package fglrx-core 2:15.200-0ubuntu0.2 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/etc/acpi/fglrx-powermode.sh', which is also in package fglrx 2:13.350.1-0ubuntu2

[Rudolf Sidler]

Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS

A recent update failed with above message. I was not able to resolve the conflict. As a consequence, the next start of ubuntu showed the login screen, the login was accepted, but then the screen got dark, and after a pause showed the login screen again and so on. I removed fglrx, fglrx-updates and fglrx-amdcccle and rebooted. Now i have the desktop again, but of course slow graphics and i would like to properly install graphics acceleration to do CAD stuff.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: fglrx-core 2:15.200-0ubuntu0.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-51.84-generic 3.13.11-ckt18
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-51-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
.tmp.unity.support.test.1:

ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.10
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
Date: Fri Apr 17 20:14:12 2015
DistUpgraded: 2014-04-21 11:20:54,707 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
DistroCodename: trusty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 fglrx-core, 15.200, 3.13.0-49-generic, x86_64: installed
 fglrx-core, 15.200, 3.13.0-51-generic, x86_64: installed
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Preparing to unpack .../fglrx-core_2%3a15.200-0ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb ...
 Unpacking fglrx-core (2:15.200-0ubuntu0.1) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/fglrx-core_2%3a15.200-0ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/etc/acpi/fglrx-powermode.sh', which is also in package fglrx 2:13.350.1-0ubuntu2
DuplicateSignature: package:fglrx-core:2:15.200-0ubuntu0.2:trying to overwrite '/etc/acpi/fglrx-powermode.sh', which is also in package fglrx 2:13.350.1-0ubuntu2
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/etc/acpi/fglrx-powermode.sh', which is also in package fglrx 2:13.350.1-0ubuntu2
GraphicsCard:
 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Juniper XT [Radeon HD 5770] [1002:68b8] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:0344]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-12-14 (1586 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
MachineType: To Be Filled By O.E.M. To Be Filled By O.E.M.
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-51-generic root=UUID=89183803-a98f-434f-be8c-6283b1e3d22d ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
Renderer: Software
SourcePackage: fglrx-installer
Title: package fglrx-core 2:15.200-0ubuntu0.2 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/etc/acpi/fglrx-powermode.sh', which is also in package fglrx 2:13.350.1-0ubuntu2
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-04-21 (363 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 10/08/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: P2.80
dmi.board.name: H55DE3
dmi.board.vendor: ASRock
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrP2.80:bd10/08/2010:svnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:rvnASRock:rnH55DE3:rvr:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:
dmi.product.name: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.product.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.sys.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
modified.conffile..etc.OpenCL.vendors.amdocl64.icd: [deleted]
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11.3+14.04.20150313-0ubuntu1
version.fglrx-installer: fglrx-installer N/A
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.56-1~ubuntu2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.4
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.4
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.7
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.8.2-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.3.0-1ubuntu3.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.910-0ubuntu1.6
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.10-1ubuntu2
xserver.bootTime: Sun Apr 19 17:23:22 2015
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.devices:
 input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 6
 input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 7
 input Logitech USB Laser Mouse MOUSE, id 8
 input AT Translated Set 2 keyboard KEYBOARD, id 9
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:

xserver.version: 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.7

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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