[SOLVED]Re: Problems with adobe-flashplugin
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On Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:44:47 -0800
Andrew Sackville-West <andrew@farwestbilliards.com> wrote:
> >
> > > On Sat, Dec 05, 2009 at 11:59:03AM -0500, Frank McCormick wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > I am having problems fixing the adobe-flashplugin package
> > > > > and
> > > [...]
> > > >
> > > > This is what happens when I try to dist-upgrade now:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > squeeze:/home/frank# aptitude dist-upgrade
> > >
> > > [...]
> > >
> > > > The following packages will be upgraded:
> > > > libmysqlclient16 mysql-common
> > > > The following partially installed packages will be configured:
> > > > adobe-flashplugin
> > > > 2 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not
> > > > upgraded. Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 49.2kB
> > > > will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?]
> > > > E: I wasn't able to locate file for the adobe-flashplugin
> > > > package. This might mean you need to manually fix this
> > > > package. Writing extended state information... Done E: I
> > > > wasn't able to locate file for the adobe-flashplugin package.
> > > > This might mean you need to manually fix this package. E:
> > > > Internal error: couldn't generate list of packages to download
> > >
> > > I would start with aptitude reinstall adobe-flashplugin
> > >
>
> look in /var/cache/apt/archives for the deb file. if it's missing,
> maybe try manually downloading it, although I would think it would
> download it automatically... hrmm...
>
> >
> >
> > > and if that didn't work, I'd move to purging it altogether.
> >
>
>
> right. so I wonder if you removed a file that adobe-flashplugin was
> expecting to find?
>
> >
> > Even dpkg-reconfigure does nothing except complain that iceape is
> > missing ( I never had it on this system)
>
> wierd.
>
> >
> > I am at wits end....about to wipe the partition
>
> I don't think you're there yet... that's a pretty drastic measure.
Well I reconsidered:) I googled until I found what I was looking for
exactly where apt keeps the info on package state...strangely enough
it's in a file called "status" :)
I hesitate to reveal this but what I did was open the file, removed
the adobe-flashplayer info..and resaved. Problem gone...aptitude is now
happy and will do whatever I ask (except make the coffee).
I know this is what would be considered brute force...but in my case
it worked. I DO NOT recommend it to anyone for any reason....but
if it works...it works. It doesn't **seem** to have any side effects.
- --
Frank
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