package nvidia-settings 304.43-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/nvidia-settings', which is also in package nvidia-settings-experimental-304 304.48-0ubuntu1

Bug #1061707 reported by philinux
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This bug affects 10 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
nvidia-settings (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Undecided
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Bug Description

From terminal >
The following packages will be upgraded:
  nvidia-settings
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/1,820 kB of archives.
After this operation, 1,674 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
(Reading database ... 224295 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace nvidia-settings 304.43-0ubuntu1 (using .../nvidia-settings_304.51-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement nvidia-settings ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/nvidia-settings_304.51-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/nvidia-settings', which is also in package nvidia-settings-experimental-304 304.48-0ubuntu1
dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/nvidia-settings_304.51-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Apport crash detection while updating using software updater.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: nvidia-settings 304.43-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-16.25-generic 3.5.4
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-16-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
 NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 304.48 Sun Sep 9 20:22:27 PDT 2012
 GCC version: gcc version 4.7.2 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.7.2-2ubuntu1)
.proc.driver.nvidia.warnings.fbdev:
 Your system is not currently configured to drive a VGA console
 on the primary VGA device. The NVIDIA Linux graphics driver
 requires the use of a text-mode VGA console. Use of other console
 drivers including, but not limited to, vesafb, may result in
 corruption and stability problems, and is not supported.
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Thu Oct 4 16:53:36 2012
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: quantal
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: nvidia-experimental-304, 304.48, 3.5.0-16-generic, x86_64: installed
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/nvidia-settings', which is also in package nvidia-settings-experimental-304 304.48-0ubuntu1
GraphicsCard: NVIDIA Corporation G84 [GeForce 8600 GT] [10de:0402] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120131.2)
JockeyStatus:
 kmod:nvidia_current_updates - NVIDIA binary Xorg driver, kernel module and VDPAU library (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
 kmod:nvidia_experimental_304 - nvidia_experimental_304 (Proprietary, Enabled, Not in use)
 kmod:nvidia_173 - NVIDIA binary Xorg driver, kernel module and VDPAU library (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
 kmod:nvidia_173_updates - NVIDIA binary Xorg driver, kernel module and VDPAU library (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
 kmod:nvidia_current - NVIDIA binary Xorg driver, kernel module and VDPAU library (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-16-generic root=UUID=85e0f83f-4b82-4e30-90a2-b1800a9bbbe2 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: nvidia-settings
Title: package nvidia-settings 304.43-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/nvidia-settings', which is also in package nvidia-settings-experimental-304 304.48-0ubuntu1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
XorgConf:
 Section "Device"
  Identifier "Default Device"
  Option "NoLogo" "True"
 EndSection
dmi.bios.date: 01/23/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 0304
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: M3A78-EH
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0304:bd01/23/2008:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnM3A78-EH:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.8.4-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.39-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.0~git20121004.b2048c5e-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.0~git20121004.b2048c5e-0ubuntu1
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.0-0ubuntu5
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.99.99~git20120913.8637f772-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.20.9-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.2-0ubuntu3

Revision history for this message
philinux (philcb) wrote :
description: updated
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

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

Changed in nvidia-settings (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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