package nvidia-opencl-icd-331 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnvidia-opencl.so.331.113', which is also in package nvidia-opencl-icd-331-updates 331.113-0ubuntu0.0.4

[Alvaro Begue]

I had installed the following 2 things from nvidia's website:

1) The driver NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-343.36.run

2) cuda_6.5.19_linux_64.run (skipping the driver)

I have a new computer with a GTX 980 and I haven't been able to run anything with CUDA yet. Installing `nvidia-331' was a somewhat desperate attempt to get the CUDA samples to run.

In any case, dpkg should probably not bomb, no matter how misguided my attempts are.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: nvidia-opencl-icd-331 (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-40.69-generic 3.13.11.10
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-40-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Dec 10 20:54:53 2014
DuplicateSignature: package:nvidia-opencl-icd-331:(not installed):trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnvidia-opencl.so.331.113', which is also in package nvidia-opencl-icd-331-updates 331.113-0ubuntu0.0.4
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnvidia-opencl.so.331.113', which is also in package nvidia-opencl-icd-331-updates 331.113-0ubuntu0.0.4
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-12-10 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-331
Title: package nvidia-opencl-icd-331 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnvidia-opencl.so.331.113', which is also in package nvidia-opencl-icd-331-updates 331.113-0ubuntu0.0.4
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Jean (alessandro-lai85)]

Same issue after rebooting this morning; yesterday I installed the latest update on nVidia and CUDA drivers, they are maybe the cause. I had to fall back to legacy drivers (304)

Ubuntu 14.04
Dell XPS with nVidia GT 525M

[rdv (dnhvelestine)]

Been using nvidia-331 (proprietary, tested) prior to updating drivers without problems. After this recent update, on restart Einstein@Home reported "No GPU Available" to do GPU tasks (they were CUDA work packets) and Blender reported me not having any CUDA or OpenCL devices available. I might also had an AMD OpenCL ICD installed which enabled me to see my CPU as on OpenCL device; now Blender doesn't even detect that.

Rolled back to legacy nvidia-304 (proprietary, tested) and uninstalled non-nvidia OpenCL ICD related items to get my CUDA/OpenCL working.

As a test, I then upgraded back to nvidia-331-updates and ended up with the same "no gpu available' / no OpenCL device detected. It is from here, while changing driver to nvidia-331 (proprietary tested) that, during the installation towards the last 1/4 or so I get a "System Problem Detected" which has led me here.

Summary:

nvidia-331 (p/t) before package updates - all OK and working (may or may not have had an AMD OpenCL package installed - only nvidia cards and intel CPU in system)
nvidia-331 (p/t) after updates - no CUDA/no OpenCL
(random nvidia OpenCL ICD package addition/removal, I can't recall)
nvidia-304 (p/t) CUDA/OpenCL working again
nvidia-331-updates (p) no CUDA/no Opencl
trying nvidia-331 (p/t) results in "System Problem Detected (this issue" and doesn't install fully -> property page shows me as still running nvidia-331-updates

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On an unrelated note, I can't install different video card drivers in Synaptic -> Repositories -> Additional Drivers page, it gets stuck at ~10%. It's the exact looking property panel that is in Dash -> System Settings -> Software & Updates. Maybe the panel's waiting for Synaptic to close (to release the lock on the package list?).

[David Anderson (davea42)]

Installed latest 14.04 update (incl kernel) and now CUDA no longer works.
Linux Dseti3 3.13.0-43-generic #72-Ubuntu SMP Mon Dec 8 19:35:06 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Nvidia listed is 331.113. boinc cannot see GPUs to do CUDA work.

[David Anderson (davea42)]

More on CUDA/nvidia: installed 14.04 21 July. Driver then was 331.28 according to my notes
at the time.

CUDA continued to work through at least 5 kernel updates since then.

[Alain Legrand (alain-legrand52)]

Bonjour, je nepeux pas écrire dans votre langue, désolé

[Markku Karvinen (markku-k-karvinen)]

Is the driver 64bit version? Im having 32bit Ubuntu. Does it matter?

[Lukasz Wilczynski (lukasz-a-wilczynski)]

Hello,
I ve got the very same situation. What works in my case was simply "to give it a second chance":
sudo apt-get -f install
and taboomtsss it is OK.

Still it is nothing more than a workaround, and bug exists.