ressource ist zur Zeit nicht verfügbar @ error/xwindow.c/XSelectWindow/9052.
import: unable to grab mouse `': Die Ressource ist zur Zeit nicht verfügbar @ error/xwindow.c/XSelectWindow/9052.
import: unable to grab mouse `': Die Ressource ist zur Zeit nicht verfügbar @ error/xwindow.c/XSelectWindow/9052.
import: unable to grab mouse `': Die Ressource ist zur Zeit nicht verfügbar @ error/xwindow.c/XSelectWindow/9052.
import: unable to grab mouse `': Die Ressource ist zur Zeit nicht verfügbar @ error/xwindow.c/XSelectWindow/9052.
import: unable to grab mouse `': Die Ressource ist zur Zeit nicht verfügbar @ error/xwindow.c/XSelectWindow/9052.
import: unable to grab mouse `': Die Ressource ist zur Zeit nicht verfügbar @ error/xwindow.c/XSelectWindow/9052.
from: can't read /var/mail/datetime
/usr/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloader:32: command not found: DATADIR
/usr/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloader:33: command not found: STAMPDIR
/usr/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloader:34: command not found: NOTIFIER_SOURCE_FILE
/usr/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloader:35: command not found: NOTIFIER_FILE
/usr/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloader:36: command not found: NOTIFIER_PERMANENT_SOURCE_FILE
/usr/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloader:37: command not found: NOTIFIER_PERMANENT_FILE
/usr/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloader:39: bad pattern: []
/usr/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloader:40: bad pattern: []
/usr/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloader:42: no matches found: create_or_update_stampfile(file):
/usr/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloader:43: command not found: Create or update the indicated stampfile, and remove failure flags
/usr/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloader:45: command not found: try:
/usr/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloader:46: no matches found: open(file, w):
/usr/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloader:47: command not found: pass
/usr/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloader:49: command not found: except
/usr/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloader:50: invalid mode specification
/usr/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloader:52: invalid mode specification
/usr/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloader:195: parse error near `()'
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I'm on Kubuntu so there is no gksu

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: flashplugin-installer 11.2.202.233ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.31-lowlatency-pae 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-lowlatency-pae i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu5
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Apr 20 17:33:18 2012
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha i386 (20120309)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=de_DE
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/zsh
SourcePackage: flashplugin-nonfree
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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