nvidia-340-updates 340.96-0ubuntu0.14.04.1: nvidia-340-updates kernel module failed to build

[pietro42]

tried to install kdm
login from gdm, kdm or lightdm always looped back to the display manager's login screen....
finally suceeded with kodi to login

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: nvidia-340-updates 340.96-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-33.38~14.04.1-generic 3.19.8-ckt7
Uname: Linux 3.19.0-33-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.19
Architecture: amd64
DKMSKernelVersion: 4.2.1-040201-generic
Date: Mon Nov 23 11:18:59 2015
PackageVersion: 340.96-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.4
 apt 1.0.1ubuntu2.10
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-340-updates
Title: nvidia-340-updates 340.96-0ubuntu0.14.04.1: nvidia-340-updates kernel module failed to build
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 1477593, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.