nvidia-331-updates 331.113-0ubuntu0.1: nvidia-331-updates kernel module failed to build

[Peter De Maeyer]

I got this error while installing the usual updates.
I'm on Utopic (originally a standard Unity desktop, but meanwhile migrated to a Gnome 3 desktop).
I see several similar bug reports, but none with the exact same version numbers as mine, so I'm reporting a new bug anyway.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: nvidia-331-updates 331.113-0ubuntu0.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-26.35-generic 3.16.7-ckt1
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-26-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
DKMSKernelVersion: 3.16.0-28-lowlatency
Date: Fri Dec 12 09:59:02 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-22 (415 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1)
PackageVersion: 331.113-0ubuntu0.1
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-331-updates
Title: nvidia-331-updates 331.113-0ubuntu0.1: nvidia-331-updates kernel module failed to build
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2014-11-26 (16 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Paul Nickerson (pgn674)]

I was somehow able to get past this by removing then reinstalling all NVIDIA packages.
I ran this to remove the packages:
  sudo apt-get remove "nvidia-*"
  sudo apt-get autoremove
Then I rebooted, and then ran
  software-properties-gtk
This brought up the Software & Updates window. In the Additional drivers tab, I selected 331.113 from nvidia-331-updates, and rebooted.
Unity would then not run (not sure if this would happen for others). I reenabled it by running
  sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager
  ccsm
And in the CompizConfig Settings Manager, I enabled the Ubuntu Unity Plugin.
I still have nvidia-331-updates version 331.113-0ubuntu0.1 installed.

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 1268257, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.