This is main maintainer's design decision. Please refer to upstream report http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=387263 for further details and discussion. Still a won't fix in Ubuntu unless upstream change his mind. Thanks.
** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #387263 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=387263 ** Changed in: flashplugin-nonfree (Ubuntu) Status: New => Won't Fix ** Also affects: flashplugin-nonfree (Debian) via http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=387263 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- Synaptic shows a package as installed even if the download failed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/306278 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