$ sudo apt-get purge pepperflashplugin-nonfree
$ sudo apt-get install pepperflashplugin-nonfree
$ cp /usr/sbin/update-pepperflashplugin-nonfree /tmp
$ sudo chown _apt /var/cache/pepperflashplugin-nonfree/
/usr/lib/pepperflashplugin-nonfree/
$ vim /tmp/update-pepperflashplugin-nonfree
$ diff -u1 /usr/sbin/update-pepperflashplugin-nonfree
/tmp/update-pepperflashplugin-nonfree
--- /usr/sbin/update-pepperflashplugin-nonfree 2014-09-14 16:22:56.000000000
+0400
+++ /tmp/update-pepperflashplugin-nonfree 2016-03-17 19:48:02.099588012
+0300
@@ -163,2 +163,3 @@
Debug::NoLocking "true";
+ APT::Sandbox::User "root";
EOF
$ sudo -u root /tmp/update-pepperflashplugin-nonfree --install --verbose
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