How can I force a package to be removed, even if it is in a "bad state" ?

[Verde Denim]

On Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 10:34 PM, stan <stanb at panix.com> wrote:

> I atempted to upgrade a really old machine today, and I am now having a
> problem.
>
> After the system rebooted I tryed to do an apt-get upgrade, and I am
> getting a message that says the the package flashplugin-nonfree is in a bad
> state, and I should reinstall it beore procedng. But nothing I try with
> apt-get, or dpkg seems to fix this.
>
> How can I correct this?
>
> Stan

What version is the 'really old' machine running currently?

I know that dpkg can force removal of a package with
sudo dpkg --force-all -r flashplugin-nonfree

but have you tried to correct it with 'sudo apt-get install
flashplugin-nonfree --reinstall first?

Regards

Jack

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