9.10 to 10.04: package xserver-xorg-core 2:1.6.4-2ubuntu4.3 failed to upgrade: unable to create `/usr/lib/nvidia/libglx.so.xserver-xorg-core.dpkg-new'

[Mitzi McCarthy]

Binary package hint: dpkg

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.6.4-2ubuntu4.3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-22.65-generic-pae
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-22-generic-pae i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Oct 5 21:54:28 2010
DkmsStatus:
 nvidia-current, 195.36.24, 2.6.32-25-generic-pae, i686: installed
 nvidia-current, 195.36.24, 2.6.31-22-generic-pae, i686: installed
ErrorMessage:
 ErrorMessage: package xserver-xorg-core is already installed and configured
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. EP45-DS3
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-22-generic-pae root=UUID=8f327f92-f2b2-4990-a474-c8287052efd4 ro quiet splash
SourcePackage: dpkg
Title: package xserver-xorg-core 2:1.6.4-2ubuntu4.3 failed to install/upgrade:
dmi.bios.date: 06/12/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: F4
dmi.board.name: EP45-DS3
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.board.version: x.x
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF4:bd06/12/2008:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnEP45-DS3:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnEP45-DS3:rvrx.x:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: EP45-DS3
dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 codename: lucid
 architecture: i686
 kernel: 2.6.31-22-generic-pae

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

Thank you for your report. Affecting to xorg-server

[Paul White (paulw2u)]

Bug report makes reference to upgrading to a long out of support
release of Ubuntu. As there have been no comments for almost
thirteen years now I'm closing this as 'Invalid'.