> There is no 'missing' package; there is a conflict between what is
> installed (xfs) and what he wants to install (flashplugin-nonfree), so
> I don't know if using -f would actually fix anything :) Uninstalling
> xfs would be better if he's not actually using it.
flashplugin-nonfree conflicts with xfs (<< 1:1.0.1-5)
xfs (version 1:1.0.1-0ubuntu2) is installed.
Its saying version 1:1.0.1-0ubuntu2 is installed but flash conflicts
with xfs earlier than 1:1.0.1-5 (If you like, the debian policy manual
tells you how it breaks apart the version number for comparision. In
this case its "1" "1.0.1" and "5" versus "1" "1.0.1" and "0ubuntu2").
So the flashplayer could work if he had a newer xfs (or removed it)
Since dpkg can only use packages already installed or specified on the
cmd line, it then throws an error.
If you run apt-get -f install, it will see the broken package and
suggest upgrading or removing something to solve the problem. In this
case if a new enough xfs was available it will take that. If its not,
it will suggest removing something, most likely the flash player.
Looking at packages.ubuntu.com, that version of xfs isn't available.
So either the packager made a mistake, or you really aren't able to
have xfs installed (which doesn't make much sense off hand)
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