error in upgrading

[NoOp]

On 11/08/2008 03:16 PM, Joep L. Blom wrote:
> NoOp schreef:
>> On 11/08/2008 01:52 AM, Joep L. Blom wrote:
>>> I have a small annoying problem while upgrading ubuntu hardy.
>>> As I don't want to upgrade to Intrepid, due to the many problems a.o. 
>>> with nvidia (I have an old Geforce video-card) I want to keep hardy updated.
>>> After what problems with installing nspluginwrapper (thanks Noop)flash 
>>> works without a problem in firefox.
>>> However, every time I use the upgrade-manager, it comes back with:
>>> "subprocess /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)"
>>> It than tries to correct this by again installing flash-plugin-nonfree, 
>>> it saya flas-plugin is installed (true), it then encounters an illegal 
>>> option (-n) and stops, telling me again there is the error -1.
>>> Sorry for the long explanation as it is only 'annoying' but I would like 
>>> to solve it.
>>> system: AMD-64, GEforce 4000 ubuntu hardy kernel 2-6-24-19.
>>> Can anybody give some help how to correct this?
>>> joep
>>>
>> 
>> Found a bug:
>> <https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/hardy/+source/flashplugin-nonfree/+bug/231939>
>> 
>> I'll see if I can figure out a solution for you shortly.
>> 
>> 
>> 
> Noop, Thanks.
> I looked at the link you furnished. In my case, however, the error is 
> seemingly caused by a non-existing option in nspluginwrapper, although I 
> cannot find the script, calling nspluginwrapper.
> It says After the line:" Flash Plugin installed."
> "invalid option -n"
> " nspluginwrapper, configuration tool. Version 1.0.0"
> 
> "usage: ......."
> 
> Of course without the quotes and with the standard nspluginwrapper 
> helptext on the dots.
> Hereafter the mentioned dpkg error message.
> Hope this gives some extra information.
> Joep
> 
> 

Yep. Basically what flashplugin-nonfree is is a script that
automaticically installs flash using nspluginwrapper for 64bit'ers. See:

http://packages.ubuntu.com/hardy/nspluginwrapper
http://packages.ubuntu.com/hardy/flashplugin-nonfree
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FlashPlayer9

However, from your error message it sounds to me that something else is
broke, so let's try a few things. From the terminal (in order - one at a
time):

gedit
[note: leave gedit open & use gedit to copy and past the output of the
following into the text editor so that you can keep a record of the
actions & errors. You can then paste from there to here if you run into
issues or get errors.]

sudo apt-get remove --purge flashplugin-nonfree
sudo apt-get install -f
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get check
sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree
sudo apt-get check