xorg-driver-fglrx is uninstallable

[tdflanders]

Binary package hint: landscape-client

thomas@thomas-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get -fy update ; sudo apt-get -fy upgrade ; sudo apt-get -fy dist-upgrade ; sudo apt-get -fy install ; sudo dpkg --configure -a ; sudo update-manager -c -d ; sudo synaptic
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 8.10 _Intrepid Ibex_ - Alpha i386 (20080917.1) intrepid/main Translation-en_GB
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Hit http://security.ubuntu.com intrepid-security Release.gpg
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Hit http://archive.canonical.com intrepid Release.gpg
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Ign http://download.skype.com stable Release.gpg
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main Translation-en_GB
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Hit http://archive.canonical.com intrepid Release
Hit http://download.virtualbox.org hardy Release.gpg
Ign http://download.virtualbox.org hardy/non-free Translation-en_GB
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/restricted Translation-en_GB
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/universe Translation-en_GB
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/multiverse Translation-en_GB
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid-updates Release.gpg
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Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid-backports Release.gpg
Ign http://download.skype.com stable/non-free Translation-en_GB
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com intrepid-security Release
Hit http://archive.canonical.com intrepid/partner Packages
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Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid-proposed Release.gpg
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Ign http://download.skype.com stable Release
Hit http://archive.canonical.com intrepid/partner Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com intrepid-security/main Packages
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Get: 2 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid Release [65.9kB]
Hit http://download.virtualbox.org hardy/non-free Packages
Hit http://download.skype.com stable/non-free Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com intrepid-security/restricted Packages
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Hit http://security.ubuntu.com intrepid-security/main Sources
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Hit http://security.ubuntu.com intrepid-security/universe Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com intrepid-security/universe Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com intrepid-security/multiverse Packages
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid-updates Release
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid-backports Release
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid-proposed Release
Get: 3 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main Packages [1251kB]
Get: 4 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/restricted Packages [7412B]
Get: 5 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/restricted Sources [2388B]
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Get: 7 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/multiverse Sources [95.3kB]
Get: 8 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/universe Sources [1976kB]
Get: 9 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/universe Packages [4554kB]
Get: 10 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/multiverse Packages [205kB]
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid-updates/main Packages
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid-updates/restricted Packages
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid-updates/restricted Sources
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid-updates/main Sources
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid-updates/multiverse Sources
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid-updates/universe Sources
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid-updates/universe Packages
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Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid-backports/main Packages
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid-backports/restricted Packages
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid-backports/universe Packages
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid-backports/multiverse Packages
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid-backports/main Sources
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid-backports/restricted Sources
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid-backports/universe Sources
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid-backports/multiverse Sources
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid-proposed/restricted Packages
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid-proposed/main Packages
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid-proposed/multiverse Packages
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid-proposed/universe Packages
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid-proposed/restricted Sources
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid-proposed/main Sources
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid-proposed/multiverse Sources
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid-proposed/universe Sources
Fetched 8651kB in 8min54s (16.2kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages have been kept back:
  xorg-driver-fglrx
The following packages will be upgraded:
  gnome-system-tools tasksel tasksel-data
3 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
Need to get 2899kB of archives.
After this operation, 831kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get: 1 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main tasksel-data 2.73ubuntu9 [42.3kB]
Get: 2 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main tasksel 2.73ubuntu9 [64.7kB]
Get: 3 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main gnome-system-tools 2.22.1-0ubuntu1 [2792kB]
Fetched 2899kB in 2min57s (16.4kB/s)
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 189582 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace tasksel-data 2.73ubuntu8 (using .../tasksel-data_2.73ubuntu9_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement tasksel-data ...
Preparing to replace tasksel 2.73ubuntu8 (using .../tasksel_2.73ubuntu9_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement tasksel ...
Preparing to replace gnome-system-tools 2.22.0-1ubuntu2 (using .../gnome-system-tools_2.22.1-0ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement gnome-system-tools ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Processing triggers for menu ...
Setting up gnome-system-tools (2.22.1-0ubuntu1) ...

Setting up tasksel-data (2.73ubuntu9) ...
Setting up tasksel (2.73ubuntu9) ...

Processing triggers for menu ...
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages have been kept back:
  xorg-driver-fglrx
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  nvidia-kernel-common
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
thomas@thomas-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get source xorg-driver-fglrx
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Need to get 46.2MB of source archives.
Get: 1 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/multiverse fglrx-installer 2:8.532-0ubuntu5 (dsc) [1415B]
Get: 2 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/multiverse fglrx-installer 2:8.532-0ubuntu5 (tar) [46.2MB]
37% [2 fglrx-installer 17228283/46.2MB 37%]
Get: 3 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/multiverse fglrx-installer 2:8.532-0ubuntu5 (tar) [46.2MB]
Err http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/multiverse fglrx-installer 2:8.532-0ubuntu5 (tar)
  Cannot initiate the connection to gb.archive.ubuntu.com:80 (194.169.254.10). - connect (101 Network is unreachable)
Err http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/multiverse fglrx-installer 2:8.532-0ubuntu5 (diff)
  Cannot initiate the connection to gb.archive.ubuntu.com:80 (194.169.254.10). - connect (101 Network is unreachable)
Fetched 1415B in 32min1s (1B/s)
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/multiverse/f/fglrx-installer/fglrx-installer_8.532.orig.tar.gz Cannot initiate the connection to gb.archive.ubuntu.com:80 (194.169.254.10). - connect (101 Network is unreachable)
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/multiverse/f/fglrx-installer/fglrx-installer_8.532-0ubuntu5.diff.gz Cannot initiate the connection to gb.archive.ubuntu.com:80 (194.169.254.10). - connect (101 Network is unreachable)
E: Failed to fetch some archives.
thomas@thomas-laptop:~$
thomas@thomas-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get source xorg-driver-fglrx
[sudo] password for thomas:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Skipping already downloaded file 'fglrx-installer_8.532-0ubuntu5.dsc'
Need to get 46.2MB of source archives.
Get: 1 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/multiverse fglrx-installer 2:8.532-0ubuntu5 (tar) [46.2MB]
Get: 2 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/multiverse fglrx-installer 2:8.532-0ubuntu5 (diff) [25.2kB]
Fetched 27.2MB in 44min36s (10.2kB/s)
gpg: WARNING: unsafe ownership on configuration file `/home/thomas/.gnupg/gpg.conf'
gpg: Signature made Thu 25 Sep 2008 09:49:37 BST using DSA key ID 76682A37
gpg: Can't check signature: public key not found
dpkg-source: extracting fglrx-installer in fglrx-installer-8.532
dpkg-source: info: unpacking fglrx-installer_8.532.orig.tar.gz
dpkg-source: info: applying fglrx-installer_8.532-0ubuntu5.diff.gz
thomas@thomas-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get --reinstall install xorg-driver-fglrx
[sudo] password for thomas:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.

Since you only requested a single operation it is extremely likely that
the package is simply not installable and a bug report against
that package should be filed.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies.
  xorg-driver-fglrx: Depends: xserver-xorg-core but it is not going to be installed
E: Broken packages
thomas@thomas-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get build-dep xorg-driver-fglrx
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed
  cdbs fdupes
0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/1048kB of archives.
After this operation, 1528kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Selecting previously deselected package fdupes.
(Reading database ... 189616 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking fdupes (from .../fdupes_1.50-PR2-1_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package cdbs.
Unpacking cdbs (from .../cdbs_0.4.52ubuntu7_all.deb) ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Processing triggers for doc-base ...
Processing 1 added doc-base file(s)...
Registering documents with scrollkeeper...
Setting up fdupes (1.50-PR2-1) ...
Setting up cdbs (0.4.52ubuntu7) ...

thomas@thomas-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get --reinstall install xorg-driver-fglrx
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.

Since you only requested a single operation it is extremely likely that
the package is simply not installable and a bug report against
that package should be filed.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies.
  xorg-driver-fglrx: Depends: xserver-xorg-core but it is not going to be installed
E: Broken packages
thomas@thomas-laptop:~$

System info:

thomas@thomas-laptop:~$ lsb_release -rd ; uname -a ; apt-cache policy linux xorg apt
Description: Ubuntu intrepid (development branch)
Release: 8.10
Linux thomas-laptop 2.6.27-4-generic #1 SMP Wed Sep 24 01:30:51 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux
linux:
  Installed: 2.6.27.4.4
  Candidate: 2.6.27.4.4
  Version table:
 *** 2.6.27.4.4 0
        500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/restricted Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     2.6.27.3.3 0
        500 cdrom://Ubuntu 8.10 _Intrepid Ibex_ - Alpha i386 (20080917.1) intrepid/restricted Packages
xorg:
  Installed: 1:7.4~2ubuntu4
  Candidate: 1:7.4~2ubuntu4
  Version table:
 *** 1:7.4~2ubuntu4 0
        500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     1:7.4~2ubuntu1 0
        500 cdrom://Ubuntu 8.10 _Intrepid Ibex_ - Alpha i386 (20080917.1) intrepid/main Packages
apt:
  Installed: 0.7.14ubuntu6
  Candidate: 0.7.14ubuntu6
  Version table:
 *** 0.7.14ubuntu6 0
        500 cdrom://Ubuntu 8.10 _Intrepid Ibex_ - Alpha i386 (20080917.1) intrepid/main Packages
        500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
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