package flashplugin-installer 11.2.202.275ubuntu0.12.10.1 failed to install/upgrade: package flashplugin-installer is already installed and configured

[Phill Erasmus]

Installation just hanged while applying changes

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: flashplugin-installer 11.2.202.275ubuntu0.12.10.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-25.39-generic 3.5.7.4
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-25-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu10
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Mar 16 10:00:40 2013
DuplicateSignature:
 Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...
 dpkg: error processing libapt-inst1.5:i386 (--configure):
  package libapt-inst1.5:i386 is already installed and configured
ErrorMessage: package flashplugin-installer is already installed and configured
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-03-12 (3 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release i386 (20121017.1)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: dpkg
Title: package flashplugin-installer 11.2.202.275ubuntu0.12.10.1 failed to install/upgrade: package flashplugin-installer is already installed and configured
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[dino99 (9d9)]

This is no more a supported version now