Sorry for the multiple updates but resolved this one; my bad. It's a symptom of bug #556293 (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sudo/+bug/556293). http_proxy is not getting set properly for a sudo environment (via Apply System Wide from System-->Preferences-->Network Proxy).
So wget fails when run as sudo under the apt-get. Confirmed via solution as in that bug: sudo into a new shell, set http_proxy and then do an apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree. So i'd suggest this can be marked as a duplicate of 556293, unless anyone is having this problem whilst NOT behind a proxy.... -- flashplugin-installer doesn't retrieve needed package "adobe-flashplugin_10.0.45.2.orig.tar.gz" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/579667 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
