Comment 18 for bug 566437

on maverick by uninstalling fglrx:

warning, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 59385 package 'virtualbox-3.0':
 error in Version string '3.0.12-54655_Ubuntu_karmic': invalid character in revision number
(Reading database ... 265711 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing fglrx ...
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 (--purge):
 subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 2
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                              Processing triggers for ureadahead ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 fglrx
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
warning, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 59385 package 'virtualbox-3.0':
 error in Version string '3.0.12-54655_Ubuntu_karmic': invalid character in revision number