Bug#634087: [glx-diversions] fails to install, "ERROR: /usr/lib/nvidia/libGL.so.1.2.xlibmesa does still exist. Aborting."

[Filipus Klutiero]

On 2011-07-17 19:17, Andreas Beckmann wrote:
> On 2011-07-16 19:47, Filipus Klutiero wrote:
>> fglrx failed to upgrade from 9.4 to 9.6. Here is what happens when I try
>> to fix:
>> Setting up glx-diversions (0.1.4) ...
>> ERROR: /usr/lib/nvidia/libGL.so.1.2.xlibmesa does still exist. Aborting.
> Looks like ancient stuff remaining on your system. Move the file aside
> or delete it. There might be more problematic files detected later on
> ... move them aside as well.
>
> Andreas
I managed to uninstall glx-diversions with:

rm /usr/lib/nvidia/libGL.so.1.2.xlibmesa
dpkg-divert --remove /usr/lib/libGL.so.1
dpkg-divert --remove /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so


I then had to issue the following to be able to reinstall:

rm /usr/lib/nvidia/libGL.so.1.xlibmesa
rm /usr/lib/fglrx/diversions/libglx.so

I am now able to remove and reinstall without issues.
Please note that none of this stuff is ancient. The system was installed 
no earlier than April 2010.