package nvidia-common 0.2.11 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[James Clemence]

Binary package hint: nvidia-common

This gave me the following error with sudo aptitude upgrade:

Setting up nvidia-common (0.2.11) ...
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/nvidia-detector", line 3, in <module>
    from NvidiaDetector.nvidiadetector import NvidiaDetection, NoDatadirError
ImportError: cannot import name NvidiaDetection
dpkg: error processing nvidia-common (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Package: nvidia-common 0.2.11
SourcePackage: nvidia-common
Title: package nvidia-common 0.2.11 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-11-generic i686