package fglrx 2:8.723.1-0ubuntu5 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 2

[suresh vishwanath]

I tried removing it using command prompt by using the commands given on different forums and re install it but nothing worked.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: fglrx 2:8.723.1-0ubuntu5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-34.77-generic 2.6.32.44+drm33.19
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-34-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Nov 1 23:31:08 2011
DkmsStatus:
 virtualbox-ose, 3.1.6, 2.6.32-33-generic, i686: installed
 virtualbox-ose, 3.1.6, 2.6.32-27-generic, i686: installed
 virtualbox-ose, 3.1.6, 2.6.24-28-generic, i686: built
 virtualbox-ose, 3.1.6, 2.6.32-34-generic, i686: installed
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 2
Lsusb:
 Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: TOSHIBA Satellite A105
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   no card
ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=104c8925-bfc9-4f0f-b456-f852720a4c69 ro quiet splash
SourcePackage: fglrx-installer
Title: package fglrx 2:8.723.1-0ubuntu5 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 2
dmi.bios.date: 10/23/2006
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
dmi.bios.version: 2.10
dmi.board.name: MPAD-MSAE Customer Reference Boards
dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corporation
dmi.board.version: Not Applicable
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: No Enclosure
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvr2.10:bd10/23/2006:svnTOSHIBA:pnSatelliteA105:pvrPSAA8U-0FH02K:rvnIntelCorporation:rnMPAD-MSAECustomerReferenceBoards:rvrNotApplicable:cvnNoEnclosure:ct1:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: Satellite A105
dmi.product.version: PSAA8U-0FH02K
dmi.sys.vendor: TOSHIBA
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 codename: lucid
 architecture: i686
 kernel: 2.6.32-34-generic

[Daniel Letzeisen (dtl131)]

The problem:
update-alternatives: using /usr/lib/mesa/ld.so.conf to provide /etc/ld.so.conf.d/GL.conf (gl_conf) in auto mode.

dpkg-divert: mismatch on package

  when removing `diversion of /usr/lib/libGL.so.1.2 to /usr/lib/fglrx/libGL.so.1.2.xlibmesa by fglrx'

  found `diversion of /usr/lib/libGL.so.1.2 to /usr/lib/fglrx/libGL.so.1.2.xlibmesa by xorg-driver-fglrx'

dpkg: error processing fglrx (--remove):

 subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 2

The solution:
sudo dpkg-divert --remove /usr/lib/libGL.so.1.2