package flashplugin-installer 10.3.183.10ubuntu5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

Bug #870432 reported by Kate Stewart
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Bug Description

updated to latest linux and software center.

steps to reproduce:
1. boot into fresh system
2. open software center
3. choose adobe flash player
4. start install
5. press install on launcher
... crashes before it finishes the install.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: flashplugin-installer 10.3.183.10ubuntu5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Oct 7 21:02:35 2011
DuplicateSignature:
 Setting up flashplugin-installer (10.3.183.10ubuntu5) ...
 nspluginwrapper: /usr/lib/flashplugin-installer/libflashplayer.so is not a valid NPAPI plugin
 dpkg: error processing flashplugin-installer (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
SourcePackage: flashplugin-nonfree
Title: package flashplugin-installer 10.3.183.10ubuntu5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-09-28 (9 days ago)

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Kate Stewart (kate.stewart) wrote :
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Kate Stewart (kate.stewart) wrote :

Needs to be retried once latest fix to this package, in the works, lands.

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Apport retracing service (apport) wrote : This bug is a duplicate

Thank you for taking the time to report this crash and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular crash has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug #861584, so is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.

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