Ubuntu
flashplugin-nonfree package

flashplugin-installer shows a warning after downloading the file with apt 1.1.x

Bug #1532944 reported by Removed by request
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apt (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Undecided
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flashplugin-nonfree (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
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Bug Description

I'm using Ubuntu 16.04 dev with apt 1.1.10 and on trying to install flashplugin-installer I'm always getting an error message after the file got downloaded. Here is an example output:

root@ubuntu:~# apt-get install flashplugin-installer --reinstall
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  libapt-inst1.7 libapt-pkg4.16
Use 'apt autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/6838 B of archives.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
debconf: delaying package configuration, since apt-utils is not installed
(Reading database ... 99770 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../flashplugin-installer_11.2.202.559ubuntu1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking flashplugin-installer (11.2.202.559ubuntu1) over (11.2.202.559ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for update-notifier-common (3.164) ...
flashplugin-installer: downloading http://archive.canonical.com/pool/partner/a/adobe-flashplugin/adobe-flashplugin_20151228.1.orig.tar.gz
Get:1 http://archive.canonical.com/pool/partner/a/adobe-flashplugin/adobe-flashplugin_20151228.1.orig.tar.gz [26.8 MB]
Fetched 26.8 MB in 3min 8s (143 kB/s)
W: Can't drop privileges for downloading as file '/var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/partial/adobe-flashplugin_20151228.1.orig.tar.gz' couldn't be accessed by user '_apt'. - pkgAcquire::Run (13: Permission denied)
Installing from local file /var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/partial/adobe-flashplugin_20151228.1.orig.tar.gz
Flash Plugin installed.
Setting up flashplugin-installer (11.2.202.559ubuntu1) ...

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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote :

This is just a warning and doesn't affect the installation of the package.

Changed in apt (Ubuntu):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in flashplugin-nonfree (Ubuntu):
status: New → Invalid
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Removed by request (removed3425744) wrote : Re: flashplugin-installer shows an error message after downloading the file with apt 1.1.x

In that case I have updated the title and the description.

description: updated
summary: - flashplugin-installer can't correctly install the downloaded package
- anymore with apt 1.1.x
+ flashplugin-installer shows an error message after downloading the
+ package with apt 1.1.x
summary: - flashplugin-installer shows an error message after downloading the
- package with apt 1.1.x
+ flashplugin-installer shows an error message after downloading the file
+ with apt 1.1.x
Changed in apt (Ubuntu):
status: Invalid → New
Changed in flashplugin-nonfree (Ubuntu):
status: Invalid → New
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in apt (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Changed in flashplugin-nonfree (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Removed by request (removed3425744) wrote :

I have removed the duplicate status as the linked ticket is now marked as "Fix Released" but with an up-to-date system I'm still able to reproduce the problem (I was also wondering a bit why the other ticket was only posted against aptitude).

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gaara (yoggic) wrote :

Same bug here in 16.10:

flashplugin-installer: downloading http://archive.canonical.com/pool/partner/a/adobe-flashplugin/adobe-flashplugin_20161026.1.orig.tar.gz
Réception de:1 http://archive.canonical.com/pool/partner/a/adobe-flashplugin/adobe-flashplugin_20161026.1.orig.tar.gz [27,2 MB]
27,2 Mo réceptionnés en 2min 10s (208 ko/s)
W: Can't drop privileges for downloading as file '/var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/partial/adobe-flashplugin_20161026.1.orig.tar.gz' couldn't be accessed by user '_apt'. - pkgAcquire::Run (13: Permission non accordée)
Installing from local file /var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/partial/adobe-flashplugin_20161026.1.orig.tar.gz
Flash Plugin installed.

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Julian Andres Klode (juliank) wrote :

That's kind of expected, if _apt cannot write to that directory. But it's a warning, not an error.

Changed in apt (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Invalid
summary: - flashplugin-installer shows an error message after downloading the file
- with apt 1.1.x
+ flashplugin-installer shows a warning after downloading the file with
+ apt 1.1.x
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Evan Carroll (evancarroll) wrote :

How is this not an error? Getting this in 16.10. If we can't write to the directory, why is that? We didn't do anything? Who set the perms wrong. And, if they are wrong why does the package proceed to tell us it worked... "Installing from local file" (when there file isn't there) and then "Flash Plugin installed." There is nothing in that directory. Nothing was installed. It didn't work. Status messages are not status messages when they assume success.

Please reopen. This is a overzealous closing.

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wvengen (wvengen) wrote :

I'm seeing "E: Download Failed" after the warning, so it might be real problem for some users.

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