You have been subscribed to a public bug:

What I did:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get -y install flashplugin-installer

What I expected to happen:
Succcesful install of flashplugin

What happened instead:
A window pops up telling me "Failure to download extra data files". I can 
re-try the download.
Flash plugin install is unsuccesfull.


Solution:
The problem lies in the file 
"/usr/share/package-data-downloads/flashplugin-installer", part of the 
flashplugin-downloader package.
The line "Url: 
http://archive.canonical.com/pool/partner/a/adobe-flashplugin/adobe-flashplugin_11.2.202.233.orig.tar.gz";
should read "Url: 
http://archive.canonical.com/pool/partner/a/adobe-flashplugin/adobe-flashplugin_11.2.202.238.orig.tar.gz";
ie the last digit of the flash version number has been changed from '3' to '8'.

Workaround:
sudo apt-get -y install flashplugin-downloader
#Wait for the "Failure to download extra data files" message to pop up.
#Click close.
wget 
http://archive.canonical.com/pool/partner/a/adobe-flashplugin/adobe-flashplugin_11.2.202.238.orig.tar.gz
sudo /usr/lib/flashplugin-installer/install_plugin 
`pwd`/adobe-flashplugin_11.2.202.238.orig.tar.gz


My System Info:
$ lsb_release -rd
Description:    Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS
Release:        12.04
$ apt-cache policy flashplugin-installer
flashplugin-installer:
  Installed: 11.2.202.233ubuntu2
  Candidate: 11.2.202.233ubuntu2
  Version table:
 *** 11.2.202.233ubuntu2 0
        500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/multiverse amd64 
Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

** Affects: flashplugin-nonfree (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

-- 
flashplugin-installer downloads wrong tar.gz file (12.04)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1055626
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop 
Packages, which is subscribed to flashplugin-nonfree in Ubuntu.

-- 
Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages
Post to     : [email protected]
Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages
More help   : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

Reply via email to