lindend
September 19th, 2013, 04:45 AM
Trying to install any package on my system after the upgrade results in this error:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
firefox : Breaks: adobe-flashplugin (<= 11.1.102.63-0precise1) but 10.0.32.18-1 is to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
Trying a
sudo apt-get -f install
results in this error
The following packages will be REMOVED:
adobe-flashplugin
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 2 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 10.4 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y
(Reading database ... 329266 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing adobe-flashplugin ...
update-alternatives: error: no alternatives for iceape-flashplugin.
update-alternatives: error: no alternatives for iceape-flashplugin.
dpkg: error processing adobe-flashplugin (--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:
adobe-flashplugin
sudo apt-get remove adobe-flashplugin
results in this error
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following packages will be REMOVED:
adobe-flashplugin
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 2 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 10.4 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y
(Reading database ... 329266 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing adobe-flashplugin ...
update-alternatives: error: no alternatives for iceape-flashplugin.
update-alternatives: error: no alternatives for iceape-flashplugin.
dpkg: error processing adobe-flashplugin (--remove):
subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 2
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
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:
adobe-flashplugin
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
Finally tried this
sudo dpkg --remove --force-remove-reinstreq adobe-flashplugin
(Reading database ... 329266 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing adobe-flashplugin ...
update-alternatives: error: no alternatives for iceape-flashplugin.
update-alternatives: error: no alternatives for iceape-flashplugin.
dpkg: error processing adobe-flashplugin (--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:
adobe-flashplugin
Any ideas of how to fix this?
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
firefox : Breaks: adobe-flashplugin (<= 11.1.102.63-0precise1) but 10.0.32.18-1 is to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
Trying a
sudo apt-get -f install
results in this error
The following packages will be REMOVED:
adobe-flashplugin
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 2 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 10.4 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y
(Reading database ... 329266 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing adobe-flashplugin ...
update-alternatives: error: no alternatives for iceape-flashplugin.
update-alternatives: error: no alternatives for iceape-flashplugin.
dpkg: error processing adobe-flashplugin (--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:
adobe-flashplugin
sudo apt-get remove adobe-flashplugin
results in this error
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following packages will be REMOVED:
adobe-flashplugin
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 2 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 10.4 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y
(Reading database ... 329266 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing adobe-flashplugin ...
update-alternatives: error: no alternatives for iceape-flashplugin.
update-alternatives: error: no alternatives for iceape-flashplugin.
dpkg: error processing adobe-flashplugin (--remove):
subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 2
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
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:
adobe-flashplugin
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
Finally tried this
sudo dpkg --remove --force-remove-reinstreq adobe-flashplugin
(Reading database ... 329266 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing adobe-flashplugin ...
update-alternatives: error: no alternatives for iceape-flashplugin.
update-alternatives: error: no alternatives for iceape-flashplugin.
dpkg: error processing adobe-flashplugin (--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:
adobe-flashplugin
Any ideas of how to fix this?