Need help with removing Opera browser

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I tried to install opera from .deb file downloaded from their website. But it got stuck at 55%. So I closed the window. Then i discovered that it got installed and opened nicely. But after i couldn't run sudo apt update or install any app and even remove opera. When i run
"sudo dpkg --configure -a" I get this and it just stays like this forever. Can anyone help me?

sudo dpkg --configure -a
[sudo] password for xxxxxxx
Setting up opera-stable (73.0.3856.329) ...
dpkg: error processing package opera-stable (--configure):
installed opera-stable package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
Setting up pepperflashplugin-nonfree (1.8.6ubuntu1) ...
--2021-01-08 01:06:46--  https://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/webservices/json/?platform_type=Linux&platform_arch=x86_64&browser_dist=Chrome
Resolving get.adobe.com (get.adobe.com)... 193.104.215.66
Connecting to get.adobe.com (get.adobe.com)|193.104.215.66|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found
Location: https://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/end-of-life.html?platform_type=Linux&platform_arch=x86_64&browser_dist=Chrome [following]
--2021-01-08 01:06:47--  https://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/end-of-life.html?platform_type=Linux&platform_arch=x86_64&browser_dist=Chrome
Resolving www.adobe.com (www.adobe.com)... 103.15.244.233, 103.15.244.232, 2600:140f:7::1739:4c1d, ...
Connecting to www.adobe.com (www.adobe.com)|103.15.244.233|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response...

No. Because I din't get the right answer there. – Mugdho MNS. Jan 07 '21 at 19:58 — Mugdho MNS., Jan 07 '21 at 19:58
how do i close my question? – Mugdho MNS. Jan 07 '21 at 20:04 — Mugdho MNS., Jan 07 '21 at 20:04
no. I am not seeing any banner. – Mugdho MNS. Jan 07 '21 at 20:07 — Mugdho MNS., Jan 07 '21 at 20:07

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 07 '21 at 19:21

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Flash is obsolete now.

Run

 sudo apt purge pepperflashplugin-nonfree

to uninstall it.

answered Jan 07 '21 at 19:21

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Waiting for cache lock: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend. It is held by process 5107 (dpkg) can't end this process – Mugdho MNS. Jan 07 '21 at 19:25
Reboot and try again – Pilot6 Jan 07 '21 at 19:26
sudo apt purge pepperflashplugin-nonfree [sudo] password for vvv: E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem. – Mugdho MNS. Jan 07 '21 at 19:31
Is there any other way i can remove opera completely by deleting files? – Mugdho MNS. Jan 07 '21 at 19:37
Deleting files will make things worse. – Pilot6 Jan 07 '21 at 19:38
But i get this after running the command you gave: sudo apt purge pepperflashplugin-nonfree [sudo] password for : E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem. – Mugdho MNS. Jan 07 '21 at 19:39
It was a bad idea to interrupt dpkg. Now I don't know how to resolve this simply. – Pilot6 Jan 07 '21 at 19:40
can timeshift help me? – Mugdho MNS. Jan 07 '21 at 19:42
If you have a backup there, it can help. – Pilot6 Jan 07 '21 at 19:43
I had back ups . Now lets try that. – Mugdho MNS. Jan 07 '21 at 19:44
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@MugdhoMNS. Did you try the suggestion, i.e., running sudo dpkg --configure -a? If that still doesn't work, run sudo dpkg -P pepperflashplugin-nonfree and then retry sudo dpkg --configure -a. – Kulfy Jan 07 '21 at 19:45
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Thanks for helping me Kulfy. It worked – Mugdho MNS. Jan 07 '21 at 19:50
This seems to have happened because Opera's .deb file still recommends pepperflashplugin-nonfree. The latter ought to be turned into a dummy package in the Ubuntu archive. Please feel free to help pointing that out at bug #1871471. – Gunnar Hjalmarsson Jan 07 '21 at 21:58

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Jan 08 '21 at 08:47

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Reboot and then run:

sudo dpkg -P pepperflashplugin-nonfree 
sudo dpkg --configure -a

edited Jan 08 '21 at 08:47

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answered Jan 07 '21 at 19:52

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Need help with removing Opera browser

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