package fglrx (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

HP Envy 17 with an ATI Radeon HD 6850 graphics card. Ubuntu 11.10 works fine but I don't want to use that version of Ubuntu.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: fglrx (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-38.83-generic-pae 2.6.32.52+drm33.21
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-38-generic-pae i686
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
AptOrdering:
 fglrx: Install
 fglrx-amdcccle: Install
 fglrx: Configure
 fglrx-amdcccle: Configure
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Feb 20 17:38:05 2012
DkmsStatus: fglrx, 8.93, 2.6.32-38-generic-pae, i686: installed
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20120214)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP ENVY 17 Notebook PC
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-38-generic-pae root=UUID=20751bfe-0c9a-422d-9ce7-033d9a63c0ea ro quiet splash
SourcePackage: fglrx-installer
Title: package fglrx (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
XorgConf:

dmi.bios.date: 09/27/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: F.18
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: 159B
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: 91.36
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.18:bd09/27/2011:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPENVY17NotebookPC:pvr0593200000201920000620000:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn159B:rvr91.36:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: HP ENVY 17 Notebook PC
dmi.product.version: 0593200000201920000620000
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 codename: lucid
 architecture: i686
 kernel: 2.6.32-38-generic-pae