Public bug reported: [Impact]
After installing nvidia-driver-450, apt fails to install any of the following: - nvidia-driver-450-server - nvidia-driver-470-server - nvidia-driver-510-server - nvidia-driver-515-server - nvidia-driver-510 - nvidia-driver-515 [Platforms] - Bionic (ubuntu 18.04) - Focal (ubuntu 20.04) [Test case] # dpkg -l | grep nvidia-driver ii nvidia-driver-450 460.91.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 amd64 Transitional package for nvidia-driver-460 ii nvidia-driver-460 470.141.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 amd64 Transitional package for nvidia-driver-470 ii nvidia-driver-470 470.141.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 amd64 NVIDIA driver metapackage # apt install nvidia-driver-450-server Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable distribution that some required packages have not yet been created or been moved out of Incoming. The following information may help to resolve the situation: The following packages have unmet dependencies: nvidia-driver-450-server : Depends: libnvidia-gl-450-server (= 450.203.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) but it is not going to be installed Depends: libnvidia-extra-450-server (= 450.203.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) but it is not going to be installed Depends: libnvidia-decode-450-server (= 450.203.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) but it is not going to be installed Depends: libnvidia-encode-450-server (= 450.203.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) but it is not going to be installed Depends: xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-450-server (= 450.203.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) but it is not going to be installed Depends: libnvidia-cfg1-450-server (= 450.203.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) but it is not going to be installed Depends: libnvidia-ifr1-450-server (= 450.203.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) but it is not going to be installed Recommends: libnvidia-compute-450-server:i386 (= 450.203.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) but it is not installable Recommends: libnvidia-decode-450-server:i386 (= 450.203.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) but it is not installable Recommends: libnvidia-encode-450-server:i386 (= 450.203.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) but it is not installable Recommends: libnvidia-ifr1-450-server:i386 (= 450.203.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) but it is not installable Recommends: libnvidia-fbc1-450-server:i386 (= 450.203.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) but it is not installable Recommends: libnvidia-gl-450-server:i386 (= 450.203.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) but it is not installable E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages. # apt install nvidia-driver-470-server Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable distribution that some required packages have not yet been created or been moved out of Incoming. The following information may help to resolve the situation: The following packages have unmet dependencies: nvidia-driver-470-server : Depends: libnvidia-gl-470-server (= 470.141.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) but it is not going to be installed Depends: nvidia-compute-utils-470-server (= 470.141.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) but it is not going to be installed Depends: libnvidia-decode-470-server (= 470.141.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) but it is not going to be installed Depends: libnvidia-encode-470-server (= 470.141.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) but it is not going to be installed Depends: xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-470-server (= 470.141.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) but it is not going to be installed Depends: libnvidia-cfg1-470-server (= 470.141.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) but it is not going to be installed Depends: libnvidia-ifr1-470-server (= 470.141.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) but it is not going to be installed Depends: libnvidia-fbc1-470-server (= 470.141.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) but it is not going to be installed Recommends: libnvidia-compute-470-server:i386 (= 470.141.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) but it is not installable Recommends: libnvidia-decode-470-server:i386 (= 470.141.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) but it is not installable Recommends: libnvidia-encode-470-server:i386 (= 470.141.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) but it is not installable Recommends: libnvidia-ifr1-470-server:i386 (= 470.141.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) but it is not installable Recommends: libnvidia-fbc1-470-server:i386 (= 470.141.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) but it is not installable Recommends: libnvidia-gl-470-server:i386 (= 470.141.