Comment 11 for bug 218597

sam wrote:
> Hi,
> I had already tried that and it works, that is not the issue, but
> appreciate your advise.
>
> have you tried :-
> down grade your flash
> apt-get -dy dist-upgrade
> /etc/init.d/network stop
> apt-get dist-upgrade
>
> from what I understand :-
> The file flashplugin-nonfree.postinst contains "set -e"
> which means if the wget fails the script finishes, which presumable is the
> end of that, right?
> only flash has not been downloaded and installed.
>
> which means and pkg which runs a post script to download and install
> something, can not be relied on to work as expected, if the network fails
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 2:04 PM, John Vivirito <email address hidden>
> wrote:
>
>
>> Please try to remove it using either apt-get remove --purge
>> flashplugin-nonfree if that fails to work please try sudo dpkg -r
>> flashplugin-nonfree and than once removed please install the package again
>> when you have a few minutes of connection hopfully if im right its just a
>> corrupt download due to failure of being connected and dpkg didnt like it.
>> sometime in next ten days i will ping head ubuntu mozilla dev about this
>> issue and see what he would like to happen.
>> Im also reporting this against apt.
>>
>> ** Also affects: apt (Ubuntu)
>> Importance: Undecided
>> Status: New
>>
>> --
>> package failed to upgrade but marked as upgraded
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/218597
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>>
>>
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>
For advice you might have better luck at answers.launchpad.net or a
mailing list found at lists.ubuntu.com depending on what you want advice
about. for you right now best list is ubuntu-users or ubuntu-mozillateam
mailing lists.

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Sincerely Yours,
    John Vivirito

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