This bug is still outstanding on a 32 bit gutsy clean install. I've done nothing on this machine but install gutsy, then the updates, then attempted to install the flashplugin via the firefox 'install plugins' bar. It reported that it was installed, but it didn't. Checking this bug report made me try again this way (see below) which as you can see still isn't working. brian@corolla:/var/cache/apt/archives$ sudo rm flashplugin-nonfree_9.0.48.0.2+really0ubuntu12_i386.deb [sudo] password for brian: brian@corolla:/var/cache/apt/archives$ sudo apt-get purge flashplugin-nonfree Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages will be REMOVED: flashplugin-nonfree* 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 3 not upgraded. Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking, 160kB disk space will be freed. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y (Reading database ... 88971 files and directories currently installed.) Removing flashplugin-nonfree ... Purging configuration files for flashplugin-nonfree ... brian@corolla:/var/cache/apt/archives$ sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Suggested packages: konqueror-nsplugins msttcorefonts ttf-xfree86-nonfree xfs The following NEW packages will be installed: flashplugin-nonfree 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3 not upgraded. Need to get 18.1kB of archives. After unpacking, 160kB of additional disk space will be used. Get:1 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/multiverse flashplugin-nonfree 9.0.48.0.2+really0ubuntu12 [18.1kB] Fetched 18.1kB in 0s (90.6kB/s) Preconfiguring packages ... Selecting previously deselected package flashplugin-nonfree. (Reading database ... 88960 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking flashplugin-nonfree (from .../flashplugin-nonfree_9.0.48.0.2+really0ubuntu12_i386.deb) ... Setting up flashplugin-nonfree (9.0.48.0.2+really0ubuntu12) ... Downloading... --04:08:08-- http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/install_flash_player_9_linux.tar.gz => `./install_flash_player_9_linux.tar.gz' Resolving fpdownload.macromedia.com... 72.246.82.70 Connecting to fpdownload.macromedia.com|72.246.82.70|:80... connected. 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