Failure to update nvidia drivers on Ubuntu 20.04.3

[Mans Tosteberg]

When trying to upgrade:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Note, selecting 'nvidia-340-dev' for regex 'nvidia.340'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-340-updates-dev' for regex 'nvidia.340'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-340-uvm' for regex 'nvidia.340'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-340-updates' for regex 'nvidia.340'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-340' for regex 'nvidia.340'
The following additional packages will be installed:
  dctrl-tools dkms lib32gcc-s1 libc6-i386 libcuda1-340 libxnvctrl0 nvidia-opencl-icd-340 nvidia-settings
  ocl-icd-libopencl1 screen-resolution-extra
Suggested packages:
  debtags menu
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  dctrl-tools dkms lib32gcc-s1 libc6-i386 libcuda1-340 libxnvctrl0 nvidia-340 nvidia-340-dev
  nvidia-340-updates nvidia-340-updates-dev nvidia-340-uvm nvidia-opencl-icd-340 nvidia-settings
  ocl-icd-libopencl1 screen-resolution-extra
0 upgraded, 15 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 95.6 kB/73.5 MB of archives.
After this operation, 351 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y
Get:1 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/restricted amd64 nvidia-340-dev amd64 340.108-0ubuntu5.20.04.2 [81.0 kB]
Get:2 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/restricted amd64 nvidia-340-updates amd64 340.108-0ubuntu5.20.04.2 [4,892 B]
Get:3 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/restricted amd64 nvidia-340-updates-dev amd64 340.108-0ubuntu5.20.04.2 [4,900 B]
Get:4 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/restricted amd64 nvidia-340-uvm amd64 340.108-0ubuntu5.20.04.2 [4,848 B]
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Selecting previously unselected package dctrl-tools.
(Reading database ... 175814 files and directories currently installed.)
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Selecting previously unselected package libcuda1-340.
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Selecting previously unselected package libxnvctrl0:amd64.
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Selecting previously unselected package nvidia-340.
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Adding 'diversion of /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGL.so.1 to /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGL.so.1.distrib by nvidia-340'
Adding 'diversion of /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libGL.so.1 to /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libGL.so.1.distrib by nvidia-340'
Adding 'diversion of /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGL.so to /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGL.so.distrib by nvidia-340'
Adding 'diversion of /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libGL.so to /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libGL.so.distrib by nvidia-340'
Adding 'diversion of /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libEGL.so.1 to /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libEGL.so.1.distrib by nvidia-340'
Adding 'diversion of /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libEGL.so.1 to /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libEGL.so.1.distrib by nvidia-340'
Adding 'diversion of /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libEGL.so to /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libEGL.so.distrib by nvidia-340'
Adding 'diversion of /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libEGL.so to /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libEGL.so.distrib by nvidia-340'
Adding 'diversion of /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGLESv2.so to /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGLESv2.so.distrib by nvidia-340'
Adding 'diversion of /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libGLESv2.so to /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libGLESv2.so.distrib by nvidia-340'
Adding 'diversion of /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGLESv2.so.2 to /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGLESv2.so.2.distrib by nvidia-340'
Adding 'diversion of /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libGLESv2.so.2 to /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libGLESv2.so.2.distrib by nvidia-340'
Adding 'diversion of /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGLESv1_CM.so to /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGLESv1_CM.so.distrib by nvidia-340'
Adding 'diversion of /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libGLESv1_CM.so to /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libGLESv1_CM.so.distrib by nvidia-340'
Adding 'diversion of /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGLESv1_CM.so.1 to /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGLESv1_CM.so.1.distrib by nvidia-340'
Adding 'diversion of /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libGLESv1_CM.so.1 to /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libGLESv1_CM.so.1.distrib by nvidia-340'
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Setting up libxnvctrl0:amd64 (470.57.01-0ubuntu0.20.04.2) ...
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Setting up ocl-icd-libopencl1:amd64 (2.2.11-1ubuntu1) ...
Setting up libc6-i386 (2.31-0ubuntu9.2) ...
Setting up nvidia-settings (470.57.01-0ubuntu0.20.04.2) ...
Setting up libcuda1-340 (340.108-0ubuntu5.20.04.2) ...
Setting up dctrl-tools (2.24-3) ...
Setting up dkms (2.8.1-5ubuntu2) ...
Setting up nvidia-opencl-icd-340 (340.108-0ubuntu5.20.04.2) ...
Setting up lib32gcc-s1 (10.3.0-1ubuntu1~20.04) ...
Setting up nvidia-340 (340.108-0ubuntu5.20.04.2) ...
dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty
dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
INFO:Enable nvidia-340
DEBUG:Parsing /usr/share/ubuntu-drivers-common/quirks/lenovo_thinkpad
DEBUG:Parsing /usr/share/ubuntu-drivers-common/quirks/dell_latitude
DEBUG:Parsing /usr/share/ubuntu-drivers-common/quirks/put_your_quirks_here
Adding system user `nvidia-persistenced' (UID 128) ...
Adding new group `nvidia-persistenced' (GID 135) ...
Adding new user `nvidia-persistenced' (UID 128) with group `nvidia-persistenced' ...
Not creating home directory `/'.
Loading new nvidia-340-340.108 DKMS files...
Building for 5.11.0-38-generic
Building for architecture x86_64
Building initial module for 5.11.0-38-generic
ERROR: Cannot create report: [Errno 17] File exists: '/var/crash/nvidia-340.0.crash'
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 5.11.0-38-generic (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/nvidia-340/340.108/build/make.log for more information.
dpkg: error processing package nvidia-340 (--configure):
 installed nvidia-340 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 10
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of nvidia-340-uvm:
 nvidia-340-uvm depends on nvidia-340; however:
  Package nvidia-340 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package nvidia-340-uvm (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                                                                                                          dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of nvidia-340-updates:
 nvidia-340-updates depends on nvidia-340; however:
  Package nvidia-340 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package nvidia-340-updates (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of nvidia-340-dev:
 nvidia-340-dev depends on nvidia-340 (>= 340.108); however:
  Package nvidia-340 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package nvidia-340-dev (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                                                                                                          No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                           dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of nvidia-340-updates-dev:
 nvidia-340-updates-dev depends on nvidia-340-dev; however:
  Package nvidia-340-dev is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package nvidia-340-updates-dev (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                              Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.24-1ubuntu3) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.64ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.36.0-1ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.31-0ubuntu9.2) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.9.1-1) ...
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.136ubuntu6.6) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.11.0-38-generic
Errors were encountered while processing:
 nvidia-340
 nvidia-340-uvm
 nvidia-340-updates
 nvidia-340-dev
 nvidia-340-updates-dev
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)