Comment 0 for bug 277280

Binary package hint: xorg-driver-fglrx

I tried to install xorg-driver-fglrx:

This is the output:

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aptitude install xorg-driver-fglrx-envy
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
Couldn't find any package whose name or description matched "xorg-driver-fglrx-envy"
Couldn't find any package whose name or description matched "xorg-driver-fglrx-envy"
No packages will be installed, upgraded, or removed.
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 0B will be used.
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done

root@petra-linux:~# aptitude install xorg-driver-fglrx
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
The following packages are BROKEN:
  xserver-xorg-core
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  dkms{a} fakeroot{a} fglrx-amdcccle{a} fglrx-kernel-source{a} libstdc++5{a} patch{a} xorg-driver-fglrx
0 packages upgraded, 7 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 20.5MB of archives. After unpacking 56.5MB will be used.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
  xserver-xorg-core: Conflicts: xserver-xorg-video-2 which is a virtual package.
The following actions will resolve these dependencies:

Keep the following packages at their current version:
fglrx-amdcccle [Not Installed]
xorg-driver-fglrx [Not Installed]

Score is -9872

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I also tried installing with envyng, which fails as well.

lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu intrepid (development branch)
Release: 8.10

apt-cache policy xorg-driver-fglrx
xorg-driver-fglrx:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 2:8.532-0ubuntu5
  Version table:
     2:8.532-0ubuntu5 0
        500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/multiverse Packages

Cheers, Pattrick