package flashplugin-nonfree 10.0.22.87ubuntu1~intrepid1 failed to install/upgrade

[Orlando]

Binary package hint: flashplugin-nonfree

Tring to install the paackage on Ubuntu 8.10 - o Intrepid Ibex - liberado em Outubro de 2008.

Expect to install but it didn't.

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: amd64
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage: fork falhou: Não foi possível reservar memória
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Package: flashplugin-nonfree 10.0.22.87ubuntu1~intrepid1
SourcePackage: flashplugin-nonfree
Title: package flashplugin-nonfree 10.0.22.87ubuntu1~intrepid1 failed to install/upgrade: fork falhou: Não foi possível reservar memória
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-12-generic x86_64

[Andrew Starr-Bochicchio (andrewsomething)]

I'm getting this in Jaunty:

andrew@andrew-laptop:~/Desktop$ sudo apt-get install --reinstall flashplugin-nonfree
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 2 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/19.9kB of archives.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 256360 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace flashplugin-nonfree 10.0.22.87ubuntu1 (using .../flashplugin-nonfree_10.0.22.87ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement flashplugin-nonfree ...
Setting up flashplugin-nonfree (10.0.22.87ubuntu1) ...
download or license refused
The Flash plugin is NOT installed.

Bad checksum maybe?

[Manu S Madhav (manusmad)]

Jaunty upgrade from Intrepid disabled Flash-plugin. Tried re-installing...

sudo aptitude reinstall flashplugin-nonfree

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
The following packages will be REINSTALLED:
  flashplugin-nonfree
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 19.9kB of archives. After unpacking 0B will be used.
Writing extended state information... Done
Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/multiverse flashplugin-nonfree 10.0.22.87ubuntu1 [19.9kB]
Fetched 19.9kB in 1s (10.3kB/s)
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 208403 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace flashplugin-nonfree 10.0.22.87ubuntu1 (using .../flashplugin-nonfree_10.0.22.87ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement flashplugin-nonfree ...
Setting up flashplugin-nonfree (10.0.22.87ubuntu1) ...
download or license refused
The Flash plugin is NOT installed.

[Ka-Hing Cheung (kahing)]

I can reproduce this. The workaround is removing the package first and then reinstall it.

[Jon Charge (seropith)]

Ka-Hing Cheung wrote:
> I can reproduce this. The workaround is removing the package first and
> then reinstall it.
>
>
status confirmed
summary package flashplugin-nonfree 10.0.22.87ubuntu1~intrepid1
failed to install/upgrade
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[Jon Charge (seropith)]

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[Manu S Madhav (manusmad)]

@Ka-Hing:

Workaround confirmed. Thanks.