[Bug 459683] Re: [ubuntu karmic] upgrade is severely broken

2009-10-28 Thread Fox -ino
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 412944 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/412944 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 412944 [Karmic] Removing Flash Plugin causes annoying package managing problems -- [ubuntu karmic] upgrade is severely broken

[Bug 459683] Re: [ubuntu karmic] upgrade is severely broken

2009-10-24 Thread Ludwin Janvier
Please try this command : aptitude -v --show-why -y remove adobe-flashplugin aptitude.log 21 and upload the aptitude.log file. ** Changed in: ubuntu Status: New = Incomplete -- [ubuntu karmic] upgrade is severely broken https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/459683 You received this bug

[Bug 459683] Re: [ubuntu karmic] upgrade is severely broken

2009-10-24 Thread ullix
output of 'sudo aptitude -v --show-why -y remove adobe-flashplugin aptitude.log 21' is attached. Does not look awfully helpful. In which archive in adobe-flashplugin actually supposed to reside? and is it still there? ** Attachment added: aptitude.log

[Bug 459683] Re: [ubuntu karmic] upgrade is severely broken

2009-10-24 Thread Ludwin Janvier
Since adobe-flashplugin is not part of ubuntu, you can try the brutal way : as root : mv /var/lib/dpkg/info/adobe-flashplugin.prerm /var/lib/dpkg/info/adobe-flashplugin.prerm.bof cat /var/lib/dpkg/info/adobe-flashplugin.prerm EOF #!/bin/bash exit 0 EOF chmod a=rx,u+w

[Bug 459683] Re: [ubuntu karmic] upgrade is severely broken

2009-10-24 Thread ullix
wow, how easy and convenient! What about addressing the underlying cause? I have two computer, which did not work well with 8.10 and 9.04 for reasons of wlan and intel-video. Now two out of two computers fail on 9.10 with the same problem, while I tried to keep both computers near the default

[Bug 459683] Re: [ubuntu karmic] upgrade is severely broken

2009-10-24 Thread Ludwin Janvier
the underlying cause can't be fixed here, because you have to find adobe-flashplugin's packager, and tell him to fix your problem. I guess it's adobe, and I don't know if they are using launchpad ... The maintainer is : DL-Flash Player Ubuntu flashplayerubu...@adobe.com That's why nobody here

[Bug 459683] Re: [ubuntu karmic] upgrade is severely broken

2009-10-24 Thread Ludwin Janvier
** Package changed: ubuntu = adobe-flashplugin (Ubuntu) -- [ubuntu karmic] upgrade is severely broken https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/459683 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 459683] Re: [ubuntu karmic] upgrade is severely broken

2009-10-24 Thread Ludwin Janvier
a similar report : https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/adobe-flashplugin/+bug/434158 -- [ubuntu karmic] upgrade is severely broken https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/459683 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

[Bug 459683] Re: [ubuntu karmic] upgrade is severely broken

2009-10-24 Thread ullix
I have activated in my sources.list this partner repo: deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu karmic partner The only content in it now is (according to Synaptics) acroread '9.1.0-7jaunty2' (Why for jaunty in a karmic repository?). But since the name of the repository suggests it is handled by

[Bug 459683] Re: [ubuntu karmic] upgrade is severely broken

2009-10-24 Thread Ludwin Janvier
** Changed in: adobe-flashplugin (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = Invalid -- [ubuntu karmic] upgrade is severely broken https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/459683 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing

[Bug 459683] Re: [ubuntu karmic] upgrade is severely broken

2009-10-24 Thread ullix
Well, it did work on one computer, but not on the other. On this second one I am still unable to upgrade: # dpkg --force-all --remove adobe-flashplugin dpkg: warning: overriding problem because --force enabled: Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should reinstall it before

[Bug 459683] Re: [ubuntu karmic] upgrade is severely broken

2009-10-24 Thread Ludwin Janvier
Did you modify /var/lib/dpkg/info/adobe-flashplugin.prerm before ? -- [ubuntu karmic] upgrade is severely broken https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/459683 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 459683] Re: [ubuntu karmic] upgrade is severely broken

2009-10-24 Thread ullix
no. I did now, and could complete the removal. -- [ubuntu karmic] upgrade is severely broken https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/459683 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list