I get this when trying to install nvidia-current with apt-get:
root@ubuntu:~# apt-get install nvidia-current
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
dkms fakeroot nvidia-settings patch screen-resolution-extra
Suggested packages:
diffutils-doc
The following NEW packages will be installed:
dkms fakeroot nvidia-current nvidia-settings patch screen-resolution-extra
0 upgraded, 6 newly installed, 0 to remove and 244 not upgraded.
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Get:2 http://br.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main dkms all 2.1.1.2-5ubuntu1 [71.9 kB]
Get:3 http://br.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main fakeroot i386 1.14.4-1ubuntu1 [118 kB]
Get:4 http://br.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/restricted nvidia-current i386 260.19.21-0ubuntu1 [26.4 MB]
Get:5 http://br.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main screen-resolution-extra all 0.14 [13.9 kB]
Get:6 http://br.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main nvidia-settings i386 260.19.21-0ubuntu2 [844 kB]
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update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/fakeroot-sysv to provide /usr/bin/fakeroot (fakeroot) in auto mode.
Setting up nvidia-current (260.19.21-0ubuntu1) ...
update-alternatives: using /usr/lib/nvidia-current/ld.so.conf to provide /etc/ld.so.conf.d/GL.conf (gl_conf) in auto mode.
update-alternatives: warning: skip creation of /usr/lib32/vdpau/libvdpau_nvidia.so.1 because associated file /usr/lib32/nvidia-current/vdpau/libvdpau_nvidia.so.1 (of link group gl_conf) doesn't exist.
update-alternatives: warning: skip creation of /usr/lib32/libvdpau_nvidia.so because associated file /usr/lib32/nvidia-current/vdpau/libvdpau_nvidia.so (of link group gl_conf) doesn't exist.
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
cp: cannot stat `/vmlinuz': No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing nvidia-current (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Setting up screen-resolution-extra (0.14) ...
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update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.37-7-generic
cryptsetup: WARNING: failed to detect canonical device of aufs
cryptsetup: WARNING: could not determine root device from /etc/fstab
cp: cannot stat `/vmlinuz': No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing initramfs-tools (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Processing triggers for python-support ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
nvidia-current
initramfs-tools
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
root@ubuntu:~#
I get this when trying to install nvidia-current with apt-get: resolution- extra resolution- extra br.archive. ubuntu. com/ubuntu/ natty/main patch i386 2.6-3 [122 kB] br.archive. ubuntu. com/ubuntu/ natty/main dkms all 2.1.1.2-5ubuntu1 [71.9 kB] br.archive. ubuntu. com/ubuntu/ natty/main fakeroot i386 1.14.4-1ubuntu1 [118 kB] br.archive. ubuntu. com/ubuntu/ natty/restricted nvidia-current i386 260.19.21-0ubuntu1 [26.4 MB] br.archive. ubuntu. com/ubuntu/ natty/main screen- resolution- extra all 0.14 [13.9 kB] br.archive. ubuntu. com/ubuntu/ natty/main nvidia-settings i386 260.19.21-0ubuntu2 [844 kB] patch_2. 6-3_i386. deb) ... 2.1.1.2- 5ubuntu1_ all.deb) ... 1.14.4- 1ubuntu1_ i386.deb) ... current_ 260.19. 21-0ubuntu1_ i386.deb) ... resolution- extra. resolution- extra (from .../screen- resolution- extra_0. 14_all. deb) ... settings_ 260.19. 21-0ubuntu2_ i386.deb) ... alternatives: using /usr/bin/ fakeroot- sysv to provide /usr/bin/fakeroot (fakeroot) in auto mode. 21-0ubuntu1) ... alternatives: using /usr/lib/ nvidia- current/ ld.so.conf to provide /etc/ld. so.conf. d/GL.conf (gl_conf) in auto mode. alternatives: warning: skip creation of /usr/lib32/ vdpau/libvdpau_ nvidia. so.1 because associated file /usr/lib32/ nvidia- current/ vdpau/libvdpau_ nvidia. so.1 (of link group gl_conf) doesn't exist. alternatives: warning: skip creation of /usr/lib32/ libvdpau_ nvidia. so because associated file /usr/lib32/ nvidia- current/ vdpau/libvdpau_ nvidia. so (of link group gl_conf) doesn't exist. resolution- extra (0.14) ... 21-0ubuntu2) ... applications/ desktop. en_US.utf8. cache.. . applications/ bamf.index. .. img-2.6. 37-7-generic
root@ubuntu:~# apt-get install nvidia-current
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
dkms fakeroot nvidia-settings patch screen-
Suggested packages:
diffutils-doc
The following NEW packages will be installed:
dkms fakeroot nvidia-current nvidia-settings patch screen-
0 upgraded, 6 newly installed, 0 to remove and 244 not upgraded.
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update-
Setting up nvidia-current (260.19.
update-
update-
update-
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
cp: cannot stat `/vmlinuz': No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing nvidia-current (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Setting up screen-
Processing triggers for python-central ...
Setting up nvidia-settings (260.19.
Processing triggers for python-gmenu ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.
cryptsetup: WARNING: failed to detect canonical device of aufs
cryptsetup: WARNING: could not determine root device from /etc/fstab
cp: cannot stat `/vmlinuz': No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing initramfs-tools (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Processing triggers for python-support ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
nvidia-current
initramfs-tools
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
root@ubuntu:~#