I tried to install it several times by rebooting my PC because it stops working
It is an old machine and probably one of the reasons was that.
the driver was downloaded in several pieces every time I restarted my PC
ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: nvidia-96 96.43.17-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.42-generic-pae 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic-pae i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Sep 9 23:08:09 2010
DkmsStatus: nvidia-96, 96.43.17: added
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 10
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100816.1)
MachineType: System Manufacturer System Name
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-24-generic-pae root=UUID=b9bcf874-d703-468c-af6c-98f63a2c6001 ro quiet splash
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-96
Title: package nvidia-96 96.43.17-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 10
dmi.bios.date: 12/11/2003
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: ASUS A7V266-E ACPI BIOS Rev 1015 Beta 003
dmi.board.name: A7V266-E
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: REV 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 7
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftware,Inc.:bvrASUSA7V266-EACPIBIOSRev1015Beta003:bd12/11/2003:svnSystemManufacturer:pnSystemName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnA7V266-E:rvrREV1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct7:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System Manufacturer
glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
system:
distro: Ubuntu
codename: lucid
architecture: i686
kernel: 2.6.32-24-generic-pae
nvidia-96 is removed since raring, closing it's bugs
affects ubuntu/nvidia-96
status wontfix