package flashplugin-installer 10.1.53.64ubuntu0.10.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: nspluginwrapper: no appropriate viewer found for /usr/lib/flashplugin-installer/libflashplayer.so

[AndyL]

Binary package hint: flashplugin-nonfree

Update-Manager-suggested flashplugin-installer upgrade failed. As far as I know, my flash installation is completely vanilla.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: flashplugin-installer 10.1.53.64ubuntu0.10.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.36-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Jun 11 20:19:45 2010
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
SourcePackage: flashplugin-nonfree
Title: package flashplugin-installer 10.1.53.64ubuntu0.10.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Fabian Frank (schnitz)]

I encountered the same problem. Closer analysis revealed

$ sudo nspluginwrapper -v -v -i /usr/lib/flashplugin-installer/libflashplayer.so
.: 4: Can't open /usr/lib/nspluginwrapper/noarch/npview
nspluginwrapper: no appropriate viewer found for /usr/lib/flashplugin-installer/libflashplayer.so

which could be fixed by running

$ sudo aptitude reinstall nspluginwrapper