Cannot use flash and other problems

[Babuloseo]

Still cannot install the Adobe flash plugin, removed Swfdec,Gnashs,etc....
I keep getting this error, I have tried some of the things you mentioned....

Setting up flashplugin-installer (10.0.45.2ubuntu1) ...
dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed post-installation script: Exec format error
dpkg: error processing flashplugin-installer (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of flashplugin-nonfree:
 flashplugin-nonfree depends on flashplugin-installer; however:
  Package flashplugin-installer is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing flashplugin-nonfree (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                          Errors were encountered while processing:
 flashplugin-installer
 flashplugin-nonfree
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[lovinglinux]

Try:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure flashplugin-installer

[Babuloseo]

Try:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure flashplugin-installer

/usr/sbin/dpkg-reconfigure: flashplugin-installer is broken or not fully installed

I opened firefox a while ago and CRASHED, it was LORENTZ too.. but i was just checking addons and plugins, when baam, everything freezes. So far with Google Chrome there has not been that many crashes (only 1 )

[Babuloseo]

Anyone else that can help or give input? I would really like to get flash working with both Google Chrome and Firefox.

[lovinglinux]

Anyone else that can help or give input? I would really like to get flash working with both Google Chrome and Firefox.

EDIT: Nevermind. I must be going nuts, since this has already been suggested.

Try:

sudo apt-get purge flashplugin-installer

[durand]

Remove it first with

sudo dpkg -r flashplugin-installer.

It looks like it got corrupted or something.

[Babuloseo]

Same error

$ sudo dpkg -r flashplugin-installer
(Reading database ... 132167 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing flashplugin-installer ...
dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed pre-removal script: Exec format error
dpkg: error processing flashplugin-installer (--remove):
 subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 2
dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed post-installation script: Exec format error
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
 flashplugin-installer

[durand]

Uhm, looks like the flash preinst script is buggy.

Try this:

sudo mv /var/lib/dpkg/info/flashplugin-* .

Then repeat the removal command posted previously.

[Babuloseo]

It got removed! Wow it worked! I wonder if i can install flash now. Now only if i can figure out what is making my system crash, currently glxgears and firefox crashes it >.>

Flash is working

[durand]

Awesome! What was it that did it?