Public bug reported: I have a problem with upgrading Flash from GUI Package Manager:
1. Occasionally an upgrade pops-up in the update manager (Apper) 2. I select everything to upgrade 3. Upgrade finishes with no errors 4. I run browser, Flash Plugin is not installed/detected sudo apt-get install flashplugin-installer says the latest version is installed sudo apt-get install flashplugin-installer --reinstall fixes the issue Apper upgrade: 2013-04-15 22:13:41 upgrade flashplugin-installer:amd64 11.2.202.275ubuntu0.12.10.1 11.2.202.280ubuntu0.12.10.1 2013-04-15 22:13:41 status half-configured flashplugin-installer:amd64 11.2.202.275ubuntu0.12.10.1 2013-04-15 22:13:41 status unpacked flashplugin-installer:amd64 11.2.202.275ubuntu0.12.10.1 2013-04-15 22:13:41 status half-installed flashplugin-installer:amd64 11.2.202.275ubuntu0.12.10.1 2013-04-15 22:13:41 status half-installed flashplugin-installer:amd64 11.2.202.275ubuntu0.12.10.1 2013-04-15 22:13:41 status half-installed flashplugin-installer:amd64 11.2.202.275ubuntu0.12.10.1 2013-04-15 22:13:42 status unpacked flashplugin-installer:amd64 11.2.202.280ubuntu0.12.10.1 2013-04-15 22:13:42 status unpacked flashplugin-installer:amd64 11.2.202.280ubuntu0.12.10.1 2013-04-15 22:14:54 configure flashplugin-installer:amd64 11.2.202.280ubuntu0.12.10.1 <none> 2013-04-15 22:14:54 status unpacked flashplugin-installer:amd64 11.2.202.280ubuntu0.12.10.1 2013-04-15 22:14:54 status half-configured flashplugin-installer:amd64 11.2.202.280ubuntu0.12.10.1 2013-04-15 22:14:55 status installed flashplugin-installer:amd64 11.2.202.280ubuntu0.12.10.1 Console reinstall: 2013-04-15 22:35:08 upgrade flashplugin-installer:amd64 11.2.202.280ubuntu0.12.10.1 11.2.202.280ubuntu0.12.10.1 2013-04-15 22:35:08 status half-configured flashplugin-installer:amd64 11.2.202.280ubuntu0.12.10.1 2013-04-15 22:35:08 status unpacked flashplugin-installer:amd64 11.2.202.280ubuntu0.12.10.1 2013-04-15 22:35:08 status half-installed flashplugin-installer:amd64 11.2.202.280ubuntu0.12.10.1 2013-04-15 22:35:08 status half-installed flashplugin-installer:amd64 11.2.202.280ubuntu0.12.10.1 2013-04-15 22:35:08 status half-installed flashplugin-installer:amd64 11.2.202.280ubuntu0.12.10.1 2013-04-15 22:35:08 status unpacked flashplugin-installer:amd64 11.2.202.280ubuntu0.12.10.1 2013-04-15 22:35:08 status unpacked flashplugin-installer:amd64 11.2.202.280ubuntu0.12.10.1 2013-04-15 22:35:23 configure flashplugin-installer:amd64 11.2.202.280ubuntu0.12.10.1 <none> 2013-04-15 22:35:23 status unpacked flashplugin-installer:amd64 11.2.202.280ubuntu0.12.10.1 2013-04-15 22:35:23 status half-configured flashplugin-installer:amd64 11.2.202.280ubuntu0.12.10.1 2013-04-15 22:35:24 status installed flashplugin-installer:amd64 11.2.202.280ubuntu0.12.10.1 System info: 3.5.0-26-generic #42-Ubuntu SMP Fri Mar 8 23:18:20 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu DISTRIB_RELEASE=12.10 DISTRIB_CODENAME=quantal DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 12.10" Apper: 0.7.2 KDE: 4.10.2 Qt: 4.8.3 ** Affects: flashplugin-nonfree (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: fails silently upgrade -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to flashplugin-nonfree in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1169334 Title: