Here is the solution: 1. Backup your /var/lib/dpkg/status file NB You MUST do this first, because if you lose this file, your system is hosed. In a terminal, run: sudo cp /var/lib/dpkg/status /var/lib/dpkg/status.backup
2. In a terminal, type in the following command: sudo nano /var/lib/dpkg/status Replace "nano" with gedit, kate or whatever other editor you use. 3. Search for "flashplugin-nonfree" in the opened file. In nano you can press Ctrl-W, then type "flashplugin-nonfree" (without the quotes) and press Enter The different entries are delimited by empty lines. This means everything within the block containing Do not delete the first and best match you get. Keep searching (press Crtl-W, then Enter again in nano) until you find a block (content between two empty lines) starting with: Package: flashplugin-nonfree 4. Delete this block. In nano, you can press Crtl-K to delete single lines until the next package appears (you will recognize this by the empty line and another "Package: something" line) 5. Save the file In nano, Ctrl-X, Y, Enter 5.1 Run this: sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree (not needed to get a working system, but wanted to keep the package installed) 5.2 In my case, as I started out doing a dist-upgrade, I ran the following commands: sudo apt-get -f install sudo apt-get autoremove sudo aptitude dist-upgrade 6. restart the system (sudo shutdown -r now). Source: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/flashplugin-nonfree/+bug/365392 -- package flashplugin-installer (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/518263 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
