Flash Installation errors

mrjulz · 12-03-2009, 03:12 PM

have tried all old posts but none managed to rectify my error. I have the same error as follows:

h@ubuntu:~$ sudo su
[sudo] password for h:
root@ubuntu:/home/h# dpkg --purge adobe-flashplugin
dpkg: error processing adobe-flashplugin (--purge):
Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should
reinstall it before attempting a removal.
Errors were encountered while processing:
adobe-flashplugin

Get this 2:
E: The package adobe-flashplugin needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an archive for it.

Pls help!

lugoteehalt · 12-03-2009, 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrjulz

have tried all old posts but none managed to rectify my error. I have the same error as follows:

h@ubuntu:~$ sudo su
[sudo] password for h:
root@ubuntu:/home/h# dpkg --purge adobe-flashplugin
dpkg: error processing adobe-flashplugin (--purge):
Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should
reinstall it before attempting a removal.
Errors were encountered while processing:
adobe-flashplugin

Get this 2:
E: The package adobe-flashplugin needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an archive for it.

Pls help!

This any help?

Command is 'apt-get install --reinstall <package name>'.

mrjulz · 12-03-2009, 04:06 PM

root@ubuntu:/home/h# apt-get install --reinstall adobe-flashplugin
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: The package adobe-flashplugin needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an archive for it.

mrjulz · 12-03-2009, 04:25 PM

found another thread which somehow sorted it

tks all