Comment 14 for bug 1882402

Error on nvidia 340 install. Computer freezes while using Google Chrome. Chromium did not work at all. Kubuntu 20.10 Beta release with all updates. When trying to install 340 is below.

Unpacking nvidia-opencl-icd-340 (340.108-0ubuntu5) ...
Selecting previously unselected package screen-resolution-extra.
Preparing to unpack .../7-screen-resolution-extra_0.18build1_all.deb ...
Unpacking screen-resolution-extra (0.18build1) ...
Selecting previously unselected package nvidia-settings.
Preparing to unpack .../8-nvidia-settings_440.82-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking nvidia-settings (440.82-0ubuntu1) ...
Setting up nvidia-opencl-icd-340 (340.108-0ubuntu5) ...
Setting up libxnvctrl0:amd64 (440.82-0ubuntu1) ...
Setting up screen-resolution-extra (0.18build1) ...
Setting up libc6-i386 (2.32-0ubuntu3) ...
Setting up nvidia-settings (440.82-0ubuntu1) ...
Setting up libcuda1-340 (340.108-0ubuntu5) ...
Setting up lib32gcc-s1 (10.2.0-13ubuntu1) ...
Setting up nvidia-340 (340.108-0ubuntu5) ...
dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty
dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty
dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty
dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty
dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty
dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty
dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty
dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty
dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty
dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty
dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty
dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty
dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty
dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty
dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty
dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty
dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty
dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty
dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty
dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty
dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty
dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty
dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty
dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty
dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
INFO:Enable nvidia-340
DEBUG:Parsing /usr/share/ubuntu-drivers-common/quirks/lenovo_thinkpad
DEBUG:Parsing /usr/share/ubuntu-drivers-common/quirks/put_your_quirks_here
DEBUG:Parsing /usr/share/ubuntu-drivers-common/quirks/dell_latitude
Adding system user `nvidia-persistenced' (UID 126) ...
Adding new group `nvidia-persistenced' (GID 136) ...
Adding new user `nvidia-persistenced' (UID 126) with group `nvidia-persistenced' ...

Not creating home directory `/'.
Loading new nvidia-340-340.108 DKMS files...
Building for 5.8.0-21-generic
Building for architecture x86_64
Building initial module for 5.8.0-21-generic
ERROR: Cannot create report: [Errno 17] File exists: '/var/crash/nvidia-340.0.crash'
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 5.8.0-21-generic (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/nvidia-340/340.108/build/make.log for more information.
dpkg: error processing package nvidia-340 (--configure):
installed nvidia-340 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 10
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of nvidia-340-dev:
nvidia-340-dev depends on nvidia-340 (>= 340.108); however:
 Package nvidia-340 is not configured yet.

No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                                                                                                         dpkg: error processing package nvi
dia-340-dev (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.24-1ubuntu4) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.64ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.36.0-1ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.32-0ubuntu3) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.9.3-2) ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon (0.5.3+18.04.20180207.2-0ubuntu2) ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index...
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.137ubuntu12) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.8.0-21-generic
I: The initramfs will attempt to resume from /dev/sdc5
I: (UUID=1bd3ae7c-0d87-4e62-b5be-bcbdace82179)
I: Set the RESUME variable to override this.
Errors were encountered while processing:
nvidia-340
nvidia-340-dev
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

$ sudo apt-get install nvidia-340
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
nvidia-340 is already the newest version (340.108-0ubuntu5).
nvidia-340 set to manually installed.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
2 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Setting up nvidia-340 (340.108-0ubuntu5) ...
dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty
dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty
dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty
dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty
dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty
dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty
dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty
dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty
dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty
dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty
dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty
dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty
dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty
dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty
dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty
dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty
dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty
dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty
dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty
dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty
dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty
dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty
dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty
dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty
dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
INFO:Enable nvidia-340
DEBUG:Parsing /usr/share/ubuntu-drivers-common/quirks/lenovo_thinkpad
DEBUG:Parsing /usr/share/ubuntu-drivers-common/quirks/put_your_quirks_here
DEBUG:Parsing /usr/share/ubuntu-drivers-common/quirks/dell_latitude
Removing old nvidia-340-340.108 DKMS files...

------------------------------
Deleting module version: 340.108
completely from the DKMS tree.
------------------------------
Done.
Loading new nvidia-340-340.108 DKMS files...
Building for 5.8.0-21-generic
Building for architecture x86_64
Building initial module for 5.8.0-21-generic

ERROR: Cannot create report: [Errno 17] File exists: '/var/crash/nvidia-340.0.crash'
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 5.8.0-21-generic (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/nvidia-340/340.108/build/make.log for more information.
dpkg: error processing package nvidia-340 (--configure):
installed nvidia-340 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 10
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of nvidia-340-dev:
nvidia-340-dev depends on nvidia-340 (>= 340.108); however:
 Package nvidia-340 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package nvidia-340-dev (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                                                                                                         Processing triggers for libc-bin (
2.32-0ubuntu3) ...
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.137ubuntu12) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.8.0-21-generic
I: The initramfs will attempt to resume from /dev/sdc5
I: (UUID=1bd3ae7c-0d87-4e62-b5be-bcbdace82179)
I: Set the RESUME variable to override this.
Errors were encountered while processing:
nvidia-340
nvidia-340-dev
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)