package nvidia-opencl-icd-331-updates 331.38-0ubuntu7.1 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/etc/OpenCL/vendors/nvidia.icd', which is also in package nvidia-opencl-icd-331 331.38-0ubuntu7.1

[Bob Lewis]

Unlike the other bug reports, this is happening on an i686.

$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS
Release: 14.04

$ apt-cache policy nvidia-opencl-icd-331-updates
nvidia-opencl-icd-331-updates:
  Installed: 331.38-0ubuntu7.1
  Candidate: 331.38-0ubuntu7.1
  Version table:
 *** 331.38-0ubuntu7.1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/restricted i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     331.38-0ubuntu7 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/restricted i386 Packages

I was expecting the system to boot without problems.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: nvidia-opencl-icd-331-updates 331.38-0ubuntu7.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-35.62-generic 3.13.11.6
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-35-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.4
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Sep 15 10:51:07 2014
Dependencies:
 gcc-4.9-base 4.9.1-0ubuntu1
 libc6 2.19-0ubuntu6.3
 libgcc1 1:4.9.1-0ubuntu1
 multiarch-support 2.19-0ubuntu6.3
 zlib1g 1:1.2.8.dfsg-1ubuntu1
DuplicateSignature: package:nvidia-opencl-icd-331-updates:331.38-0ubuntu7.1:trying to overwrite '/etc/OpenCL/vendors/nvidia.icd', which is also in package nvidia-opencl-icd-331 331.38-0ubuntu7.1
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/etc/OpenCL/vendors/nvidia.icd', which is also in package nvidia-opencl-icd-331 331.38-0ubuntu7.1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-05-16 (123 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release i386 (20140416.2)
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-331-updates
Title: package nvidia-opencl-icd-331-updates 331.38-0ubuntu7.1 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/etc/OpenCL/vendors/nvidia.icd', which is also in package nvidia-opencl-icd-331 331.38-0ubuntu7.1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)