package nvidia-340 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/nvidia-bug-report.sh', which is also in package nvidia-utils-460 460.84-0ubuntu0~0.20.04.1

[Tchaikovski]

I've tried downloading the nvidia drives and all i'm getting are errors.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: nvidia-340 (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-55.62~20.04.1-generic 5.8.18
Uname: Linux 5.8.0-55-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.18
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
Date: Thu Jun 17 18:26:16 2021
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/nvidia-bug-report.sh', which is also in package nvidia-utils-460 460.84-0ubuntu0~0.20.04.1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-06-17 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.2.0 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20210209.1)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.5, python3-minimal, 3.8.2-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: N/A
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.7ubuntu3
 apt 2.0.5
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-340
Title: package nvidia-340 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/nvidia-bug-report.sh', which is also in package nvidia-utils-460 460.84-0ubuntu0~0.20.04.1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Chris Guiver (guiverc)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better.

Bug reporting is about finding & fixing problems thus preventing future users from hitting the same bug.

I suspect a Support site would be more appropriate, eg. https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu. You can also find help with your problem in the support forum of your local Ubuntu community http://loco.ubuntu.com/ or asking at https://askubuntu.com or https://ubuntuforums.org, or for more support options please look at https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/community-support/709