@Alberto, assigning to you; it looks like a pretty straightforward packaging bug. Just need to make sure /usr/lib/dri exists.
** Summary changed: - package fglrx 2:8.861-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: update-alternatives: error: unable to make /usr/lib/dri/fglrx_dri.so.dpkg-tmp a symlink to /etc/alternatives/x86_64-linux-gnu_fglrx_dri: No such file or directory + package fglrx 2:8.861-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade due to missing /usr/lib/dri ** Description changed: + [Problem] + The /usr/lib/dri directory was not present, so fglrx failed to install. Simply running "sudo mkdir /usr/lib/dri" fixed this problem for me. Installing gstreamer apparently also causes the directory to be created so installing gstreamer first will allow avoiding the problem. + + + [Original Report] Tried to install fglrx earlier, but this did not succeed. Rebooted and installed mesa-utils, but this did not succeed either. Got this log in the terminal: The program 'glxinfo' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing: sudo apt-get install mesa-utils p-i@pi-MS-7125-oneiric-alpha2:~$ sudo apt-get install mesa-utils - [sudo] password for p-i: + [sudo] password for p-i: Reading package lists... Done - Building dependency tree + Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following NEW packages will be installed: - mesa-utils + mesa-utils 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. 2 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 30.3 kB of archives. After this operation, 152 kB of additional disk space will be used. Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/universe mesa-utils amd64 8.0.1+git20110129+d8f7d6b-0ubuntu2 [30.3 kB] - Fetched 30.3 kB in 0s (72.0 kB/s) + Fetched 30.3 kB in 0s (72.0 kB/s) Selecting previously deselected package mesa-utils. (Reading database ... 126439 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking mesa-utils (from .../mesa-utils_8.0.1+git20110129+d8f7d6b-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb) ... Processing triggers for man-db ... Setting up fglrx (2:8.861-0ubuntu2) ... update-alternatives: using /usr/lib/fglrx/ld.so.conf to provide /etc/ld.so.conf.d/x86_64-linux-gnu_GL.conf (x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf) in auto mode. update-alternatives: error: unable to make /usr/lib/dri/fglrx_dri.so.dpkg-tmp a symlink to /etc/alternatives/x86_64-linux-gnu_fglrx_dri: No such file or directory dpkg: error processing fglrx (--configure): - subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 + subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of fglrx-amdcccle: - fglrx-amdcccle depends on fglrx; however: - Package fglrx is not configured yet. + fglrx-amdcccle depends on fglrx; however: + Package fglrx is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing fglrx-amdcccle (--configure): - dependency problems - leaving unconfigured + dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Setting up mesa-utils (8.0.1+git20110129+d8f7d6b-0ubuntu2) ... No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure. - Errors were encountered while processing: - fglrx - fglrx-amdcccle + Errors were encountered while processing: + fglrx + fglrx-amdcccle E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) p-i@pi-MS-7125-oneiric-alpha2:~$ ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: fglrx 2:8.861-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0-3.4-generic 3.0.0-rc5 Uname: Linux 3.0-3-generic x86_64 AptOrdering: - mesa-utils: Install - fglrx: Configure - fglrx-amdcccle: Configure - mesa-utils: Configure + mesa-utils: Install + fglrx: Configure + fglrx-amdcccle: Configure + mesa-utils: Configure Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri Jul 8 06:52:14 2011 ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Alpha amd64 (20110705.1) SourcePackage: fglrx-installer Title: package fglrx 2:8.861-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Changed in: fglrx-installer (Ubuntu Oneiric) Assignee: Canonical X.org (canonical-x) => Alberto Milone (albertomilone) ** Changed in: fglrx-installer (Ubuntu Oneiric) Status: Confirmed => Triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/807347 Title: package fglrx 2:8.861-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade due to missing /usr/lib/dri To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fglrx-installer/+bug/807347/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
