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Can some one please help, I have a new laptop a HP455 from ebuyer and its throwing up the following complains when trying to install the security and hardware support package in update manager: 

installArchives() failed: 
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(Reading database ... 185836 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking fglrx-core (from .../fglrx-core_1%%3a14.201-0ubuntu2wataugafour2_amd64.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/fglrx-core_1%%3a14.201-0ubuntu2wataugafour2_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/etc/acpi/fglrx-powermode.sh', which is also in package fglrx 2:14.201-0ubuntu1
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/fglrx-core_1%%3a14.201-0ubuntu2wataugafour2_amd64.deb
Error in function: 
SystemError: E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

I am at a bit of a loss with this and wondering if someone could point me in the right direction.

sparky51
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I have since solved this problem.

If you look in the proprietary drivers list, you will see a driver that is enabled that prevents loading of invalid fglrx drivers.

If you deactivate this, then reboot, the Security and Hardware support package will install.

Zanna
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sparky51
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