Public bug reported: Upgrading to this new version fails with:
Preparing to unpack .../flashplugin-installer_11.2.202.643ubuntu1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking flashplugin-installer (11.2.202.643ubuntu1) over (11.2.202.637ubuntu1) ... Processing triggers for update-notifier-common (3.175) ... flashplugin-installer: processing... flashplugin-installer: downloading http://archive.canonical.com/pool/partner/a/adobe-flashplugin/adobe-flashplugin_20161026.1.orig.tar.gz Get:1 http://archive.canonical.com/pool/partner/a/adobe-flashplugin/adobe-flashplugin_20161026.1.orig.tar.gz [27.2 MB] Fetched 27.2 MB in 20s (1,334 kB/s) Installing from local file /var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/partial/adobe-flashplugin_20161026.1.orig.tar.gz tar: Skipping to next header gzip: stdin: invalid compressed data--format violated tar: Child returned status 1 tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now cannot unpack plugin The Flash plugin is NOT installed. Setting up flashplugin-installer (11.2.202.643ubuntu1) ... ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04 Package: flashplugin-installer 11.2.202.643ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-27.29-generic 4.8.1 Uname: Linux 4.8.0-27-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Thu Oct 27 03:39:06 2016 SourcePackage: flashplugin-nonfree UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: flashplugin-nonfree (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug third-party-packages zesty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1637035 Title: 11.2.202.643ubuntu1_amd64.deb installation fails To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/flashplugin-nonfree/+bug/1637035/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs