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nvidia-graphics-drivers-173 package

package nvidia-glx-173 None failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so', which is also in package xserver-xorg-core

Bug #313656 reported by CDG52 on 2009-01-04

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #283747: package nvidia-glx-177 177.80-0ubuntu1 [modified: usr/bin/nvidia-bug-report.sh usr/bin/nvidia-xconfig usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so usr/share/man/man1/nvidia-xconfig.1.gz] failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so', which is also in package xserver-xorg-core. Edit Remove

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	nvidia-graphics-drivers-173 (Ubuntu)	Confirmed	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

I tried everything and nothing will let me install the driver

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Dependencies:

DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so', which is also in package xserver-xorg-core
Package: nvidia-glx-173 None
ProcVersion: Linux version 2.6.27-9-generic (buildd@rothera) (gcc version 4.3.2 (Ubuntu 4.3.2-1ubuntu11) ) #1 SMP Thu Nov 20 21:57:00 UTC 2008

SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-173
Title: package nvidia-glx-173 None failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so', which is also in package xserver-xorg-core
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-9-generic i686
xkbcomp:

[lspci]
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 82P965/G965 Memory Controller Hub [8086:29a0] (rev 02)
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:81ea]
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation GeForce 8600 GT [10de:0402] (rev a1)
Subsystem: eVga.com. Corp. Device [3842:c751]

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CDG52 (golden-cd) wrote on 2009-01-04:

DpkgTerminalLog.txt Edit (21.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
LsMod.txt Edit (4.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
LsPci.txt Edit (27.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
XorgConf.txt Edit (1.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
XorgLog.txt Edit (53.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
XorgLogOld.txt Edit (53.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Xrandr.txt Edit (15.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
setxkbmap.txt Edit (342 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
xdpyinfo.txt Edit (2.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

Bryce Harrington (bryce) on 2009-01-09

Changed in nvidia-graphics-drivers-173:
status:	New → Confirmed

Bryce Harrington (bryce) on 2009-01-16

description:

updated

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Shawn MacLean (bigkahunaca) wrote on 2009-01-16: Re: [Bug 313656] Re: package nvidia-glx-173 None failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so', which is also in package xserver-xorg-core

I got it to work by installing the old Nvidia driver from the restricted
drivers (ver. 96), then rebooting.

After rebooting I installed the newer Nvidia (180.11) driver and it worked.
It's not really a solution, but more of a workaround...

Hope it helps.

Shawn

On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 5:58 AM, Bryce Harrington <<email address hidden>
> wrote:

> ** Description changed:
>
> I tried everything and nothing will let me install the driver
>
> ProblemType: Package
> Architecture: i386
> Dependencies:
>
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
> ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite
> `/usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so', which is also in package
> xserver-xorg-core
> Package: nvidia-glx-173 None
> ProcVersion: Linux version 2.6.27-9-generic (buildd@rothera) (gcc version
> 4.3.2 (Ubuntu 4.3.2-1ubuntu11) ) #1 SMP Thu Nov 20 21:57:00 UTC 2008
>
> SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-173
> Title: package nvidia-glx-173 None failed to install/upgrade: trying to
> overwrite `/usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so', which is also in
> package xserver-xorg-core
> Uname: Linux 2.6.27-9-generic i686
> xkbcomp:
> +
> + [lspci]
> + 00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 82P965/G965 Memory
> Controller Hub [8086:29a0] (rev 02)
> + Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:81ea]
> + 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation GeForce 8600
> GT [10de:0402] (rev a1)
> + Subsystem: eVga.com. Corp. Device [3842:c751]
>
> --
> package nvidia-glx-173 None failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite
> `/usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so', which is also in package
> xserver-xorg-core
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/313656
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in "nvidia-graphics-drivers-173" source package in Ubuntu: Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> I tried everything and nothing will let me install the driver
>
> ProblemType: Package
> Architecture: i386
> Dependencies:
>
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
> ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite
> `/usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so', which is also in package
> xserver-xorg-core
> Package: nvidia-glx-173 None
> ProcVersion: Linux version 2.6.27-9-generic (buildd@rothera) (gcc version
> 4.3.2 (Ubuntu 4.3.2-1ubuntu11) ) #1 SMP Thu Nov 20 21:57:00 UTC 2008
>
> SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-173
> Title: package nvidia-glx-173 None failed to install/upgrade: trying to
> overwrite `/usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so', which is also in
> package xserver-xorg-core
> Uname: Linux 2.6.27-9-generic i686
> xkbcomp:
>
> [lspci]
> 00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 82P965/G965 Memory Controller
> Hub [8086:29a0] (rev 02)
> Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:81ea]
> 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation GeForce 8600
> GT [10de:0402] (rev a1)
> Subsystem: eVga.com. Corp. Device [3842:c751]
>
>

--
Shawn

I got it to work by installing the old Nvidia driver from the restricted
drivers (ver. 96), then rebooting.

After rebooting I installed the newer Nvidia (180.11) driver and it worked.
It's not really a solution, but more of a workaround...

Hope it helps.

Shawn

On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 5:58 AM, Bryce Harrington <bryce@bryceharrington.org
> wrote:

> ** Description changed:
>
>  I tried everything and nothing will let me install the driver
>
>  ProblemType: Package
>  Architecture: i386
>  Dependencies:
>
>  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
>  ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite
> `/usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so', which is also in package
> xserver-xorg-core
>  Package: nvidia-glx-173 None
>  ProcVersion: Linux version 2.6.27-9-generic (buildd@rothera) (gcc version
> 4.3.2 (Ubuntu 4.3.2-1ubuntu11) ) #1 SMP Thu Nov 20 21:57:00 UTC 2008
>
>  SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-173
>  Title: package nvidia-glx-173 None failed to install/upgrade: trying to
> overwrite `/usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so', which is also in
> package xserver-xorg-core
>  Uname: Linux 2.6.27-9-generic i686
>  xkbcomp:
> +
> + [lspci]
> + 00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 82P965/G965 Memory
> Controller Hub [8086:29a0] (rev 02)
> +       Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:81ea]
> + 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation GeForce 8600
> GT [10de:0402] (rev a1)
> +       Subsystem: eVga.com. Corp. Device [3842:c751]
>
> --
> package nvidia-glx-173 None failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite
> `/usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so', which is also in package
> xserver-xorg-core
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/313656
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in "nvidia-graphics-drivers-173" source package in Ubuntu: Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> I tried everything and nothing will let me install the driver
>
> ProblemType: Package
> Architecture: i386
> Dependencies:
>
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
> ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite
> `/usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so', which is also in package
> xserver-xorg-core
> Package: nvidia-glx-173 None
> ProcVersion: Linux version 2.6.27-9-generic (buildd@rothera) (gcc version
> 4.3.2 (Ubuntu 4.3.2-1ubuntu11) ) #1 SMP Thu Nov 20 21:57:00 UTC 2008
>
> SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-173
> Title: package nvidia-glx-173 None failed to install/upgrade: trying to
> overwrite `/usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so', which is also in
> package xserver-xorg-core
> Uname: Linux 2.6.27-9-generic i686
> xkbcomp:
>
> [lspci]
> 00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 82P965/G965 Memory Controller
> Hub [8086:29a0] (rev 02)
>        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:81ea]
> 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation GeForce 8600
> GT [10de:0402] (rev a1)
>        Subsystem: eVga.com. Corp. Device [3842:c751]
>
>

-- 
Shawn