Comment 6 for bug 359116

$ sudo apt-get install flashplugin-installer --reinstall
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/19.2kB of archives.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Preconfiguring packages ...
Selecting previously deselected package flashplugin-installer.
(Reading database ... 430621 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace flashplugin-installer 10.0.22.87ubuntu2 (using .../flashplugin-installer_10.0.22.87ubuntu2_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 unknown argument `failed-upgrade'
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/flashplugin-installer_10.0.22.87ubuntu2_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/flashplugin-installer_10.0.22.87ubuntu2_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)