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[Bug 1076414] Re: Transitioning between nvidia drivers (updates, 304, 310) results in install failure due to conflicting nvidia-settings

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From: Graham Inggs <graham@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2013 10:38:08 -0000
Reply-to: Bug 1076414 <1076414@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Someone needs to test the version in precise-proposed and then tag this
bug 'verification-done' or 'verification-failed' as appropriate.

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Title:
  Transitioning between nvidia drivers (updates, 304, 310) results in
  install failure due to conflicting nvidia-settings

Status in “nvidia-settings” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in “nvidia-settings-experimental-304” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Committed
Status in “nvidia-settings-experimental-310” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Committed
Status in “nvidia-settings-updates” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in “nvidia-settings” source package in Precise:
  New
Status in “nvidia-settings-experimental-304” source package in Precise:
  New
Status in “nvidia-settings-experimental-310” source package in Precise:
  New
Status in “nvidia-settings-updates” source package in Precise:
  New

Bug description:
  package nvidia-settings was installed. Seemed to conflict somehow.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: nvidia-settings-experimental-310 (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-32.51-generic 3.2.30
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-32-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu14
  AptOrdering:
   nvidia-settings-experimental-310: Install
   nvidia-settings-experimental-310: Configure
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu Nov  8 17:00:14 2012
  DpkgTerminalLog:
   Unpacking nvidia-settings-experimental-310 (from .../nvidia-settings-experimental-310_310.14-0ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb) ...
   dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/nvidia-settings-experimental-310_310.14-0ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
    trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/nvidia-settings', which is also in package nvidia-settings-updates 304.43-0ubuntu0.2
  DuplicateSignature:
   Unpacking nvidia-settings-experimental-310 (from .../nvidia-settings-experimental-310_310.14-0ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb) ...
   dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/nvidia-settings-experimental-310_310.14-0ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
    trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/nvidia-settings', which is also in package nvidia-settings-updates 304.43-0ubuntu0.2
  ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/nvidia-settings', which is also in package nvidia-settings-updates 304.43-0ubuntu0.2
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
  SourcePackage: nvidia-settings-experimental-310
  Title: package nvidia-settings-experimental-310 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/nvidia-settings', which is also in package nvidia-settings-updates 304.43-0ubuntu0.2
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-05-16 (176 days ago)

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