Flash is made by Adobe, not Macromedia anymore

Thank you for reporting this bug. Please tell us your ubuntu version and add the output of "apt-cache policy app-install-data-ubuntu"

Here you are :

jernst@jernst-desktop:~$ apt-cache policy app-install-data-ubuntu
W: Unable to locate package app-install-data-ubuntu

jernst@jernst-desktop:~$ apt-cache policy app-install-data
app-install-data:
  Installed: 0.6.9
  Candidate: 0.6.9
  Version table:
 *** 0.6.9 0
        500 http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

jernst@jernst-desktop:~$ cat /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=8.10
DISTRIB_CODENAME=intrepid
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu intrepid (development branch)"

You can search "Macromedia" in Add/Remove programs if you want to see how the bug affects Intrepid

In karmic the only one that remains is the "macromedia flash plugin" which shouldn't be there in the first place as it refers to a transitional package.

This bug was fixed in the package app-install-data-ubuntu - 0.9.10.10

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app-install-data-ubuntu (0.9.10.10) karmic; urgency=low

  [ Michael Vogt ]
  * menu-data/qalculate_kde.desktop:
    - removed, duplicated (LP: #437370)
  * remove duplicated thunar entries
  * menu-data-additional/:
    - fix popcon data for meta-packages like gnome-offce, lxde,
      ubuntu-restricted-extras
    - add mysql-{client,server}.desktop (LP: #441230)
  * fix some typos
  * remove broken icon for bomber and ktemperature
  * fix duplicated gcompris (LP: #278364)
  * fix glade (LP: #445352)

  [ Scott Ritchie ]
  * fixes in menu-data-additional
  * piding-plugins (LP: #404772)
  * flash installer fix (LP: #282248)
  * gnome-utils duplication (LP: #278169)
  * wine1.2 (LP: #443965)

 -- Michael Vogt <email address hidden> Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:26:36 +0200