How can I force a package to be removed, even if it is in a "bad state" ?

[stan]

I atempted to upgrade a really old machine today, and I am now having a
problem.

After the system rebooted I tryed to do an apt-get upgrade, and I am
getting a message that says the the package flashplugin-nonfree is in a bad
state, and I should reinstall it beore procedng. But nothing I try with
apt-get, or dpkg seems to fix this.

How can I correct this?

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