package fglrx 2:15.200-0ubuntu0.4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[Daniel Naftalovich]

Had issues logging in to any account using the visual desktop environment (I would input correct password and it would remove the accounts choices and look like starting a log in, then screen would go black for a few moments, then back to the login page), but accounts all log in fine from terminal and ssh. Tried several installations in single user mode that resulted in something like:

Errors were encountered while processing:
fglrx
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

eventually I'm able to log in in the visual environment again after many attempts; I think what did it was:

rm ~/.Xauthority

Upon logging in received a ton of 'system problem has been detected; do you want to report?' prompts; this is one of them (or all of them combined?), lost track. Sorry not more helpful, not sure what's going on. Seems to be functioning now just popping up some notices like these.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: fglrx 2:15.200-0ubuntu0.4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-62.102-generic 3.13.11-ckt24
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-62-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.12
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: Tue Aug 11 21:32:55 2015
DistUpgraded: 2015-08-11 21:35:23,844 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
DistroCodename: trusty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 fglrx-core, 15.200, 3.13.0-62-generic, x86_64: installed
 fglrx-core, 15.200, 3.2.0-89-generic, x86_64: installed
DuplicateSignature: package:fglrx:2:15.200-0ubuntu0.4:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
GraphicsCard:
 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Juniper XT [Radeon HD 5770] [1002:68b8] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:6880]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-09-08 (1801 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100816.1)
MachineType: HP-Pavilion BK175AA-ABA HPE-270f
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-62-generic root=UUID=835fba27-7008-4d43-8d86-56bac646a41b ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.4
 apt 1.0.1ubuntu2.10
SourcePackage: fglrx-installer
Title: package fglrx 2:15.200-0ubuntu0.4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2015-08-12 (2 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 04/09/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 5.28
dmi.board.name: TRUCKEE
dmi.board.vendor: PEGATRON CORPORATION
dmi.board.version: 1.04E01
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr5.28:bd04/09/2010:svnHP-Pavilion:pnBK175AA-ABAHPE-270f:pvr:rvnPEGATRONCORPORATION:rnTRUCKEE:rvr1.04E01:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: BK175AA-ABA HPE-270f
dmi.sys.vendor: HP-Pavilion
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 2.4.60-2~ubuntu14.04.1
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: Fri Aug 14 15:32:52 2015
xserver.configfile: /etc/X11/xorg.conf
xserver.devices:
 input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 6
 input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 7
 input Lite-On Technology Corp. USB Multimedia Keyboard KEYBOARD, id 8
 input Lite-On Technology Corp. USB Multimedia Keyboard KEYBOARD, id 9
xserver.errors:
 AIGLX error: failed to open /usr/X11R6/lib64/modules/dri/fglrx_dri.so, error[/usr/X11R6/lib64/modules/dri/fglrx_dri.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory]
 AIGLX error: failed to open /usr/lib64/dri/fglrx_dri.so, error[/usr/lib64/dri/fglrx_dri.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory]
 AIGLX error: failed to open /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/dri/fglrx_dri.so, error[/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/dri/fglrx_dri.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory]
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.version: 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.7
xserver.video_driver: fglrx

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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