package libnvidia-common-450-server (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/nvidia/nvidia-application-profiles-450.102.04-key-documentation', which is also in package libnvidia-common-450 450.102.04-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

[Mauricio González]

package libnvidia-common-450-server (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/nvidia/nvidia-application-profiles-450.102.04-key-documentation', which is also in package libnvidia-common-450 450.102.04-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: libnvidia-common-450-server (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-38.43~20.04.1-generic 5.8.18
Uname: Linux 5.8.0-38-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.14
AptOrdering:
 libnvidia-common-450-server:amd64: Install
 libnvidia-common-440-server:amd64: Install
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
Date: Wed Jan 20 10:17:06 2021
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Preparing to unpack .../libnvidia-common-450-server_450.102.04-0ubuntu0.20.04.1_all.deb ...
 Unpacking libnvidia-common-450-server (450.102.04-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libnvidia-common-450-server_450.102.04-0ubuntu0.20.04.1_all.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/usr/share/nvidia/nvidia-application-profiles-450.102.04-key-documentation', which is also in package libnvidia-common-450 450.102.04-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
DuplicateSignature:
 package:libnvidia-common-450-server:(not installed)
 Unpacking libnvidia-common-450-server (450.102.04-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libnvidia-common-450-server_450.102.04-0ubuntu0.20.04.1_all.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/usr/share/nvidia/nvidia-application-profiles-450.102.04-key-documentation', which is also in package libnvidia-common-450 450.102.04-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/nvidia/nvidia-application-profiles-450.102.04-key-documentation', which is also in package libnvidia-common-450 450.102.04-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-06-21 (212 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200423)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.5, python3-minimal, 3.8.2-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: N/A
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.7ubuntu3
 apt 2.0.2ubuntu0.2
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-450-server
Title: package libnvidia-common-450-server (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/nvidia/nvidia-application-profiles-450.102.04-key-documentation', which is also in package libnvidia-common-450 450.102.04-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Facundo Batista (facundo)]

I got this just when updating packages, no specific install done.

[Fabrizio Sebastiani (fabrizio-r)]

I also got the same when updating packages.

root@pcfaber:/opt# apt --fix-broken install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
  libnvidia-common-450-server
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  libnvidia-common-450-server
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 277 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/10,0 kB of archives.
After this operation, 35,8 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
(Reading database ... 462595 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../libnvidia-common-450-server_450.102.04-0ubuntu0.20.04.1_all.deb ...
Unpacking libnvidia-common-450-server (450.102.04-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libnvidia-common-450-server_450.102.04-0ubuntu0.20.04.1_all.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/usr/share/nvidia/nvidia-application-profiles-450.102.04-key-documentation', which is also in package libnvidia-common-450 450.102.04-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/libnvidia-common-450-server_450.102.04-0ubuntu0.20.04.1_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
root@pcfaber:/opt#

[Fabrizio Sebastiani (fabrizio-r)]

a workaround for me was this https://askubuntu.com/questions/1285472/ubuntu-18-04-broken-install-problem-with-libnvidia-common-450-package

  sudo apt-get -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-overwrite" install -f libnvidia-common-450-server