package nvidia-glx-173 None failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/libGL.so.1', which is also in package libgl1-mesa-glx

[gspat]

still attempting to install some sort of accelerated driver with no luck...

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Dependencies:

DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/libGL.so.1', which is also in package libgl1-mesa-glx
Package: nvidia-glx-173 None
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-173
Title: package nvidia-glx-173 None failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/libGL.so.1', which is also in package libgl1-mesa-glx
Uname: Linux 2.6.26-5-generic i686

[Alberto Milone (albertomilone)]

Did you install the NVIDIA driver from the NVIDIA installer (the one from NVIDIA's website) too?

[Michael Vogt (mvo)]

Could we make the code more robust maybe, so that even if people install with the nvidia installer can upgrade with our version?

[Alberto Milone (albertomilone)]

Michael: as you can see in this other report: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-177/+bug/250486

reinstalling xserver-xorg-core and libgl1-mesa-glx is necessary.

[Authority (8-launchpad-weshardin-com)]

I too have this same error, but have never used the NVIDIA installer to install my graphics driver

# apt-get install nvidia-glx-173
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  dkms fakeroot nvidia-173-kernel-source
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  dkms fakeroot nvidia-173-kernel-source nvidia-glx-173
0 upgraded, 4 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/15.7MB of archives.
After this operation, 52.4MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Selecting previously deselected package dkms.
(Reading database ... 128482 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking dkms (from .../dkms_2.0.20.4-0ubuntu2_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package fakeroot.
Unpacking fakeroot (from .../fakeroot_1.9.5ubuntu1_amd64.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package nvidia-173-kernel-source.
Unpacking nvidia-173-kernel-source (from .../nvidia-173-kernel-source_173.14.12-1-0ubuntu4_amd64.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package nvidia-glx-173.
Unpacking nvidia-glx-173 (from .../nvidia-glx-173_173.14.12-1-0ubuntu4_amd64.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/nvidia-glx-173_173.14.12-1-0ubuntu4_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/libGL.so.1', which is also in package libgl1-mesa-glx
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/nvidia-glx-173_173.14.12-1-0ubuntu4_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

I've tried removing nvidia-glx-173 and reinstalling xserver-xorg-core and libgl1-mesa-glx, but attempting to reinstall nvidia-glx-173 after that leads to the above error.

I'm running Intrepid.

[Alberto Milone (albertomilone)]

Authority:
1) Did you install the NVIDIA driver from the NVIDIA installer (the one from NVIDIA's website) too?
2) can you attach the output of these commands?
ls -l /usr/lib/

[Authority (8-launchpad-weshardin-com)]

I have never used the NVIDIA installer to install my graphics driver

ls output attached

[Authority (8-launchpad-weshardin-com)]

I think I see where you're going.

root@manhack:~# ls -l /usr/lib/libGL.so.1
ls: cannot access /usr/lib/libGL.so.1: No such file or directory

The file that's going to be "overwritten" doesn't even exist, but's its listed as being a part of another package.

root@manhack:~# dpkg -S /usr/lib/libGL.so.1
libgl1-mesa-glx: /usr/lib/libGL.so.1

root@manhack:~# aptitude reinstall libgl1-mesa-glx

root@manhack:~# ls -l /usr/lib/libGL.so.1
ls: cannot access /usr/lib/libGL.so.1: No such file or directory

The dpkg file database doesn't seem to match the actual file system.

I did an 'aptitude remove libgl1-mesa-glx' and aptitude came up with this plan of action:

The following actions will resolve these dependencies:

Remove the following packages:
kubuntu-desktop
libgl1-mesa-dri

Install the following packages:
libgl1-mesa-swx11 [7.2-1ubuntu1 (intrepid)]
libosmesa6 [7.2-1ubuntu1 (intrepid)]

Leave the following dependencies unresolved:
xserver-xorg recommends libgl1-mesa-dri
xserver-xorg-core recommends libgl1-mesa-dri (>= 7.1~rc1)
xserver-xephyr recommends libgl1-mesa-dri (>= 7.1~rc1)

So now I have this:

root@manhack:~# dpkg -S /usr/lib/libGL.so.1
libgl1-mesa-swx11: /usr/lib/libGL.so.1
root@manhack:~# ls -l /usr/lib/libGL.so.1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 19 2008-10-16 14:41 /usr/lib/libGL.so.1 -> libGL.so.1.5.070200

But 'aptitude install nvidia-glx-173' puts me right back to the same spot:

The following NEW packages will be installed:
  dkms{a} fakeroot{a} libgl1-mesa-glx{a} nvidia-173-kernel-source{a} nvidia-glx-173
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  libgl1-mesa-swx11{a}
<snip>
Unpacking nvidia-glx-173 (from .../nvidia-glx-173_173.14.12-1-0ubuntu4_amd64.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/nvidia-glx-173_173.14.12-1-0ubuntu4_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/libGL.so.1', which is also in package libgl1-mesa-glx

root@manhack:~# ls -l /usr/lib/libGL.so.1
ls: cannot access /usr/lib/libGL.so.1: No such file or directory
root@manhack:~# dpkg -S /usr/lib/libGL.so.1
libgl1-mesa-glx: /usr/lib/libGL.so.1

Maybe this makes sense to someone:
root@manhack:~# dpkg-divert --list | grep nvidia
diversion of /usr/lib/libGL.so.1.2 to /usr/lib/nvidia/libGL.so.1.2.xlibmesa by nvidia-glx-173
diversion of /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so to /usr/lib/nvidia/libglx.so.xserver-xorg-core by nvidia-glx-173
diversion of /usr/lib32/libGL.so to /usr/lib32/nvidia/libGL.so.xlibmesa by nvidia-glx-173
diversion of /usr/lib32/libGL.so.1 to /usr/lib32/nvidia/libGL.so.1.xlibmesa by nvidia-glx-173
diversion of /usr/lib32/libGL.so.1.2 to /usr/lib32/nvidia/libGL.so.1.2.xlibmesa by nvidia-glx-173
diversion of /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libGLcore.so to /usr/lib/nvidia/libGLcore.so.xlibmesa by nvidia-glx-173

[Authority (8-launchpad-weshardin-com)]

I was able to successfully install nvidia-glx-173 by following these steps:

dpkg-divert --remove /usr/lib/libGL.so.1.2
aptitude remove libgl1-mesa-glx
aptitude install libgl1-mesa-glx
aptitude install nvidia-glx-173

[Alberto Milone (albertomilone)]

Authority:
this makes little sense to me as the nvidia packages deal with diversions of /usr/lib/libGL.so.1 and /usr/lib/libGL.so.1.2.

From what version of Ubuntu did you do an upgrade to Intrepid?

[aldebx (aldebx)]

I alo experienced this problem in Intrepid 8.10 (upgraded from a Hardy 8.04 version with envyng nvidia packages).

Reinstalling libgl1-mesa-glx before installing nvidia-glx-173 solved the issue.
No need to divert.