help me, a broken package can be removed

[ning luwen]

have done.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1217229

On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 4:55 PM, ning luwen <ningluwen at gmail.com> wrote:
> error from synaptic:
> E: flashplugin-installer: subprocess installed pre-removal script
> returned error exit status 2
>
> try:sudo dpkg --force-all --remove flashplugin-installer
> return:
> (Reading database ... 194602 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
>
>
> i don't know how to remove it.
> (ps: this happened when I upgraded my system to ubuntu 9.10 from 9.04
> using  ubuntu 9.10 RC alternative iso.)
>