package nvidia-prime 0.8.2 failed to install/upgrade: there is no script in the new version of the package - giving up

[Brad Allen]

I am upgrading the environment in which I have NVIDIA processes run, and they need to be able to find the nvidia libraries and everything else needed to work with my (very expensive) NVIDIA card that I require.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: nvidia-prime 0.8.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-133.159-lowlatency 4.4.134
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-133-lowlatency x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Aug 24 12:24:18 2018
ErrorMessage: there is no script in the new version of the package - giving up
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-11-21 (641 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Studio 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2
 apt 1.2.27
SourcePackage: nvidia-prime
Title: package nvidia-prime 0.8.2 failed to install/upgrade: there is no script in the new version of the package - giving up
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-08-24 (0 days ago)