package nvidia-settings-experimental-304 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/nvidia-settings', which is also in package nvidia-settings-updates 304.43-0ubuntu0.2

[orwell]

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ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: nvidia-settings-experimental-304 (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-39.62-generic-pae 3.2.39
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-39-generic-pae i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.1
AptOrdering:
 nvidia-settings-experimental-304: Install
 nvidia-settings-experimental-304: Configure
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Mar 9 13:42:57 2013
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Unpacking nvidia-settings-experimental-304 (from .../nvidia-settings-experimental-304_304.48-0ubuntu0.1_i386.deb) ...
 dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/nvidia-settings-experimental-304_304.48-0ubuntu0.1_i386.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/nvidia-settings', which is also in package nvidia-settings-updates 304.43-0ubuntu0.2
DuplicateSignature:
 Unpacking nvidia-settings-experimental-304 (from .../nvidia-settings-experimental-304_304.48-0ubuntu0.1_i386.deb) ...
 dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/nvidia-settings-experimental-304_304.48-0ubuntu0.1_i386.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/nvidia-settings', which is also in package nvidia-settings-updates 304.43-0ubuntu0.2
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/nvidia-settings', which is also in package nvidia-settings-updates 304.43-0ubuntu0.2
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 "Precise" - Build i386 LIVE Binary 20120426-19:48
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: nvidia-settings-experimental-304
Title: package nvidia-settings-experimental-304 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/nvidia-settings', which is also in package nvidia-settings-updates 304.43-0ubuntu0.2
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

I don't think this is a bug.

You can only have one nvidia-settings-* package installed. So if you want to install:
    nvidia-settings-experimental-304
then you will have to first remove:
    nvidia-settings-updates