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

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

I managed to work around this by switching back to nvidia-current, uninstalling nvidia-current-updates, then installing nvidia-experimental-310.

When changing from nvidia-current to nvidia-experimental-310 for some reson nvidia-current is not disabled and upon rebooting X does not start. The solution is to use jockey-text to disable nvidia-current.

$ sudo jockey-text -d xorg:nvidia_current

The same procedure needs to be done when moving from nvidia-experimental-310 back to nvidia-current.
$ sudo jockey-test -d kmod:nvidia_experimental_310

Strangely Jockey does not see the 310 driver as being in use, even though the nVidia settings application does. Well it is experimental...

Craig's workaround worked indeed for me too,

i used sudo jockey-text -d xorg:nvidia_experimental_304 to disable 304 which was active for me
then I also uninstalled nvidia-settings-experimental-304 as it complains that a file of this is in use
and sudo apt-get install nvidia-settings-experimental-310 ran fine afterwards

Jockey does show 310 as in use for me

sudo jockey-text --list
ERROR:root:Could not find any typelib for AppIndicator3
xorg:nvidia_current - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
xorg:nvidia_current_updates - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (post-release updates) (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
xorg:nvidia_experimental_304 - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (**experimental** beta) (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
xorg:nvidia_experimental_310 - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (**experimental** beta) (Proprietary, Enabled, In use)

The issue is that nvidia-settings-experimental-310 and nvidia-settings-experimental-304 both provide the nvidia-settings program, however they do not conflict with one another so dpkg tries to install them concurrently.

As a workaround, you can remove one of these packages, then the install of the other should complete.

The proper fix is for nvidia-settings-experimental-310 to conflict/replace nvidia-settings-experimental-304, or perhaps do something more generic using a conflicts/replaces/provides with a virtual package.

This bug can also occur when transitioning from the nvidia-settings-updates to nvidia-settings-experimental-304

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Triaging as high as this can result in very broken systems if a new kernel is installed at the same time as no video driver will get built due to the package install failure. Also it seems to affect MANY users.

This does seem to be fixed in Raring, albeit by an exhaustive list of conflicts/replaces.

There is a bug in both experimental-310 and experimental-304 (fixed in raring) which makes them install a binary in /usr/bin instead of using the alternatives system.

I'll work on a fix.

SRU request:

Please accept nvidia-settings-experimental-304 and nvidia-settings-experimental-310 into precise-proposed. It's a one line change that fixes the issue and that is already being used in Raring and Saucy with no problems whatsoever.

hi!

both files seem to be stuck in "proposed"

Since these version-numbers (exakt-hit) are not listed any longer fro Nvidia ->

https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/533434/linux/current-graphics-driver-releases/

This has good potential to confuse non-experts. Think they could get cleaned up. Thanks in advance.

Someone needs to test the version in precise-proposed and then tag this bug 'verification-done' or 'verification-failed' as appropriate.

Is this really still an issue?

We have 304 and 319 in precise now, so we don't need obsolete experimental drivers (and settings panels) any more.

It is all set.

> On Sep 28, 2013, at 7:01 AM, Alberto Milone <email address hidden> wrote:
>
> Is this really still an issue?
>
> We have 304 and 319 in precise now, so we don't need obsolete
> experimental drivers (and settings panels) any more.
>
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> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1076414
>
> 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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Tagging verification-failed so these packages can be removed.

The version of nvidia-settings-experimental-310 in the proposed pocket of Precise that was purported to fix this bug report has been removed because the bugs that were to be fixed by the upload were not verified in a timely (105 days) fashion.

The version of nvidia-settings-experimental-304 in the proposed pocket of Precise that was purported to fix this bug report has been removed because the bugs that were to be fixed by the upload were not verified in a timely (105 days) fashion.