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sudo apt-get remove --purge fglrx*
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package fglrx-14.10.1006.1001
E: Couldn't find any package by regex 'fglrx-14.10.1006.1001'

I am trying to completely remove the last remnants of the current ATI/AMD FGLRX driver I downloaded from them. When I run the above command, I get the above output. How can I remove this entry from DKMS?

Buford T. Justice
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Not sure that is what's causing the problem here, but you probably don't mean to have the pattern expanded by the shell, so you should quote it:

If you have a file fglrx-14.10.1006.1001 in the current directory,
the command 

sudo apt-get remove --purge fglrx*

gets expanded to 

sudo apt-get remove --purge fglrx-14.10.1006.1001

which would explain why apt-get is looking for that package.

Quote the pattern like this to prevent the shell interpreting the *:

sudo apt-get remove --purge "fglrx*"
Volker Siegel
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  • Thanks. I guess it is not really installed anymore, but I would like to remove that entry if possible. Just seems odd it is there. When I installed and uninstalled the driver, I remember DKMS was having an issue with that file name so I figured the two were related somehow. Can the entry be removed? – Buford T. Justice Sep 17 '14 at 04:01
  • Thanks! I did have a folder in the home directory I was in with that name. After I deleted it, the original command I posted earlier worked without issue. – Buford T. Justice Sep 17 '14 at 04:07
  • Done. Mind if I ask you one more question? In Additional Drivers, what is the difference between fglrx and fglrx-updates? – Buford T. Justice Sep 17 '14 at 04:10
  • I don't know - but it's better to ask it as a separate question anyway. Then, an answer can help others too. – Volker Siegel Sep 17 '14 at 04:12
  • http://askubuntu.com/questions/66707/differences-between-the-2-fglrx-graphics-drivers – Buford T. Justice Sep 17 '14 at 04:14