Hi im new to ubuntu and ive been looking for hours to fix this bug. Every time i try to install the restricted driver for a nvidia geforce 8500 card I get this from the terminal.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo aptitude install nvidia-glx-new [sudo] password for lorenzo: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Reading extended state information Initializing package states... Done Writing extended state information... Done Building tag database... Done The following NEW packages will be installed: nvidia-glx-new The following partially installed packages will be configured: nvidia-glx-new-dev 0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 0B/5014kB of archives. After unpacking 15.2MB will be used. Writing extended state information... Done (Reading database ... 120047 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking nvidia-glx-new (from .../nvidia-glx-new_100.14.19+2.6.22.4-14.10_i386.deb) ... dpkg-divert: `diversion of /usr/lib/libGL.so.1 to /usr/lib/nvidia/libGL.so.1.xlibmesa by nvidia-glx-new' clashes with `diversion of /usr/lib/libGL.so.1 to /usr/lib/fglrx/libGL.so.1.xlibmesa by xorg-driver-fglrx' dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/nvidia-glx-new_100.14.19+2.6.22.4-14.10_i386.deb (--unpack): subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 2 Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/nvidia-glx-new_100.14.19+2.6.22.4-14.10_i386.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) A package failed to install. Trying to recover: dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of nvidia-glx-new-dev: nvidia-glx-new-dev depends on nvidia-glx-new (>= 100.14.19); however: Package nvidia-glx-new is not installed. dpkg: error processing nvidia-glx-new-dev (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Errors were encountered while processing: nvidia-glx-new-dev Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Reading extended state information Initializing package states... Done Building tag database... Done What should I try now? Ive tried envy and that still didnt work. I see the clash but I dont know how to fix it. -- nvidia-glx,nvidia-glx-new and xorg-driver-fglrx cannot be installed (conflict with xserver-xorg-core) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/177609 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
