package libgl1-mesa-glx 7.2-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: poging tot overschrijven van `/usr/lib/libGL.so.1', wat ook in pakket nvidia-glx-177 zit

Did you install the driver through the installer from NVIDIA's website?

No, the driver was provided by Ubuntu's own repositories

can you attach the output of this command?
dpkg-divert --list

diversion of /bin/sh to /bin/sh.distrib by dash
diversion of /usr/share/man/man1/sh.1.gz to /usr/share/man/man1/sh.distrib.1.gz by dash
diversion of /usr/share/vim/vim71/doc/help.txt to /usr/share/vim/vim71/doc/help.txt.vim-tiny by vim-runtime
diversion of /usr/share/vim/vim71/doc/tags to /usr/share/vim/vim71/doc/tags.vim-tiny by vim-runtime
diversion of /usr/share/dict/words to /usr/share/dict/words.pre-dictionaries-common by dictionaries-common
diversion of /usr/lib/libGL.so.1.2 to /usr/lib/nvidia/libGL.so.1.2.xlibmesa by nvidia-glx-177
diversion of /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so to /usr/lib/nvidia/libglx.so.xserver-xorg-core by nvidia-glx-177
diversion of /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libGLcore.so to /usr/lib/nvidia/libGLcore.so.xlibmesa by nvidia-glx-177

I have the same problem for over a month now. I try it every day or so but nothing ever changes.

E: /var/cache/apt/archives/libgl1-mesa-glx_7.2-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb: trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/libGL.so.1', which is also in package nvidia-glx-177

Same problem here since last week...

dpkg: Fehler beim Bearbeiten von /var/cache/apt/archives/nvidia-glx-177_177.80-0ubuntu2_i386.deb (--unpack):
 Versuche, »/usr/lib/libGL.so.1« zu überschreiben, welches auch in Paket libgl1-mesa-glx ist

$ dpkg-divert --list | grep nvidia
diversion of /usr/lib/libGL.so.1.2 to /usr/lib/nvidia/libGL.so.1.2.xlibmesa by nvidia-glx-177
diversion of /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so to /usr/lib/nvidia/libglx.so.xserver-xorg-core by nvidia-glx-177
diversion of /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libGLcore.so to /usr/lib/nvidia/libGLcore.so.xlibmesa by nvidia-glx-177

Balaam, Skymaker: I think I have tracked down the cause of your problem. Thanks for reporting.

Bill: can you attach the output of this command?
dpkg-divert --list

SRU request:

The following changes to the nvidia drivers 173 and 177 will make sure that diversions on /usr/lib/libGL.so.1, /usr/lib/libGL.so.1.2, /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so are added without checking the existence of these files in Ubuntu 32 bit (as we already do in Ubuntu 64bit):
http://albertomilone.com/ubuntu/newlrm/pitti/nvidia-graphics-drivers-173_173.14.12-1-0ubuntu5.diff.gz
http://albertomilone.com/ubuntu/newlrm/pitti/nvidia-graphics-drivers-173_173.14.12-1-0ubuntu5.dsc

http://albertomilone.com/ubuntu/newlrm/pitti/nvidia-graphics-drivers-177_177.80-0ubuntu3.diff.gz
http://albertomilone.com/ubuntu/newlrm/pitti/nvidia-graphics-drivers-177_177.80-0ubuntu3.dsc

Accepted into intrepid-proposed, please test and give feedback here. Please see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Thank you in advance!

Fixed problems I was having using tsclient with NVidia drivers.

intrepid-proposed package copied to jaunty.

When will the 173.14.15 driver be available in Ubuntu for non-SSE cpu's.

alienexplorers [2008-12-28 3:40 -0000]:
> When will the 173.14.15 driver be available in Ubuntu for non-SSE cpu's.

Since this is a proprietary driver, we cannot tell you. But I wouldn't
hold my breath and hope that nVidia will release newer driver versions
without SSE again.

The 173.14.15 driver is being built by nvidia with no SSE support. That is why I am in such a rush to get it.
My cpu can not support DDE which is why I am looking forward to this release.

DDE in the last post should be SSE....sorry

I know it supports SSE but we have to wait until the driver is released as stable.

Those got copied to intrepid-updates yesterday.

When will the new stable nvidia drivers (173 & 96 series) be available in intrepid. I have checked the repository and have not found any of the new files needed to load the drivers.