package libnvidia-compute-410 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: package libnvidia-compute-410:i386 (418.56-0ubuntu1) with field 'Multi-Arch: no' is not co-installable with libnvidia-compute-410 which has multiple installed instances

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something wrong happened while updating 410 to 418 nvidia update

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.04
Package: libnvidia-compute-410 (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.0.0-7.8-generic 5.0.0
Uname: Linux 5.0.0-7-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu23
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Mar 28 21:57:57 2019
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Removing libnvidia-compute-410:amd64 (410.104-0ubuntu1) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-Flvn4m/00-libnvidia-compute-410_418.56-0ubuntu1_i386.deb (--unpack):
  package libnvidia-compute-410:i386 (418.56-0ubuntu1) with field 'Multi-Arch: no' is not co-installable with libnvidia-compute-410 which has multiple installed instances
DuplicateSignature:
 package:libnvidia-compute-410:(not installed)
 Removing libnvidia-compute-410:amd64 (410.104-0ubuntu1) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-Flvn4m/00-libnvidia-compute-410_418.56-0ubuntu1_i386.deb (--unpack):
  package libnvidia-compute-410:i386 (418.56-0ubuntu1) with field 'Multi-Arch: no' is not co-installable with libnvidia-compute-410 which has multiple installed instances
ErrorMessage: package libnvidia-compute-410:i386 (418.56-0ubuntu1) with field 'Multi-Arch: no' is not co-installable with libnvidia-compute-410 which has multiple installed instances
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-10-05 (905 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.7, Python 3.7.2+, python3-minimal, 3.7.2-1
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.16, python-minimal, 2.7.16-1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.5ubuntu1
 apt 1.8.0
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-418
Title: package libnvidia-compute-410 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: package libnvidia-compute-410:i386 (418.56-0ubuntu1) with field 'Multi-Arch: no' is not co-installable with libnvidia-compute-410 which has multiple installed instances
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Paul Broadhead (pjbroad)]

This happened to me during a "do-release-update -d" on my 19.04 system. I found a reference to a similar issue here: https://askubuntu.com/questions/146150/unable-to-fix-broken-packages-with-sudo-apt-get-install-f

I made a copy of /var/lib/dpkg/status then edited it to remove all the sections about the package libnvidia-compute-410. I then did "sudo apt --fix-broken install" which completed successfully. I have continued the update manually using "sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade".

I would appreciate know if this was the correct thing to do and if I need to do any further repair to properly remove the broken package.

[Paul Broadhead (pjbroad)]

Correction, this was a "do-release-update -d" on my 18.10 system.

[PlantDaddy (plantdaddy)]

I did the same, minus the -d flag. Not sure if this is the correct procedure, but it unblocked my usage of apt, which was critical.