package nvidia-current 302.17-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[jason kleberg]

It appeared some python modules were not found --

Setting up nvidia-current (302.17-0ubuntu2) ...
update-alternatives: using /usr/lib/nvidia-current/ld.so.conf to provide /etc/ld.so.conf.d/i386-linux-gnu_GL.conf (i386-linux-gnu_gl_conf) in auto mode
update-alternatives: warning: skip creation of /usr/lib32/libOpenCL.so because associated file /usr/lib32/nvidia-current/libOpenCL.so (of link group i386-linux-gnu_gl_conf) doesn't exist
update-alternatives: warning: skip creation of /usr/lib32/vdpau/libvdpau_nvidia.so.1 because associated file /usr/lib32/nvidia-current/vdpau/libvdpau_nvidia.so.1 (of link group i386-linux-gnu_gl_conf) doesn't exist
update-alternatives: warning: skip creation of /usr/lib32/libvdpau_nvidia.so because associated file /usr/lib32/nvidia-current/vdpau/libvdpau_nvidia.so (of link group i386-linux-gnu_gl_conf) doesn't exist
update-alternatives: using /usr/lib/nvidia-current/alt_ld.so.conf to provide /etc/ld.so.conf.d/x86_64-linux-gnu_GL.conf (x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf) in auto mode
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-27-generic-pae
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/quirks-handler", line 26, in <module>
    import Quirks.quirkapplier
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/Quirks/quirkapplier.py", line 26, in <module>
    import XKit.xutils
ImportError: No module named XKit.xutils
dpkg: error processing nvidia-current (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: nvidia-current 302.17-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-27.43-generic-pae 3.2.21
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-27-generic-pae i686
.tmp.unity.support.test.1:

ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu11
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: None
Date: Fri Aug 10 19:14:42 2012
DistUpgraded: 2012-08-05 10:01:27,632 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
DistroCodename: quantal
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
GraphicsCard:
 NVIDIA Corporation G86 [Quadro NVS 140M] [10de:0429] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Lenovo ThinkPad T61 [17aa:20d8]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
MachineType: LENOVO 766303U
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   no card
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-27-generic-pae root=UUID=60fb3c3d-57ae-4168-b0fd-b0f9e63ef824 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers
Title: package nvidia-current 302.17-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-08-05 (5 days ago)
XorgConf:
 Section "Device"
  Identifier "Default Device"
  Option "NoLogo" "True"
 EndSection
dmi.bios.date: 05/11/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 7LETC6WW (2.26 )
dmi.board.name: 766303U
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: Not Available
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 0372761
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr7LETC6WW(2.26):bd05/11/2009:svnLENOVO:pn766303U:pvrThinkPadT61:rvnLENOVO:rn766303U:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
dmi.product.name: 766303U
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad T61
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.8-0ubuntu1.2
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.37-0ubuntu2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.4-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.4-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.12.1.902-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.0-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~really6.14.4-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.19.0-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.1-1build1

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

Are you still seeing this problem or was it just the one time? Wondering if something was screwy with the mirrors.

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[Digulla-hepe (digulla-hepe)]

I just got this error after upgrading to 12.10 (quantal).

My nvidia-current version is 304.51.really.304.43-0ubuntu1
I have python-xkit 0.5.0 installed

The source of the problem is that the files in /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/Quirks/* want "XKit" (first two letters uppercase) but the python package exports "xkit" (all lowercase).

The workaround was pretty simple: Replace all "XKit" with "xkit" in all *.py files in the Quirks folder.

[Daniel Panayi (sotdan7)]

digulla-hepe's workaround fixed it for me. Many thanks.

[quequotion (quequotion)]

Ran into this while attempting to upgrade to saucy. Digulla's workaround works.

Need to get this and a lot of other messes cleaned up before other LTS users start upgrading....

[Nicolas Dumoulin (nicolas-dumoulin)]

Thanks a lot Digulla-hepe!
The workaround in one command:
sudo sed -i -e 's/XKit/xkit/g' /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/Quirks/*

[Michael Pratt (mpratt51)]

2017 and I am upgrading an old system from 12.04 to 14.04 and this is STILL a problem....