Layman Linux

Ubuntu 9.10 a.k.a Karmic Koala seems to have a bug which prevents user from installing software packages on their system. No matter from where you try – via console, via double clicking the .deb file or via Ubuntu Software Center the applications simply refuse to get installed. Every time you go ahead to installing software you are given the following error message.

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Package Operation Failed
The installation or removal of a software package failed.

Details:
E:I wasn’t able to locate file for the adobe-flashplugin package. This might mean you need to manually fix this package.

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To rectify this error, simply enter the following commands under a console & now you should be able to install any software packages normally under Ubuntu 9.10.

sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/adobe-flashplugin.prerm

sudo dpkg-reconfigure adobe-flashplugin –force

sudo dpkg –purge –force-all adobe-flashplugin

sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree

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