Ubuntu – Every apt-get install returns flashplugin error, but install works

flashsoftware installation

I have recently installed Ubuntu 11.10 using wubi. I am now still in the process of installing my development environments. I have seen the following error occur multiple times.

For example, just now I wanted to install vim using the commmand sudo apt-get install vim. The following error is returned: 

Fehler traten auf beim Bearbeiten von:  
("Errors were encountered while processing:" [via Google Translate])
  flashplugin-downloader:i386
  flashplugin-installer
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

The install seems to have completed and I can now use vim. Still, I would like to know what this error is and how I can fix it.

Best Answer

This error simply means flashplugin-installer didn't install correctly before, and you will need to reinstall it.

Run:

sudo apt-get remove --purge flashplugin-installer
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install flashplugin-installer
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