Solved it: As noted in http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2154044&highlight=enter+the+administrative+password
gksu-properties was set to su instead of sudo. Wasn't related to amdcccle. I had exact the same issue when trying to upgrade the VirtualBox Extension pack. Both act normal now. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to fglrx-installer in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/801952 Title: problem with ATI Catalyst Control Center (Administrative Mode) launcher To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fglrx-installer/+bug/801952/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp