Was able to figure out that both the .prerm and .postrm scripts related to the flashplugin-installer package were corrupt. These files were located in directory /var/lib/dpkg/info/. I was able to remove the .postrm script with the following command in terminal. The same command (sudo rm) can be used to remove the file "flashplugin-installer.prerm as well.
sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/flashplugin-installer.postrm Once the corrupted scripts are removed, Synaptic can be used to remove the broken package. Now, I'm afraid to try installing the flash plugin again.... -- flashplugin-installer won't install / uninstall (Lucid) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/586144 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
