package nvidia-common 0.2.25 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

Bug #692107 reported by CeLLdweLLer.
This bug report is a duplicate of:  Bug #692022: bug in nvidia-common (0.2.25). Edit Remove
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Binary package hint: nvidia-common

I get this when i tried installing nvidia drivers in 11.04 alpha 1. I have Nvidia 8400GS.
[quote]Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 564 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up nvidia-common (0.2.25) ...
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/nvidia-detector", line 8, in <module>
    a = NvidiaDetection(printonly=True, verbose=True)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/NvidiaDetector/nvidiadetector.py", line 68, in __init__
    self.getData()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/NvidiaDetector/nvidiadetector.py", line 142, in getData
    driver_version = self.__get_value_from_name(package.name.split('-', 1)[1])
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/NvidiaDetector/nvidiadetector.py", line 85, in __get_value_from_name
    return self.__driver_aliases.get(name, int(name))
ValueError: invalid literal for int() with base 10: 'current'
dpkg: error processing nvidia-common (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 nvidia-common
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ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: nvidia-common 0.2.25
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.37-7.19-generic 2.6.37-rc3
Uname: Linux 2.6.37-7-generic i686
AptOrdering: nvidia-common: Configure
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Dec 19 03:39:54 2010
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha i386 (20101202)
SourcePackage: nvidia-common
Title: package nvidia-common 0.2.25 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

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