package nvidia-340 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/lib/udev/rules.d/71-nvidia.rules', which is also in package nvidia-kernel-common-440 440.100-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

Bug #1896129 reported by Edward Meador
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Bug Description

Unpacking nvidia-340 (340.108-0ubuntu2) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/nvidia
-340_340.108-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/lib/udev/rules.d/71-nvidia.rules', whi
ch is also in package nvidia-kernel-common-440 440.100-0ubunt
u0.20.04.1
dpkg-deb: error: paste subprocess was killed by signal (Broke
n pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/nvidia-340_340.108-0ubuntu2_amd64.de
b
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

I'm in ubuntu 20.04.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: nvidia-340 (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-47.51-generic 5.4.55
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-47-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.6
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
Date: Thu Sep 17 14:14:06 2020
DuplicateSignature:
 package:nvidia-340:(not installed)
 Unpacking nvidia-340 (340.108-0ubuntu2) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/nvidia-340_340.108-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/lib/udev/rules.d/71-nvidia.rules', which is also in package nvidia-kernel-common-440 440.100-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/lib/udev/rules.d/71-nvidia.rules', which is also in package nvidia-kernel-common-440 440.100-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-07-18 (61 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200423)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.2, python3-minimal, 3.8.2-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: N/A
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.7ubuntu3
 apt 2.0.2ubuntu0.1
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-340
Title: package nvidia-340 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/lib/udev/rules.d/71-nvidia.rules', which is also in package nvidia-kernel-common-440 440.100-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Edward Meador (ejmeador) wrote :
tags: removed: need-duplicate-check
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