package fglrx-updates-core (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/clinfo', which is also in package clinfo 0.0.20130513-1

[Steffen Kieß]

fglrx-updates-core and clinfo both contain /usr/bin/clinfo

sudo apt-get install fglrx-updates-core
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  libinsighttoolkit3.20 libprocess-cpp1
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  fglrx-updates-core
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 16 not upgraded.
Need to get 72.1 MB of archives.
After this operation, 297 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/restricted fglrx-updates-core amd64 2:15.200-0ubuntu0.5 [72.1 MB]
Fetched 72.1 MB in 1s (42.5 MB/s)
Selecting previously unselected package fglrx-updates-core.
(Reading database ... 1709767 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../fglrx-updates-core_2%3a15.200-0ubuntu0.5_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking fglrx-updates-core (2:15.200-0ubuntu0.5) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/fglrx-updates-core_2%3a15.200-0ubuntu0.5_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/clinfo', which is also in package clinfo 0.0.20130513-1
dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/fglrx-updates-core_2%3a15.200-0ubuntu0.5_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

After uninstalling clinfo, installing fglrx-updates-core works.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: fglrx-updates-core (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-68.111-generic 3.13.11-ckt27
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-68-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
 NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 340.96 Sun Nov 8 22:33:28 PST 2015
 GCC version: gcc version 4.8.4 (Ubuntu 4.8.4-2ubuntu1~14.04)
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.19
AptOrdering:
 fglrx-updates-core: Install
 fglrx-updates-core: Configure
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Nov 25 15:46:33 2015
DistUpgraded: 2014-07-25 13:32:10,513 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
DistroCodename: trusty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Preparing to unpack .../fglrx-updates-core_2%3a15.200-0ubuntu0.5_amd64.deb ...
 Unpacking fglrx-updates-core (2:15.200-0ubuntu0.5) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/fglrx-updates-core_2%3a15.200-0ubuntu0.5_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/clinfo', which is also in package clinfo 0.0.20130513-1
DuplicateSignature: package:fglrx-updates-core:(not installed):trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/clinfo', which is also in package clinfo 0.0.20130513-1
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/clinfo', which is also in package clinfo 0.0.20130513-1
GraphicsCard:
 NVIDIA Corporation GF100 [GeForce GTX 480] [10de:06c0] (rev a3) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: NVIDIA Corporation Device [10de:075f]
 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Hawaii PRO [Radeon R9 290] [1002:67b1] (rev 80) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: PC Partner Limited / Sapphire Technology Device [174b:e324]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-01-24 (1401 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.13.0-68-generic root=UUID=87590bd3-2d24-44b1-8b96-12e2edd6c009 ro rootflags=subvol=@ quiet splash
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.4
 apt 1.0.1ubuntu2.10
SourcePackage: fglrx-installer-updates
Title: package fglrx-updates-core (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/clinfo', which is also in package clinfo 0.0.20130513-1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-07-25 (488 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 11/22/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 3302
dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: P8Z77 WS
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr3302:bd11/22/2012:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnP8Z77WS:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11.3+14.04.20150313-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu36
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.60-2~ubuntu14.04.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.5
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.5
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
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: Wed Nov 25 15:41:14 2015
xserver.configfile: /etc/X11/xorg.conf
xserver.devices:
 input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 6
 input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 7
 input Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse MOUSE, id 8
 input HID 046a:0011 KEYBOARD, id 9
 input Eee PC WMI hotkeys KEYBOARD, id 10
xserver.errors:

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.