package fglrx-updates (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1

[Zak B. Elep]

Strange attempt by precise to install fglrx-updates after I've purged them.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: fglrx-updates (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic-pae 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic-pae i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu2
AptOrdering: fglrx-updates: Purge
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Apr 14 01:43:56 2012
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
SourcePackage: fglrx-installer-updates
Title: package fglrx-updates (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-03-17 (28 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Daniel Letzeisen (dtl131)]

The problem for you (and the duplicate bugs) is that fglrx-updates is not removing properly/completely and produces this error:

update-rc.d: /etc/init.d/atieventsd exists during rc.d purge (use -f to force)
dpkg: error processing fglrx-updates (--purge):
 subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1

[Daniel Letzeisen (dtl131)]

For those suffering from this bug, perhaps someone should try the following command before uninstalling:
sudo /usr/sbin/update-rc.d -f atieventsd remove

[Stefano Bagnatica (thepisu)]

Thanks Dave, I solved this way:
$ sudo /usr/sbin/update-rc.d -f atieventsd remove
$ sudo dpkg --purge fglrx-amdccle
$ sudo dpkg --purge fglrx
$ sudo dpkg --purge fglrx-updates
$ sudo apt-get install fglrx fglrx-amdccle

[.salo (dwsalo)]

I don't have fglrx-amdccle package in the repository. So it's not a
solution for me ((
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Віталій Дмитрук

2012/4/28 Stefano Bagnatica <email address hidden>

> Thanks Dave, I solved this way:
> $ sudo /usr/sbin/update-rc.d -f atieventsd remove
> $ sudo dpkg --purge fglrx-amdccle
> $ sudo dpkg --purge fglrx
> $ sudo dpkg --purge fglrx-updates
> $ sudo apt-get install fglrx fglrx-amdccle
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to a
> duplicate bug report (975162).
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/981490
>
> Title:
> package fglrx-updates (not installed) failed to install/upgrade:
> subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1
>
> Status in “fglrx-installer-updates” package in Ubuntu:
> Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> Strange attempt by precise to install fglrx-updates after I've purged
> them.
>
> ProblemType: Package
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
> Package: fglrx-updates (not installed)
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic-pae 3.2.14
> Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic-pae i686
> ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu2
> AptOrdering: fglrx-updates: Purge
> Architecture: i386
> Date: Sat Apr 14 01:43:56 2012
> ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error
> exit status 1
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386
> (20110427.1)
> SourcePackage: fglrx-installer-updates
> Title: package fglrx-updates (not installed) failed to install/upgrade:
> subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1
> UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-03-17 (28 days ago)
>
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[NJC (njc)]

@Stefano, Post #5. The package is amdcccle, not amdccle. The following should read:

$ sudo /usr/sbin/update-rc.d -f atieventsd remove
$ sudo dpkg --purge fglrx-amdcccle
$ sudo dpkg --purge fglrx
$ sudo dpkg --purge fglrx-updates
$ sudo apt-get install fglrx fglrx-amdcccle