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[Jez s <jeremysharp@xxxxxx>]

Sorry, but PPA packages? Can you expand on this please?

On 9 Dec 2009, at 12:58, Timo Aaltonen wrote:

> You are using PPA packages that conflict with the driver. That's not
> supported, so closing the bug.
>
> ** Changed in: nvidia-graphics-drivers-177 (Ubuntu)
>       Status: New => Invalid
>
> --  
> Proprietary Nvidia drivers fail to install
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/493247
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>
> Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers-177” package in Ubuntu: Invalid
>
> Bug description:
> both the 173 and 177 drivers for Nvidia that I'm offered when  
> selecting to view proprietary drivers, refuse to install
>
> ProblemType: Package
> Architecture: i386
> Dependencies:
>
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
> ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/libvdpau.so.1', which is  
> also in package libvdpau1
> Package: nvidia-glx-177 None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/nvidia- 
> glx-177.list]
> ProcVersion: Linux version 2.6.27-15-generic (buildd@vernadsky) (gcc  
> version 4.3.2 (Ubuntu 4.3.2-1ubuntu11) ) #1 SMP Tue Oct 20 06:52:09  
> UTC 2009
>
> SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-177
> Title: package nvidia-glx-177 None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/ 
> nvidia-glx-177.list] failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite  
> `/usr/lib/libvdpau.so.1', which is also in package libvdpau1
> Uname: Linux 2.6.27-15-generic i686
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Proprietary Nvidia drivers fail to install
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/493247
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