[Bug 1855486] [NEW] dpkg is unable to install a package for drivers for my Radeon HD 6450

[Seija Kijin]

Public bug reported:

Whenever I attempt to install a .deb package for radeon for ubuntu
18.04, instead of installing, I get an error that it is unable to
install due to conflicts, even though I know the package is not even
installed.

I get this:
dpkg: regarding .../xserver-xorg-video-radeon_18.0.1-1_amd64.deb containing xserver-xorg-video-radeon:
 xserver-xorg-video-radeon-hwe-18.04 conflicts with xserver-xorg-video-radeon
  xserver-xorg-video-radeon (version 1:18.0.1-1) is to be installed.

dpkg: error processing archive /home/seija/Downloads/xserver-xorg-video-radeon_18.0.1-1_amd64.deb (--install):
 conflicting packages - not installing xserver-xorg-video-radeon
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /home/seija/Downloads/xserver-xorg-video-radeon_18.0.1-1_amd64.deb

Description:	Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS
Release:	18.04

dpkg:
  Installed: 1.19.0.5ubuntu2.3
  Candidate: 1.19.0.5ubuntu2.3
  Version table:
 *** 1.19.0.5ubuntu2.3 500
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     1.19.0.5ubuntu2 500
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 Packages

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2.3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.0.0-37.40~18.04.1-generic 5.0.21
Uname: Linux 5.0.0-37-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.9
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Fri Dec  6 14:45:42 2019
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm-256color
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: dpkg
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: dpkg (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug bionic

** Attachment added: "The package I tried to install"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1855486/+attachment/5310305/+files/xserver-xorg-video-radeon_18.0.1-1_amd64.deb

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Title:
  dpkg is unable to install a package for drivers for my Radeon HD 6450

Status in dpkg package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Whenever I attempt to install a .deb package for radeon for ubuntu
  18.04, instead of installing, I get an error that it is unable to
  install due to conflicts, even though I know the package is not even
  installed.

  I get this:
  dpkg: regarding .../xserver-xorg-video-radeon_18.0.1-1_amd64.deb containing xserver-xorg-video-radeon:
   xserver-xorg-video-radeon-hwe-18.04 conflicts with xserver-xorg-video-radeon
    xserver-xorg-video-radeon (version 1:18.0.1-1) is to be installed.

  dpkg: error processing archive /home/seija/Downloads/xserver-xorg-video-radeon_18.0.1-1_amd64.deb (--install):
   conflicting packages - not installing xserver-xorg-video-radeon
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   /home/seija/Downloads/xserver-xorg-video-radeon_18.0.1-1_amd64.deb

  Description:	Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS
  Release:	18.04

  dpkg:
    Installed: 1.19.0.5ubuntu2.3
    Candidate: 1.19.0.5ubuntu2.3
    Version table:
   *** 1.19.0.5ubuntu2.3 500
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
       1.19.0.5ubuntu2 500
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 Packages

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
  Package: dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2.3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.0.0-37.40~18.04.1-generic 5.0.21
  Uname: Linux 5.0.0-37-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.9
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Fri Dec  6 14:45:42 2019
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm-256color
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: dpkg
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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