package clinfo (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/clinfo', which is also in package fglrx-updates-core 2:15.200-0ubuntu4

[vitorafsr]

Just tried to install clinfo and was told it was not possible.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
Package: clinfo (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-18.18-generic 3.19.6
Uname: Linux 3.19.0-18-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun May 31 16:22:11 2015
DuplicateSignature: package:clinfo:(not installed):trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/clinfo', which is also in package fglrx-updates-core 2:15.200-0ubuntu4
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/clinfo', which is also in package fglrx-updates-core 2:15.200-0ubuntu4
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-04-23 (37 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.17.25ubuntu1
 apt 1.0.9.7ubuntu4
SourcePackage: clinfo
Title: package clinfo (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/clinfo', which is also in package fglrx-updates-core 2:15.200-0ubuntu4
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Hans Joachim Desserud (hjd)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 1457650, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.