package nvidia-current 260.19.06-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

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used the command nvidia-xconfig then after reboot it log in but no windows manager only the terminal in full non-graphics mode

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: nvidia-current 260.19.06-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.33-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic i686
AptOrdering:
 nvidia-173: Install
 initramfs-tools: Configure
 nvidia-current: Configure
 nvidia-173: Configure
Architecture: i386
DRM.card0.HDMI_Type_A.1:
 status: disconnected
 enabled: disabled
 dpms: Off
 modes:
 edid-base64:
DRM.card0.VGA.1:
 status: connected
 enabled: enabled
 dpms: On
 modes: 1280x1024 1280x1024 1024x768 1024x768 800x600 800x600 640x480 640x480 720x400
 edid-base64: AP///////wAas2UFHgYIACIPAQNoIht4Kj21o1ZLmSUVUFSlSwCBgAEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBMCoAmFEAKkAwcBMAVA4RAAAeAAAA/ABBMTctMQogICAgICAgAAAA/QA4TB5TDgAKICAgICAgAAAA/wBZRUVQNTI1ODU0CiAgABo=
Date: Tue Dec 21 17:27:02 2010
DkmsStatus: nvidia-173, 173.14.28, 2.6.35-22-generic, i686: installed
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. G31M-ES2C
ProcCmdLine: bootkbd=us console-setup/layoutcode=en_US console-setup/variantcode=nodeadkeys locale=us_us persistent noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true file=/cdrom/preseed/hostname.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz splash -- maybe-ubiquity
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers
Title: package nvidia-current 260.19.06-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dmi.bios.date: 03/12/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: F7b
dmi.board.name: G31M-ES2C
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF7b:bd03/12/2009:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnG31M-ES2C:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnG31M-ES2C:rvr:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: G31M-ES2C
dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 codename: maverick
 architecture: i686
 kernel: 2.6.35-22-generic

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

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 685017, 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. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.