[Bug 240641] Re: flashplugin-nonfree won't detect a failed download

[Ryan]

Output when running apt-get from a terminal:

brosz at dweia:~$ sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Suggested packages:
  konqueror-nsplugins libflashsupport msttcorefonts ttf-xfree86-nonfree xfs
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  flashplugin-nonfree
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/18.7kB of archives.
After this operation, 168kB of additional disk space will be used.
Preconfiguring packages ...
Selecting previously deselected package flashplugin-nonfree.
(Reading database ... 113439 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking flashplugin-nonfree (from .../flashplugin-nonfree_9.0.124.0ubuntu2_i386.deb) ...
Setting up flashplugin-nonfree (9.0.124.0ubuntu2) ...
Downloading...
--05:59:05--  http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/install_flash_player_9_linux.tar.gz
           => `./install_flash_player_9_linux.tar.gz'
Resolving fpdownload.macromedia.com... failed: Name or service not known.
download failed
The Flash plugin is NOT installed.


Notice how it says the flash plugin is not installed?  Let's try running that again:


brosz at dweia:~$ sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
flashplugin-nonfree is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.


Whoops.   Definitely a problem.

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flashplugin-nonfree won't detect a failed download
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/240641
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