package nvidia-340 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/lib/udev/rules.d/71-nvidia.rules', which is also in package nvidia-kernel-common-390 390.77-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

[sergey]

See that...

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: nvidia-340 (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-43.46-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-43-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.5
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Jan 16 22:02:51 2019
DuplicateSignature:
 package:nvidia-340:(not installed)
 Unpacking nvidia-340 (340.107-0ubuntu0.18.04.1) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/nvidia-340_340.107-0ubuntu0.18.04.1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/lib/udev/rules.d/71-nvidia.rules', which is also in package nvidia-kernel-common-390 390.77-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/lib/udev/rules.d/71-nvidia.rules', which is also in package nvidia-kernel-common-390 390.77-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-01-03 (13 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180725)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.7, python3-minimal, 3.6.7-1~18.04
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.15rc1, python-minimal, 2.7.15~rc1-1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2.1
 apt 1.6.6
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-340
Title: package nvidia-340 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/lib/udev/rules.d/71-nvidia.rules', which is also in package nvidia-kernel-common-390 390.77-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Marc Deslauriers (mdeslaur)]

Thanks for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. We appreciate the difficulties you are facing, but this appears to be a "regular" (non-security) bug. I have unmarked it as a security issue since this bug does not show evidence of allowing attackers to cross privilege boundaries nor directly cause loss of data/privacy. Please feel free to report any other bugs you may find.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Konrad Bąk (spoderman4)]

What fixed that bug for me was simply doing this:
apt-get install -f

apt-get upgrade
apt-get update

apply 'sudo' at the beginning of each command if necessary