unable to uninstall corrupted flash player file

[Chrono Reaper]

1) cd /var/lib/dpkg
2) sudo cp available available.bad
3) sudo cp status status.bad
4a) gksudo gedit available
4b) remove all references to adobe-flashplugin Save/close.
5a) gksudo gedit status
5b) remove all references to adobe-flasplugin. Save/close.
6) cd info
7) sudo rm all files relating to adobe-flashplugin.


That should clear the little B* out of your system.

Do i copy and paste that word for word in the Terminal?

[phillw]

and wait before you do anything to firefox !!!!

[phillw]

Do i copy and paste that word for word in the Terminal?

No ...

cd /var/lib/dpkg
sudo cp available available.bad
sudo cp status status.bad
gksudo gedit available

Copy and paste that, then ...

4b) remove all references to adobe-flashplugin Save/close.

Use the Search Find for the word adobe until you get a block like this ....

Description: Adobe Flash Player plugin installer
This package will download the Flash Player from the net. It is a
Netscape/Mozilla type plugin. Any browser based on Netscape or Mozilla can
use the Flash plugin. This package currently supports the following browsers:
Mozilla, Mozilla-Firefox, Firefox, Iceweasel, and Iceape. Also Galeon and
Epiphany can use the Flash plugin. Konqueror can also use the Flash plugin if
konqueror-nsplugins is installed.
.
WARNING: Installing this Ubuntu package causes the Adobe flash plugin to be
downloaded from www.adobe.com. The distribution license of the Adobe flash
plugin is available at www.adobe.com. Installing this Ubuntu package implies
that you have accepted the terms of that license.
Homepage: http://wiki.ubuntu.com/FlashPlayer9
Npp-Applications: ec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384, 92650c4d-4b8e-4d2a-b7eb-24ecf4f6b63a, aa5ca914-c309-495d-91cf-3141bbb04115
Npp-Description: Adobe Flash SWF Player (http://www.adobe.com)
Npp-File: libflashplayer.so
Npp-Mimetype: application/x-shockwave-flash
Npp-Name: Adobe Flash Player (installer)
Original-Maintainer: Bart Martens <bartm@knars.be>

Delete it.

Then ..

gksudo gedit status

5b) remove all references to adobe-flasplugin. Save/close.

Do the same as above - looking for the same thing.

Then ..

cd info

Then..

sudo rm -r adobe-flashplugin

Now, I didn't find anything on my system in /var/lib/info - so don't be worried if you don't !!


/edit Hmmm... I issued a sudo rm -r command - these are not good. PLEASE BE REALLY CAREFUL.


Phill.

[Chrono Reaper]

No ...

cd /var/lib/dpkg
sudo cp available available.bad
sudo cp status status.bad
gksudo gedit available

Copy and paste that, then ...

4b) remove all references to adobe-flashplugin Save/close.

Use the Search Find for the word adobe until you get a block like this ....



Delete it.

Then ..

gksudo gedit status

5b) remove all references to adobe-flasplugin. Save/close.

Do the same as above - looking for the same thing.

Then ..

cd info

Then..

sudo rm -r adobe-flashplugin

Now, I didn't find anything on my system in /var/lib/info - so don't be worried if you don't !!

Phill.

fixed...

Thanks for all your help and patience in taking care of this error. I'll make sure to book mark this for now on if any other problems like this occur.

[phillw]

fixed...

Thanks for all your help and patience in taking care of this error. I'll make sure to book mark this for now on if any other problems like this occur.

PHEW !!! Thank heaven for that - I was out of ideas if that didn't work !!!

For general FFox stuff, lovinglinux keeps an excellent area at ....

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1193567

I plug it, coz it makes him blush

You're welcome to the help, glad to have it sorted !!!

Phill.

[Chrono Reaper]

now if I can only enjoy getting my other Toshiba computer to use its Atheros WiFi card on 9.10 I'll rest easy this holiday...

[phillw]

now if I can only enjoy getting my other Toshiba computer to use its Atheros WiFi card on 9.10 I'll rest easy this holiday...

<<<< RUNS AWAY .... LOL

Please edit your 1st posting in this thread and mark it solved - it helps everyone else

Phill.

[vijaybilgoji]

Fixed the problem for me

sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/adobe-flashplugin.prerm
sudo dpkg-reconfigure adobe-flashplugin --force
sudo dpkg --purge --force-all adobe-flashplugin

[razaz03]

No ...

cd /var/lib/dpkg
sudo cp available available.bad
sudo cp status status.bad
gksudo gedit available

Copy and paste that, then ...

4b) remove all references to adobe-flashplugin Save/close.

Use the Search Find for the word adobe until you get a block like this ....

Delete it.

Then ..

gksudo gedit status

5b) remove all references to adobe-flasplugin. Save/close.

Do the same as above - looking for the same thing.

Then ..

cd info

Then..

sudo rm -r adobe-flashplugin

Now, I didn't find anything on my system in /var/lib/info - so don't be worried if you don't !!


/edit Hmmm... I issued a sudo rm -r command - these are not good. PLEASE BE REALLY CAREFUL.


Phill.

Bravo! Been on this for an hour now since the upgrade (didn't even try to download flash it just auto-corrupted since the upgrade from jaunty) and you've solved it.

Much obliged,

razaz03

[phillw]

Hi, to

Worlds00ps

Can you post here what you have tried, there are a couple of solutions available & also what was reported back as you did things.

Regards,

Phill.