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 -- 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 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/145919 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs