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

[Panagiotis Papadopoulos]

I tried to switch drivers using jockey at some point, which failed and must have left a bit of a mess. So when i ran "sudo apt-get remove --purge fglrx fglrx_* fglrx-amdcccle* fglrx-dev* " the fglrx part failed. Running just the fglrx part again seems to have worked

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: fglrx (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-33.52-generic 3.2.31
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-33-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

.tmp.unity.support.test.1:

ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu15
AptOrdering:
 fglrx: Purge
 fglrx-amdcccle-updates: Purge
 fglrx-updates: Purge
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Sun Nov 25 12:28:28 2012
DistUpgraded: 2012-04-26 20:00:28,079 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
DistroCodename: precise
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1
GraphicsCard:
 Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Cypress [Radeon HD 5800 Series] [1002:6899] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Device [1002:0b00]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
JockeyStatus:
 xorg:fglrx - ATI/AMD proprietary FGLRX graphics driver (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
 xorg:fglrx_updates - ATI/AMD proprietary FGLRX graphics driver (post-release updates) (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-MA790FXT-UD5P
MarkForUpload: True
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.2.0-33-generic root=UUID=8e17631f-d21a-4f3d-8727-4e3b313e85a2 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: fglrx-installer
Title: package fglrx (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-26 (212 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 11/03/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: F8c
dmi.board.name: GA-MA790FXT-UD5P
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.board.version: x.x
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF8c:bd11/03/2009:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnGA-MA790FXT-UD5P:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnGA-MA790FXT-UD5P:rvrx.x:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: GA-MA790FXT-UD5P
dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.8-0ubuntu1.4
version.fglrx-installer: fglrx-installer N/A
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu36
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.32-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.4-0ubuntu0.2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.4-0ubuntu0.2
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu10.8
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.0-0ubuntu1.2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4.2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2

[Daniel Letzeisen (dtl131)]

It looks like bug 949641
Running this command before purging/removing fglrx packages does the trick:
sudo /usr/sbin/update-rc.d -f atieventsd remove