package libnvidia-common-450 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/nvidia/nvidia-application-profiles-450.102.04-key-documentation', which is also in package libnvidia-common-450-server 450.102.04-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

Bug #1912793 reported by Nikola Filipović
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nvidia-graphics-drivers-450 (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

i was installing the drivest for my nvidia geforce 840 m.
while i vas installing the drivers i encountered this error.
i was folowing instructions how to install the nvidia trivers thru the terminal.
i installed 3 driver for my graphics chip and the error encountered on the driver nvidia-driver-450.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: libnvidia-common-450 (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-40.45~20.04.1-generic 5.8.18
Uname: Linux 5.8.0-40-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm wl nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.14
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
Date: Fri Jan 22 15:45:10 2021
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/nvidia/nvidia-application-profiles-450.102.04-key-documentation', which is also in package libnvidia-common-450-server 450.102.04-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-01-20 (1 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200731)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.5, python3-minimal, 3.8.2-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: N/A
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.7ubuntu3
 apt 2.0.2ubuntu0.2
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-450
Title: package libnvidia-common-450 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/nvidia/nvidia-application-profiles-450.102.04-key-documentation', which is also in package libnvidia-common-450-server 450.102.04-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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