GRRR Linux giving me issues
 

to preface this. I am new the Linux (as of last night) always been a Windows user and this is a project machine that I Thought that I would learn linux on. Also I have done a search for this, and none of the other threads are very helpful as their situations are often different enough that they aren't any help.

Last night I tried to install Adobe Flash player from Adobe's website. It appears from my research that I may have not made the best move there and I should have done it a different way, but I did not know about the package manager at the time.

I may be off of the terminology that is commonly used, but I will give it my best shot.

Destro (version I am using i think): Ubuntu 9.10 the Karmic Koala

-Actions Tried:

I have tried to run the "package manager" and I always get this message.

"E: The package adobe-flashplugin needs to be reinstalled, but
I can't find an archive for it.
E: Internal error opening cache (1). Please report."

I don't have a clue that this means.

I have also tried some cmd's that people have suggested in the terminal and that doesn't seem to get me anywhere I don't really know which ones are the correct ones to run.

PLEASE HELP!!

What is the name of the package you tried to install?
In a terminal, type
if adobe-flashplugin was te package you tried to install

When I try to do that I get this:

To cover what I think might be the overall implied desired result:

This will give you everything you probably want as far as media and browsing goes

you need to use sudo for the both commands.

DuH! Missed that one.

here is the result of typing it correctly.

[code]christopher@christopher-desktop:~$ sudo dpkg --purge --force-all adobe-flashplugin
dpkg: warning: overriding problem because --force enabled:
Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should
reinstall it before attempting a removal.
(Reading database ... 117702 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing adobe-flashplugin ...
update-alternatives: error: no alternatives for iceape-flashplugin.
update-alternatives: error: no alternatives for iceape-flashplugin.
dpkg: error processing adobe-flashplugin (--purge):
subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 2
postinst called with argument `abort-remove'
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
adobe-flashplugin
christopher@christopher-desktop:~$ sudo install adobe-flashplugin
install: missing destination file operand after `adobe-flashplugin'
Try `install --help' for more information.
christopher@christopher-desktop:~$ sudo install adobe-flashplugin
install: missing destination file operand after `adobe-flashplugin'
Try `install --help' for more information.
christopher@christopher-desktop:~$ [code]

try

Here are the results

Do you still have the debfile you downloaded?
What was the filename you downloaded?

ok now we are getting into terms that I don't follow, I aologize for my "newbieness".

What is a debfile? is that the file i DL for Adobe or for Ubuntu its self ?

What is the name of the file you tried to install, before the problems occured?

http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

That is the link and I DL. the version for Ubuntu and the File called ".tar.gz" In that order.

if there is a way to reinstall linux and just start from scratch I would be fine with that. There is nothing on this machine.

Please give the correct names of the files.

Also I just tried to install Audacity (just curious if anything would work) and it would not work. get the same message about Adobe.