all nvidia proprietary drivers fail to install

[varikonniemi]

All nvidia proprietary drivers fail to install silently and is noticed at next boot when desktop fails to appear.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: software-center 5.4.1.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Oct 19 00:27:40 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: software-center
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[varikonniemi (varikonniemi)]

Fixed by first installing the headers before installing the nvidia drivers...

sudo apt-get install linux-headers-3.5.0-17-generic

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[deactivated (ym8ystiwp3vojp-deactivatedaccount)]

Installing linux-headers didn't help. When booting it reported an error about low-graphics. Looks like something is still missing. I hope this is solved soon because I have issues with nouveau driver.