*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 412944 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/412944
confirmed in karmic, x64 Fabio Rodriguez's solution worked for me, except I used flashplugin- installer instead of adobe-flashplugin. mkdir /var/cache/flashplugin-installer sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/flashplugin-installer.prerm sudo dpkg --remove --force-remove-reinstreq flashplugin-installer The text of the original problem can be seen below $ sudo dpkg -r flashplugin-installer (Reading database ... 351173 files and directories currently installed.) Removing flashplugin-installer ... update-alternatives: error: no alternatives for iceape-flashplugin. update-alternatives: error: no alternatives for iceape-flashplugin. dpkg: error processing flashplugin-installer (--remove): 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: flashplugin-installer -- package adobe-flashplugin 10.0.22.87-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/371890 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs