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SashaNeedsHelp
Asked: 2020-03-17 21:24:55 +0800 CST

Stuck uninstalling ubuntu-restricted-extras

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So, I tried to follow this site https://itsfoss.com/install-adobe-flash-player-in-ubuntu-13-04/ I wanted to install flashplugin I ran sudo apt install ubuntu-restricted-extras and got stuck in the following screen Here's where it got stuck And after a while nothing happened at all. Tried to use ctrl+c to stop it, did nothing, only ctrl+z did anything, but then again, I tried to kill the terminal, and opened a new one to run the apt remove and said that dpkg was being used; then I tried to reboot and the system didn't give me the option to turn of the laptop so I used the terminal sudo reboot then I tried to use sudo apt remove ubuntu-restricted-extras and it said that it wasn't actually installed and removed two dependencies, when it got to the second one it gave me the same purple screen of death again stuck at 20%. How do I fix this? I use Ubuntu Studio 19.10

dpkg ubuntu-restricted-extras

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  1. Best Answer

    Because what you are installing is under a proprietary EULA, apt wants you to confirm that you know what you are subjecting yourself to.

    Just hit <Tab> and you should see that button highlighted. Then hit <Enter>. You should be fine.

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