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linux-restricted-modules-2.6.22 package

Apport said it was unable to install package nvidia-glx-new 100.14.19+2.6.22.4-12.3 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite `/usr/bin/nvidia-settings', which is also in package nvidia-settings

Bug #145919 reported by Richard Pilla
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linux-restricted-modules-2.6.22 (Ubuntu)
Invalid
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Bug Description

Used restricted package manager to install latest nvidia drivers. Error returned after it tried to install. Bringing up the restricted package manager again it says the nvidia driver is enabled. However, running Cedega video test fails on 3d and unable to start desktop effects saying it could not launch menu item.

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Sep 27 22:53:08 2007
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.10
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite `/usr/bin/nvidia-settings', which is also in package nvidia-settings
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: nvidia-glx-new 100.14.19+2.6.22.4-12.3
PackageArchitecture: i386
SourcePackage: linux-restricted-modules-2.6.22
Title: package nvidia-glx-new 100.14.19+2.6.22.4-12.3 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite `/usr/bin/nvidia-settings', which is also in package nvidia-settings
Uname: Linux office 2.6.22-12-386 #1 Sun Sep 23 17:37:35 GMT 2007 i686 GNU/Linux

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Richard Pilla (rjpilla) wrote :
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Abhejit Rajagopal (sirgogo) wrote :

Same thing man,

It says:

E: /var/cache/apt/archives/nvidia-glx-new_100.14.19+2.6.22.4-13.6_amd64.deb: trying to overwrite `/usr/bin/nvidia-settings', which is also in package nvidia-settings

and then the terminal error too. How do we fix this?

By the way, I have a nforce4 geforce 6100/405 motherboard chipset.

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Brian Pitts (bpitts) wrote :

nvidia-glx-new includes the nvidia-settings utility. It should be set to conflict, not recommend, nvidia-settings. Richard and Abhejit, remove the nvidia-settings package then isntall nvidia-glx-new.

See bug #72979

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Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton) wrote :

The packages conflict, so nvidia-settings is not supposed to be installed unless you have the nvidia-glx-legacy package, which does not have it's own nvidia-settings.

Changed in linux-restricted-modules-2.6.22:
status: New → Invalid
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