package fglrx (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 [/usr/share/ati/fglrx-uninstall.sh: line 32: /etc/ati/fglrx-uninstall.log: No such file or directory]

[wms121]

..can't remove fglrx. Trying to access GPUCAPS on Win7 disk (partition) using wine 1.2 so I can check the GPU card using CAPS

(which by the way gave me the first real test of my GPU ~ HD Radeon 4850.) I am having issues using any of the resources from

the ATI sites, NVIDIA sites, and AMD sites using Ubuntu (both 10.04 on CAELinux and 12.10 on Ubuntu Server.)

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 william@specialsystems:~$ sudo apt-get install -f
[sudo] password for william:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  libavformat-dev libaccess-bridge-java libzipios++0c2a fglrx libavutil-dev
  libavcodec-dev libgl2ps0 tcl8.4-dev libswscale-dev libaccess-bridge-java-jni
  libvtk5.2-qt4 tk8.4-dev libvtk5.2 libpq-dev fglrx-amdcccle
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following extra packages will be installed:
  fglrx
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  fglrx
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/29.2MB of archives.
After this operation, 100MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y
(Reading database ... 676776 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking fglrx (from .../fglrx_2%3a8.723.1-0ubuntu6_amd64.deb) ...
/usr/share/ati/fglrx-uninstall.sh: line 32: /etc/ati/fglrx-uninstall.log: No such file or directory

[Warning] Uninstall : inst_path_default or inst_path_override
 does not exist in /etc/ati. This suggests that the AMD driver
 is not installed, the AMD driver is only partially installed,
 or the current AMD driver installed is an older version than the
 one this script was designed for. Both files listed above are
 required for determining where installed files are located.
 To force uninstallation of the driver by guessing where the
 uninstallation files are located, set the force option
 re-run /usr/share/ati/fglrx-uninstall.sh (this is not recommended).

dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/fglrx_2%3a8.723.1-0ubuntu6_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/fglrx_2%3a8.723.1-0ubuntu6_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
william@specialsystems:~$

---------------------------------------------------------------------operations/commands screen from terminal---------------------------------------------

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: fglrx (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-45.101-generic 2.6.32.60+drm33.26
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-45-generic x86_64
AptOrdering:
 fglrx: Install
 fglrx: Configure
 fglrx-amdcccle: Configure
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Jan 3 03:09:17 2013
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: CAELinux2011 - Release amd64
MachineType: Dell Inc. Studio XPS 435MT
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-45-generic root=UUID=0a288204-0aa2-4576-a101-a859a1aad3d9 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
XorgConf:

dmi.bios.date: 11/14/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 1.0.2
dmi.board.name: 0R849J
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A00
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvr1.0.2:bd11/14/2008:svnDellInc.:pnStudioXPS435MT:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0R849J:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Studio XPS 435MT
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 codename: lucid
 architecture: x86_64
 kernel: 2.6.32-45-generic

[dino99 (9d9)]

That version is no more supported; and backport is not expected as its not a 'security' problem