package dkms failed to install/upgrade: package dkms is already installed and configured

[Javier González]

Binary package hint: dkms

package dkms 2.0.21.1-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: package dkms is already installed and configured

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: amd64
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
ErrorMessage: package dkms is already installed and configured
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: dkms 2.0.21.1-0ubuntu3
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: dkms
Title: package dkms 2.0.21.1-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: package dkms is already installed and configured
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-11-generic x86_64

[Michael Vogt (mvo)]

Thanks for your bugreport.

What action did you perform when the error happend? Could you please attach your /var/lib/dpkg/status file to this bugreport?

[Javier González (javier-gonzalez)]

When this happen i was downloading my video card controller *Nvidia

[Mario Limonciello (superm1)]

Changing status back to New since the log was attached. Mvo, can you take a look now?

[Mario Limonciello (superm1)]

There's a lot of duplicates showing up from this bug. Can people on the duplicates comment exactly what they were doing that caused this scenario so we can look for some commonality? Also /var/lib/dpkg/status would be good to compare among different people.

[Motorious (andrew-blake3)]

I did a fresh install of 9.10 and haven't seen a problem that can't be
fixed by upgrading my hardware :) sorry I don't have any details on
this bug cuz I forgot all about it. Btw, I'm now 100% free from
windows at home. Yay! :)

Sent from my iPhone

On Dec 8, 2009, at 4:40 PM, Mario Limonciello <email address hidden>
wrote:

> There's a lot of duplicates showing up from this bug. Can people on
> the
> duplicates comment exactly what they were doing that caused this
> scenario so we can look for some commonality? Also /var/lib/dpkg/
> status
> would be good to compare among different people.
>
> ** Changed in: dkms (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> --
> package dkms 2.0.21.1-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: package
> dkms is already installed and configured
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/365852
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of a duplicate bug.
>
> Status in “dkms” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: dkms
>
> package dkms 2.0.21.1-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: package
> dkms is already installed and configured
>
> ProblemType: Package
> Architecture: amd64
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
> ErrorMessage: package dkms is already installed and configured
> NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
> Package: dkms 2.0.21.1-0ubuntu3
> PackageArchitecture: all
> SourcePackage: dkms
> Title: package dkms 2.0.21.1-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade:
> package dkms is already installed and configured
> Uname: Linux 2.6.28-11-generic x86_64
>
> To unsubscribe from this bug, go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dkms/+bug/365852/+subscribe

[Sanjeev (sanjeev-nostradamus)]

Mine too. Since I re-installed, there has been no problem at all. . . .

2009/12/9 Motorious <email address hidden>

> I did a fresh install of 9.10 and haven't seen a problem that can't be
> fixed by upgrading my hardware :) sorry I don't have any details on
> this bug cuz I forgot all about it. Btw, I'm now 100% free from
> windows at home. Yay! :)
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Dec 8, 2009, at 4:40 PM, Mario Limonciello <email address hidden>
> wrote:
>
> > There's a lot of duplicates showing up from this bug. Can people on
> > the
> > duplicates comment exactly what they were doing that caused this
> > scenario so we can look for some commonality? Also /var/lib/dpkg/
> > status
> > would be good to compare among different people.
> >
> > ** Changed in: dkms (Ubuntu)
> > Status: New => Incomplete
> >
> > --
> > package dkms 2.0.21.1-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: package
> > dkms is already installed and configured
> > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/365852
> > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> > of a duplicate bug.
> >
> > Status in “dkms” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
> >
> > Bug description:
> > Binary package hint: dkms
> >
> > package dkms 2.0.21.1-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: package
> > dkms is already installed and configured
> >
> > ProblemType: Package
> > Architecture: amd64
> > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
> > ErrorMessage: package dkms is already installed and configured
> > NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
> > Package: dkms 2.0.21.1-0ubuntu3
> > PackageArchitecture: all
> > SourcePackage: dkms
> > Title: package dkms 2.0.21.1-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade:
> > package dkms is already installed and configured
> > Uname: Linux 2.6.28-11-generic x86_64
> >
> > To unsubscribe from this bug, go to:
> > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dkms/+bug/365852/+subscribe
>
> --
> package dkms 2.0.21.1-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: package dkms is
> already installed and configured
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/365852
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of a duplicate bug.
>
> Status in “dkms” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: dkms
>
> package dkms 2.0.21.1-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: package dkms is
> already installed and configured
>
> ProblemType: Package
> Architecture: amd64
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
> ErrorMessage: package dkms is already installed and configured
> NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
> Package: dkms 2.0.21.1-0ubuntu3
> PackageArchitecture: all
> SourcePackage: dkms
> Title: package dkms 2.0.21.1-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: package
> dkms is already installed and configured
> Uname: Linux 2.6.28-11-generic x86_64
>
> To unsubscribe from this bug, go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dkms/+bug/365852/+subscribe
>

--
Regards,
        Sanjeev Bhushan R , B.E.

[Mario Limonciello (superm1)]

Please don't change status without explanation.

[Janusz Rzepnicki (listek5)]

Dziękuję J. Rzepnicki

2010/2/16 Mario Limonciello <email address hidden>:
> Please don't change status without explanation.
>
> ** Changed in: dkms (Ubuntu)
> Status: Fix Committed => Incomplete
>
> --
> package dkms failed to install/upgrade: package dkms is already installed and configured
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/365852
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of a duplicate bug.
>
> Status in "dkms" package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: dkms
>
> package dkms 2.0.21.1-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: package dkms is already installed and configured
>
> ProblemType: Package
> Architecture: amd64
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
> ErrorMessage: package dkms is already installed and configured
> NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
> Package: dkms 2.0.21.1-0ubuntu3
> PackageArchitecture: all
> SourcePackage: dkms
> Title: package dkms 2.0.21.1-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: package dkms is already installed and configured
> Uname: Linux 2.6.28-11-generic x86_64
>
> To unsubscribe from this bug, go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dkms/+bug/365852/+subscribe
>

[Heikki Lehvaslaiho (heikki-lehvaslaiho)]

On upgrading from 9.10 I can not get over this error that sounds like the problem described above:

Preparing to replace dkms 2.1.0.1-0ubuntu1 (using .../dkms_2.1.1.2-2fakesync1_all.deb) ...
dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute old pre-removal script: Exec format error
dpkg: warning: old pre-removal script returned error exit status 2
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/dkms_2.1.1.2-2fakesync1_all.deb (--unpack):
 there is no script in the new version of the package - giving up
dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed post-installation script: Exec format error
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/dkms_2.1.1.2-2fakesync1_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

This is on MacBook Pro 5.3 with 195 Nvidia drivers. I am using the kernel from 9.10 because the latest doe not work.

Hope this helps,