Martin Pitt, thanks for working on this. I've utilized the non-Proposed release and this worked fine. However, I'll leave it to others to certify this is passed/failed as the issue appears environment or timing specific.
sudo apt -y install flashplugin-installer
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x-ttcidfont-conf ttf-bitstream-vera | ttf-dejavu ttf-xfree86-nonfree
xfs
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Processing triggers for update-notifier-common (3.168) ...
flashplugin-installer: downloading http://archive.canonical.com/pool/partner/a/adobe-flashplugin/adobe-flashplugin_20160512.1.orig.tar.gz
Get:1 http://archive.canonical.com/pool/partner/a/adobe-flashplugin/adobe-flashplugin_20160512.1.orig.tar.gz [27.1 MB]
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W: Can't drop privileges for downloading as file '/var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/partial/adobe-flashplugin_20160512.1.orig.tar.gz' couldn't be accessed by user '_apt'. - pkgAcquire::Run (13: Permission denied)
Installing from local file /var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/partial/adobe-flashplugin_20160512.1.orig.tar.gz
Flash Plugin installed.
Setting up flashplugin-installer (11.2.202.621ubuntu0.16.04.1) ...
Martin Pitt, thanks for working on this. I've utilized the non-Proposed release and this worked fine. However, I'll leave it to others to certify this is passed/failed as the issue appears environment or timing specific.
sudo apt -y install flashplugin- installer installer installer. -installer_ 11.2.202. 621ubuntu0. 16.04.1_ amd64.deb ... installer (11.2.202. 621ubuntu0. 16.04.1) ... notifier- common (3.168) ... installer: downloading http:// archive. canonical. com/pool/ partner/ a/adobe- flashplugin/ adobe-flashplug in_20160512. 1.orig. tar.gz archive. canonical. com/pool/ partner/ a/adobe- flashplugin/ adobe-flashplug in_20160512. 1.orig. tar.gz [27.1 MB] update- notifier/ package- data-downloads/ partial/ adobe-flashplug in_20160512. 1.orig. tar.gz' couldn't be accessed by user '_apt'. - pkgAcquire::Run (13: Permission denied) update- notifier/ package- data-downloads/ partial/ adobe-flashplug in_20160512. 1.orig. tar.gz installer (11.2.202. 621ubuntu0. 16.04.1) ...
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Suggested packages:
x-ttcidfont-conf ttf-bitstream-vera | ttf-dejavu ttf-xfree86-nonfree
xfs
The following NEW packages will be installed:
flashplugin-
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After this operation, 58.4 kB of additional disk space will be used.
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Installing from local file /var/lib/
Flash Plugin installed.
Setting up flashplugin-
apt-cache policy apt us.archive. ubuntu. com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages dpkg/status
apt:
Installed: 1.2.10ubuntu1
Candidate: 1.2.10ubuntu1
Version table:
*** 1.2.10ubuntu1 500
500 http://
100 /var/lib/