At their web site, Nvidia is able to detect the specific nvidia GPU present in the current system from the web page.
It would thus seem to be reasonable for an nvidia package installation to perfom a similar check during installation, and compare the current GPU against a list of those supported by the software being installed. Unless manually overridden, this could be used to prevent installation of versions of software known to be incompatible with the current GPU from interfering with a separate installation of compatible software. (or to revert steps already performed it if the check could not be performed before changes had already been made) The use of such a check could be prophylactic against bug reports such as this one. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers-340 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1767116 Title: package nvidia-340 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/lib/udev/rules.d/71-nvidia.rules', which is also in package nvidia-kernel-common-390 390.48-0ubuntu3 Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-340 package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: i don't know ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: nvidia-340 (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-19.20-generic 4.15.17 Uname: Linux 4.15.0-19-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7 Architecture: amd64 Date: Thu Apr 26 16:22:30 2018 DuplicateSignature: package:nvidia-340:(not installed) Unpacking nvidia-340 (340.106-0ubuntu3) ... dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/nvidia-340_340.106-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb (--unpack): trying to overwrite '/lib/udev/rules.d/71-nvidia.rules', which is also in package nvidia-kernel-common-390 390.48-0ubuntu3 ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/lib/udev/rules.d/71-nvidia.rules', which is also in package nvidia-kernel-common-390 390.48-0ubuntu3 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-05-19 (706 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1) Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.5, python3-minimal, 3.6.5-3 PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.15rc1, python-minimal, 2.7.15~rc1-1 RelatedPackageVersions: dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2 apt 1.6.1 SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-340 Title: package nvidia-340 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/lib/udev/rules.d/71-nvidia.rules', which is also in package nvidia-kernel-common-390 390.48-0ubuntu3 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-340/+bug/1767116/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
