Notification-Helper: Request install Flash, but already installed

[Alex10336]

Hello,

1)
$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu Xenial Xerus (development branch)
Release: 16.04

2)
$ apt-cache policy kinit
kinit:
  Installé : 5.18.0-0ubuntu1
  Candidat : 5.18.0-0ubuntu1
 Table de version :
 *** 5.18.0-0ubuntu1 500
        500 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

2b)
$ dpkg --list | grep "^ii" | grep "flash"
ii adobe-flash-properties-gtk 1:20160407.1-0ubuntu1 amd64 GTK+ control panel for Adobe Flash Player plugin
ii adobe-flashplugin 1:20160407.1-0ubuntu1 amd64 Adobe Flash Player plugin

3) « What you expected to happen »
Just.. nothing. Flash player is installed. don't any additionnal things.

4) « What happened instead »
A notification for installing additional package « flashplugin-installer ». Not needed. « adobe-flashplugin » allready do the job.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: kinit 5.18.0-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-18.34-generic 4.4.6
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-18-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Apr 9 12:41:31 2016
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/kdeinit5
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-05-19 (325 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422)
ProcEnviron:

SourcePackage: kinit
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-03-26 (13 days ago)

[Flames_in_Paradise (ellisistfroh-deactivatedaccount)]

@ Alex10336: Can you provide output ? of:

dpkg-query --list *flash-*

I do think this is exspected if U don't have adobe-flash-properties-kde installed. Does the referenced gtk-version work in KDE-environment?

[Alex10336 (ap10336)]

Hello,

$ LANG=EN dpkg-query --list *flash-*
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version Architecture Description
+++-=============================-===================-===================-===============================================================
un adobe-flash-properties <none> <none> (no description available)
ii adobe-flash-properties-gtk 1:20160407.1-0ubunt amd64 GTK+ control panel for Adobe Flash Player plugin
un adobe-flash-properties-kde <none> <none> (no description available)
un libflash-mozplugin <none> <none> (no description available)

Use « /usr/bin/flash-player-properties » open flash properties correctly.

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Uninistall flash to switch with « adobe-flash-properties-kde » has recommended. (logout and post new comment)

[Alex10336 (ap10336)]

with properties-kde installed, still have notification popup.

$ LANG=EN dpkg-query --list *flash-*
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version Architecture Description
+++-=============================-===================-===================-===============================================================
un adobe-flash-properties <none> <none> (no description available)
un adobe-flash-properties-gtk <none> <none> (no description available)
ii adobe-flash-properties-kde 1:20160407.1-0ubunt amd64 KDE control panel Adobe Flash Player plugin
un libflash-mozplugin <none> <none> (no description available)

use « kcmshell4 kcm_adobe_flash_player » open flash properties too. (maybe also in control panel)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Val (pubalapoub)]

Hi all,

looks like being the same issue on my end. In my case, this is a fresh install of Kubuntu 16.04 LTS. "QApt Batch Installer" offers me to install a "Flash" package for Firefox (I could figure out recently this is actually flashplugin-installer), but systematically fails, without any details available in the GUI. Fed up receiving this installation suggestion again and again, I ended up installing flashplugin-installer manually, which succeeded, replacing btw 2 other packages that were already installed automatically on my machine: adobe-flash-properties-gtk / adobe-flashplugin. I can provide additional information if needed to troubleshoot this issue.