[Solved] 'flashplugin': could not find or read package

FUR10N · 2010-09-11 01:16:19

Just installed Arch Linux for the first the time, and I'm trying to get flash to work in Chromium.
I'm on a 32-bit machine [*edit: for anyone arriving here through a search this was the problem; I'm actually on a 64-bit machine].

when I run: pacman -S flashplugin
I get the message in the title (could not find or read package). I thought flashplugin was in the extra repository and I have extra and core added.

So, what is the problem?
Thanks

Last edited by FUR10N (2010-09-11 03:41:01)

Inxsible · 2010-09-11 01:19:03

try a different mirror

fsckd · 2010-09-11 01:19:38

Did you run pacman -Syu as the Beginner's Guide directs?

FUR10N · 2010-09-11 01:34:13

Inxsible wrote:

try a different mirror

I tried a different mirror but it didn't seem to help.
After changing mirrors I ran pacman -Syy and it only reported changes in core and community, not extra; so don't know if that has something to do with the problem.

fsckd wrote:

Did you run pacman -Syu as the Beginner's Guide directs?

Yes, I ran that command (and I ran it again after changing mirrors just in case.

wonder · 2010-09-11 01:36:59

paste /etc/pacman.conf and first uncommented line from /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

FUR10N · 2010-09-11 01:42:10

pacman.conf wrote:

#
# /etc/pacman.conf
#
# See the pacman.conf(5) manpage for option and repository directives
#
# GENERAL OPTIONS
#
[options]
# The following paths are commented out with their default values listed.
# If you wish to use different paths, uncomment and update the paths.
#RootDir = /
#DBPath = /var/lib/pacman/
#CacheDir = /var/cache/pacman/pkg/
#LogFile = /var/log/pacman.log
HoldPkg = pacman glibc
# If upgrades are available for these packages they will be asked for first
SyncFirst = pacman
#XferCommand = /usr/bin/wget --passive-ftp -c -O %o %u
#XferCommand = /usr/bin/curl -C - %u > %o
#CleanMethod = KeepInstalled
Architecture = auto
# Pacman won't upgrade packages listed in IgnorePkg and members of IgnoreGroup
#IgnorePkg =
#IgnoreGroup =
#NoUpgrade =
#NoExtract =
# Misc options (all disabled by default)
#UseSyslog
#ShowSize
#UseDelta
#TotalDownload
#
# REPOSITORIES
# - can be defined here or included from another file
# - pacman will search repositories in the order defined here
# - local/custom mirrors can be added here or in separate files
# - repositories listed first will take precedence when packages
# have identical names, regardless of version number
# - URLs will have $repo replaced by the name of the current repo
# - URLs will have $arch replaced by the name of the architecture
#
# Repository entries are of the format:
# [repo-name]
# Server = ServerName
# Include = IncludePath
#
# The header [repo-name] is crucial - it must be present and
# uncommented to enable the repo.
#
# The testing repositories are disabled by default. To enable, uncomment the
# repo name header and Include lines. You can add preferred servers immediately
# after the header, and they will be used before the default mirrors.
#[testing]
#Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
[core]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
[extra]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
#[community-testing]
#Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
[community]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
# If you want to run 32 bit applications on your x86_64 system,
# enable the multilib repository here.
#[multilib]
#Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
# An example of a custom package repository. See the pacman manpage for
# tips on creating your own repositories.
#[custom]
#Server = file:///home/custompkgs

mirrorlist:
Server = ftp://ftp.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/linux/di … o/os/$arch

fsckd · 2010-09-11 02:01:08

This confounds me. Can you post a transcript of what happens when you do pacman -S flashplugin? The full output hopefully has clues.

You might want to try an http mirror, just in case.

FUR10N · 2010-09-11 02:06:15

I switched to this mirror:
Server = http://mirrors.hosef.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

And then ran these commands:

[nick@nicklaptop ~]$ sudo pacman -Syy
Password:
:: Synchronizing package databases...
core 35.6K 81.9K/s 00:00:00 [######################] 100%
extra 460.1K 365.1K/s 00:00:01 [######################] 100%
community 379.9K 332.9K/s 00:00:01 [######################] 100%
[nick@nicklaptop ~]$ sudo pacman -S flashplugin
error: 'flashplugin': could not find or read package
[nick@nicklaptop ~]$

*edit: also, as indicated by the output above, it is syncing the extra repository now (I mentioned before that it wasn't but that doesn't appear to be the case anymore)

Last edited by FUR10N (2010-09-11 02:26:32)

lilsirecho · 2010-09-11 02:27:22

I am in x86_64 system and the response given for the command ...pacman -S... flashplugin .....is the same as that reported by the opening post.

Somehow the response from the system sees his request as coming from a 64bit machine, perhaps.

EDIT: Perhaps the user has multilib installed?

Last edited by lilsirecho (2010-09-11 02:29:11)

Inxsible · 2010-09-11 02:38:08

lilsirecho wrote:

EDIT: Perhaps the user has multilib installed?

Mope multilib is commented out in his pacman.conf

@OP: Can you install other apps/packages ?

FUR10N · 2010-09-11 02:38:52

I ran pacman -Qs multilib and nothing was returned, so I'm assuming that I don't have that installed.

Also, I've been able to install other packages with pacman perfectly fine.

fsckd · 2010-09-11 03:13:49

Heh, should have thought of that. Give us the output of uname -m .

fyi, multilib is a repo, not a package.

lilsirecho · 2010-09-11 03:20:06

Very weird...Try more mirrors....

FUR10N · 2010-09-11 03:31:44

Wow, egg on my face!
So, heh, apparently my laptop here has a 64-bit processor, and (I don't know why) I had always just assumed it had a 32-bit processor.

I've had this laptop for 4 years and never even though about the fact that core 2 duos are 64-bit processors.

So, anyway uname -m returned x86_64

Ok, I uncommented the multilib line, installed flash fine, and everything is just dandy now

Thanks for all of the help and fast replies, and sorry for wasting your time (now I just have to come to terms with how daft I've been).

mpz · 2010-11-14 03:40:44

Hmm, I still have same problem as OP:
* system is x86_64
* i do have multilib uncommented
* mirrorlist has both ftp and http mirrors
* core/extra repos work just fine...

Is there anything I missed?

Halcyon22 · 2010-11-14 04:05:00

If you have 86_64 you should use flashplugin-prerelease from AUR its native 64bit, it fixes a lot of the problems cause by multilib flashplugin. Either way, did you pacman -Syy? Does it sync the multilib repo?

Last edited by Halcyon22 (2010-11-14 04:05:48)

mpz · 2010-11-14 04:48:37

It's my first arch64 build and was not aware of it. Thanks, works like a charm.

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