package nvidia-331-updates (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: package nvidia-331-updates is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `half-installed')

[Bernhard Vodicka]

It seems like the kernel module doesn't want to build

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: nvidia-331-updates (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-25.33-generic 3.16.7
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-25-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Nov 9 23:29:46 2014
DuplicateSignature: package:nvidia-331-updates:(not installed):package nvidia-331-updates is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
ErrorMessage: package nvidia-331-updates is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-11-09 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Release amd64 (20141022.1)
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-331-updates
Title: package nvidia-331-updates (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: package nvidia-331-updates is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
modified.conffile..etc.modprobe.d.nvidia.331.updates.hybrid.conf: [deleted]

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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