GUI upgrade of flashplugin-installer never works Status in “flashplugin-nonfree” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I have a problem with upgrading Flash from GUI Package Manager: 1. Occasionally an upgrade pops-up in the update manager (Apper) 2. I select everything to upgrade 3. Upgrade finishes with no errors 4. I run browser, Flash Plugin is not installed/detected sudo apt-get install flashplugin-installer says the latest version is installed sudo apt-get install flashplugin-installer --reinstall fixes the issue Apper upgrade: 2013-04-15 22:13:41 upgrade flashplugin-installer:amd64 11.2.202.275ubuntu0.12.10.1 11.2.202.280ubuntu0.12.10.1 2013-04-15 22:13:41 status half-configured flashplugin-installer:amd64 11.2.202.275ubuntu0.12.10.1 2013-04-15 22:13:41 status unpacked flashplugin-installer:amd64 11.2.202.275ubuntu0.12.10.1 2013-04-15 22:13:41 status half-installed flashplugin-installer:amd64 11.2.202.275ubuntu0.12.10.1 2013-04-15 22:13:41 status half-installed flashplugin-installer:amd64 11.2.202.275ubuntu0.12.10.1 2013-04-15 22:13:41 status half-installed flashplugin-installer:amd64 11.2.202.275ubuntu0.12.10.1 2013-04-15 22:13:42 status unpacked flashplugin-installer:amd64 11.2.202.280ubuntu0.12.10.1 2013-04-15 22:13:42 status unpacked flashplugin-installer:amd64 11.2.202.280ubuntu0.12.10.1 2013-04-15 22:14:54 configure flashplugin-installer:amd64 11.2.202.280ubuntu0.12.10.1 <none> 2013-04-15 22:14:54 status unpacked flashplugin-installer:amd64 11.2.202.280ubuntu0.12.10.1 2013-04-15 22:14:54 status half-configured flashplugin-installer:amd64 11.2.202.280ubuntu0.12.10.1 2013-04-15 22:14:55 status installed flashplugin-installer:amd64 11.2.202.280ubuntu0.12.10.1 Console reinstall: 2013-04-15 22:35:08 upgrade flashplugin-installer:amd64 11.2.202.280ubuntu0.12.10.1 11.2.202.280ubuntu0.12.10.1 2013-04-15 22:35:08 status half-configured flashplugin-installer:amd64 11.2.202.280ubuntu0.12.10.1 2013-04-15 22:35:08 status unpacked flashplugin-installer:amd64 11.2.202.280ubuntu0.12.10.1 2013-04-15 22:35:08 status half-installed flashplugin-installer:amd64 11.2.202.280ubuntu0.12.10.1 2013-04-15 22:35:08 status half-installed flashplugin-installer:amd64 11.2.202.280ubuntu0.12.10.1 2013-04-15 22:35:08 status half-installed flashplugin-installer:amd64 11.2.202.280ubuntu0.12.10.1 2013-04-15 22:35:08 status unpacked flashplugin-installer:amd64 11.2.202.280ubuntu0.12.10.1 2013-04-15 22:35:08 status unpacked flashplugin-installer:amd64 11.2.202.280ubuntu0.12.10.1 2013-04-15 22:35:23 configure flashplugin-installer:amd64 11.2.202.280ubuntu0.12.10.1 <none> 2013-04-15 22:35:23 status unpacked flashplugin-installer:amd64 11.2.202.280ubuntu0.12.10.1 2013-04-15 22:35:23 status half-configured flashplugin-installer:amd64 11.2.202.280ubuntu0.12.10.1 2013-04-15 22:35:24 status installed flashplugin-installer:amd64 11.2.202.280ubuntu0.12.10.1 System info: 3.5.0-26-generic #42-Ubuntu SMP Fri Mar 8 23:18:20 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu DISTRIB_RELEASE=12.10 DISTRIB_CODENAME=quantal DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 12.10" Apper: 0.7.2 KDE: 4.10.2 Qt: 4.8.3 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/flashplugin-nonfree/+bug/1169334/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp