package fglrx (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Daniel Lucas]

Whilst upgrading to 10.04 kubuntu from DVD in issue 5 of ubuntu user the error occured

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: fglrx (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.42-generic-pae 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic-pae i686
AptOrdering:
 fglrx: Install
 fglrx: Configure
 fglrx-amdcccle: Configure
 fglrx-kernel-source: Configure
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Sep 6 22:47:13 2010
DkmsStatus:

ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
MachineType: To Be Filled By O.E.M. To Be Filled By O.E.M.
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-24-generic-pae root=UUID=86ffeb4f-7254-4444-b55a-b62196afa528 ro quiet splash
SourcePackage: fglrx-installer
Title: package fglrx (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
dmi.bios.date: 02/24/2004
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 1005.003
dmi.board.name: P4P800S/SE
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.:bvr1005.003:bd02/24/2004:svnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:rvnASUSTeKComputerInc.:rnP4P800S/SE:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
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.
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 codename: lucid
 architecture: i686
 kernel: 2.6.32-24-generic-pae