no alternatives for iceape-flashplugin

[Bepy]

Binary package hint: gnash

Upgrade from 9.04 to karmic alpha4

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage:
 ErrorMessage: il sottoprocesso nuovo script di pre-removal ha restituito un codice di errore 1
Package: mozilla-plugin-gnash 0.8.5-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.28-15.49-generic
SourcePackage: gnash
Title: package mozilla-plugin-gnash 0.8.5-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade:
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-15-generic i686

[Vladtn (vladtn)]

 sudo apt-get remove mozilla-plugin-gnash

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  mozilla-plugin-gnash
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 30 not upgraded.
5 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 221kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
dpkg: error processing mozilla-plugin-gnash (--remove):
 Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should
 reinstall it before attempting a removal.
Errors were encountered while processing:
 mozilla-plugin-gnash
.....................................................................
sudo apt-get -f install mozilla-plugin-gnash

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
  mozilla-plugin-gnash
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 30 not upgraded.
5 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/41.9kB of archives.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Selecting previously deselected package mozilla-plugin-gnash.
(Reading database ... 159858 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace mozilla-plugin-gnash 0.8.5-0ubuntu1 (using .../mozilla-plugin-gnash_0.8.5-0ubuntu2_i386.deb) ...
update-alternatives: error: no alternatives for iceape-flashplugin.
update-alternatives: error: no alternatives for iceape-flashplugin.
dpkg: warning: old pre-removal script returned error exit status 2
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
prerm called with argument `failed-upgrade'
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/mozilla-plugin-gnash_0.8.5-0ubuntu2_i386.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
postinst called with argument `abort-upgrade'
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/mozilla-plugin-gnash_0.8.5-0ubuntu2_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
...................................................................................................

and etc upgrade impossible remove impossible

[Alexander Sack (asac)]

bzr commit -m '* fix LP: #422745 - no alternatives for iceape-flashplugin; ignore
  upgrade failures from << 0.8.5-0ubuntu3 (caused by LP: #398213)
  - update debian/mozilla-plugin-gnash.prerm' --fixes 'lp:398213' --fixes 'lp:422745'
Committing to: bzr+ssh://<email address hidden>/~gnash/gnash/ubuntu/
modified debian/changelog
modified debian/mozilla-plugin-gnash.prerm
Committed revision 174.

[Alexander Sack (asac)]

uploaded the fix as 0.8.5-0ubuntu3. in case this update doesnt cure you let us know.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package gnash - 0.8.5-0ubuntu3

---------------
gnash (0.8.5-0ubuntu3) karmic; urgency=low

  * fix LP: #422745 - no alternatives for iceape-flashplugin; ignore
    upgrade failures from << 0.8.5-0ubuntu3 (caused by LP: #398213)
    - update debian/mozilla-plugin-gnash.prerm

 -- Alexander Sack <email address hidden> Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:21:54 +0200

[Ximao (simaoest)]

http://blog.ixti.ru/archives/6

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[Juancarlo An~ez (apalala)]

I get this same error after the upgrade to Karmic of today 2009/10/23.

Preparing to replace adobe-flashplugin 10.0.32.18-1jaunty1 (using .../adobe-flashplugin_10.0.32.18-1karmic1_i386.deb) ...
update-alternatives: error: no alternatives for iceape-flashplugin.
update-alternatives: error: no alternatives for iceape-flashplugin.
dpkg: warning: old pre-removal script returned error exit status 2
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
update-alternatives: error: no alternatives for iceape-flashplugin.
update-alternatives: error: no alternatives for iceape-flashplugin.
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/adobe-flashplugin_10.0.32.18-1karmic1_i386.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 2
postinst called with argument `abort-upgrade'
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/adobe-flashplugin_10.0.32.18-1karmic1_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[Chris Heeney (heeney-cs)]

I am having the same problem as Juanca. However the problem package is adobe-flashplugin and not the mozilla-plugin-gnash so this might not be the correct post.

It does not seem to matter wether I use Synaptic or aptitude in the terminal I cannot remove, re-install, or upgrade this package. is there a workaround to remove this package or correct this problem so I can continue with the Distribution Upgrade?

Thanks,

Chris

[Alexander Sack (asac)]

adobe-flashplugin has the same problem. Brian, did you fix it in latest update round? Otherwise get in touch with me so we can fix this before releaes still.

[Alexander Sack (asac)]

verified that gnash is fixed as the status suggests ...

[Alexander Sack (asac)]

flashplugin-installer also has not this problem