Force removing flashplugin-nonfree completely on ubuntu lucid

Got this error after upgrading from Ubuntu Hardy to Lucid:

flashplugin-nonfree: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status

Found this on debian forum:


rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/flashplugin-nonfree.prerm
### that is the most important step, the manual removing of the bad script ###
dpkg --remove --force-remove-reinstreq flashplugin-nonfree
### after the above step this is possible now ###
dpkg --purge --force-remove-reinstreq flashplugin-nonfree
### use this in order to purge everything is *package* related

That removed flashplugin completely and new installation is possible.

PVM on snow leopard

Sitll got this error after trying serveral times to execute the command from anywhere in the terminal:

sudo port install pvm
Password:
---> Computing dependencies for pvm
---> Building pvm
Error: Target org.macports.build returned: shell command " cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_science_pvm/work/pvm3" && /usr/bin/make all " returned error 2
Command output: making in . for DARWIN
building in src
cd src; ../lib/aimk CC="/usr/bin/gcc-4.2" F77="f77" install
making in DARWIN/ for DARWIN
/usr/bin/gcc-4.2 -O -DCLUMP_ALLOC -DSTATISTICS -DTIMESTAMPLOG -DSANITY -I../../include -DARCHCLASS=\"DARWIN\" -DIMA_DARWIN -DSOCKADHASLEN -DNOREXEC -DRSHCOMMAND=\"/usr/bin/rsh\" -DHASSTDLIB -DNEEDMENDIAN -DHASERRORVARS -DFAKEXDRFLOAT -DSYSERRISCONST -I/usr/include/malloc -I/System/Library/Frameworks/System.framework/Headers/bsd/sys -c ../../src/pmsg.c
../../src/pmsg.c:785: error: static declaration of 'xdr_float' follows non-static declaration
/usr/include/rpc/xdr.h:376: error: previous declaration of 'xdr_float' was here
../../src/pmsg.c: In function 'xdr_float':
../../src/pmsg.c:788: warning: passing argument 2 of 'xdr_long' from incompatible pointer type
../../src/pmsg.c: At top level:
../../src/pmsg.c:794: error: static declaration of 'xdr_double' follows non-static declaration
/usr/include/rpc/xdr.h:377: error: previous declaration of 'xdr_double' was here
../../src/pmsg.c: In function 'xdr_double':
../../src/pmsg.c:797: warning: passing argument 2 of 'xdr_long' from incompatible pointer type
../../src/pmsg.c:797: warning: passing argument 2 of 'xdr_long' from incompatible pointer type
../../src/pmsg.c: In function 'enc_xdr_long':
../../src/pmsg.c:1395: warning: passing argument 2 of 'xdr_long' from incompatible pointer type
../../src/pmsg.c:1417: warning: passing argument 2 of 'xdr_long' from incompatible pointer type
../../src/pmsg.c: In function 'enc_xdr_ulong':
../../src/pmsg.c:1442: warning: passing argument 2 of 'xdr_u_long' from incompatible pointer type
../../src/pmsg.c:1461: warning: passing argument 2 of 'xdr_u_long' from incompatible pointer type
../../src/pmsg.c: In function 'dec_xdr_long':
../../src/pmsg.c:1763: warning: passing argument 2 of 'xdr_long' from incompatible pointer type
../../src/pmsg.c:1773: warning: passing argument 2 of 'xdr_long' from incompatible pointer type
../../src/pmsg.c: In function 'dec_xdr_ulong':
../../src/pmsg.c:1848: warning: passing argument 2 of 'xdr_u_long' from incompatible pointer type
../../src/pmsg.c:1858: warning: passing argument 2 of 'xdr_u_long' from incompatible pointer type
make[2]: *** [pmsg.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [s] Error 2
make: *** [all] Error 2


--> solution:
sudo rm -rf /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_science_pvm

and then:
cd /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/ports
sudo port install pvm
--> worked perfectly.