package fglrx (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1

[Joshua Bakita]

I was trying to uninstall all the AMD drivers by running sudo apt-get remove --purge fglrx fglrx_* fglrx-amdcccle* fglrx-dev* and I got the error:
Errors were encountered while processing:
 fglrx
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
It seemed to work fine by running the command again.

I'm running the latest fully updated version of Ubuntu 12.10 as of 1/22/2012.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: fglrx (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-21.32-generic 3.5.7.1
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-21-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu9
AptOrdering:
 fglrx: Purge
 fglrx-updates: Purge
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Tue Jan 22 18:06:57 2013
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: quantal
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Removing fglrx ...
 Purging configuration files for fglrx ...
 update-rc.d: /etc/init.d/atieventsd exists during rc.d purge (use -f to force)
 dpkg: error processing fglrx (--purge):
  subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1
DuplicateSignature:
 Purging configuration files for fglrx ...
 update-rc.d: /etc/init.d/atieventsd exists during rc.d purge (use -f to force)
 dpkg: error processing fglrx (--purge):
  subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1
GraphicsCard:
 Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Cedar PRO [Radeon HD 5450/6350] [1002:68f9] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: PC Partner Limited Device [174b:e164]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-01-10 (12 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-MA785GM-US2H
MarkForUpload: True
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-21-generic root=UUID=dad9f7a0-3b66-4e28-88bb-bc0ec560545a ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: fglrx-installer
Title: package fglrx (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 07/08/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: F12a
dmi.board.name: GA-MA785GM-US2H
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF12a:bd07/08/2010:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnGA-MA785GM-US2H:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnGA-MA785GM-US2H:rvr:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: GA-MA785GM-US2H
dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.8.6-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu36
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.39-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.0-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.0-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.0-0ubuntu6.1
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.99.99~git20120913.8637f772-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.20.9-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.2-0ubuntu3

[Daniel Letzeisen (dtl131)]

sudo /usr/sbin/update-rc.d -f atieventsd remove

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fglrx-installer/+bug/949641/comments/10

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.