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) but it is not installable E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages. [Workaround] If the full dependency list is passed to the installation command, the installation succeeds. # apt install nvidia-driver-470-server libnvidia-gl-470-server nvidia-compute-utils-470-server libnvidia-decode-470-server xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-470-server libnvidia-cfg1-470-server libnvidia-ifr1-470-server libnvidia-fbc1-470-server Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following additional packages will be installed: libnvidia-common-470-server libnvidia-compute-470-server libnvidia-encode-470-server libnvidia-extra-470-server nvidia-dkms-470-server nvidia-kernel-common-470-server nvidia-kernel-source-470-server nvidia-utils-470-server Recommended packages: libnvidia-compute-470-server:i386 libnvidia-decode-470-server:i386 libnvidia-encode-470-server:i386 libnvidia-ifr1-470-server:i386 libnvidia-fbc1-470-server:i386 libnvidia-gl-470-server:i386 The following packages will be REMOVED: libnvidia-cfg1-470 libnvidia-common-470 libnvidia-compute-470 libnvidia-decode-470 libnvidia-encode-470 libnvidia-extra-470 libnvidia-fbc1-470 libnvidia-gl-470 libnvidia-ifr1-470 nvidia-compute-utils-470 nvidia-dkms-470 nvidia-driver-450 nvidia-driver-460 nvidia-driver-470 nvidia-kernel-common-470 nvidia-kernel-source-470 nvidia-utils-470 xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-470 The following NEW packages will be installed: libnvidia-cfg1-470-server libnvidia-common-470-server libnvidia-compute-470-server libnvidia-decode-470-server libnvidia-encode-470-server libnvidia-extra-470-server libnvidia-fbc1-470-server libnvidia-gl-470-server libnvidia-ifr1-470-server nvidia-compute-utils-470-server nvidia-dkms-470-server nvidia-driver-470-server nvidia-kernel-common-470-server nvidia-kernel-source-470-server nvidia-utils-470-server xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-470-server 0 upgraded, 16 newly installed, 18 to remove and 14 not upgraded. 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[Y/n] [Notes] The same problem is not seen on Jammy (ubuntu 22.04) ** Affects: nvidia-graphics-drivers-470 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Assignee: Alberto Milone (albertomilone) Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers-470 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1984115 Title: nvidia-driver-XXX-server and nvidia-driver-5XX fail to install if nvidia-driver-470 is installed Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-470 package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: [Impact] After installing nvidia-driver-450, apt fails to install any of the following: - nvidia-driver-450-server - nvidia-driver-470-server - nvidia-driver-510-server - nvidia-driver-515-server - nvidia-driver-510 - nvidia-driver-515 [Platforms] - Bionic (ubuntu 18.04) - Focal (ubuntu 20.04) [Test case] # dpkg -l | grep nvidia-driver ii nvidia-driver-450 460.91.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 amd64 Transitional package for nvidia-driver-460 ii nvidia-driver-460 470.141.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 amd64 Transitional package for nvidia-driver-470 ii nvidia-driver-470 470.141.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 amd64 NVIDIA driver metapackage # apt install nvidia-driver-450-server Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable distribution that some required packages have not yet been created or been moved out of Incoming. The following information may help to resolve the situation: The following packages have unmet dependencies: nvidia-driver-450-server : Depends: libnvidia-gl-450-server (= 450.203.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) but it is not going to be installed Depends: libnvidia-extra-450-server (= 450.203.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) but it is not going to be installed Depends: libnvidia-decode-450-server (= 450.203.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) but it is not going to be installed Depends: libnvidia-encode-450-server (= 450.203.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) but it is not going to be installed Depends: xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-450-server (= 450.203.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) but it is not going to be installed Depends: libnvidia-cfg1-450-server (= 450.203.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) but it is not going to be installed Depends: libnvidia-ifr1-450-server (= 450.203.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) but it is not going to be installed Recommends: libnvidia-compute-450-server:i386 (= 450.203.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) but it is not installable Recommends: libnvidia-decode-450-server:i386 (= 450.203.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) but it is not installable Recommends: libnvidia-encode-450-server:i386 (= 450.203.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) but it is not installable Recommends: libnvidia-ifr1-450-server:i386 (= 450.203.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) but it is not installable Recommends: libnvidia-fbc1-450-server:i386 (= 450.203.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) but it is not installable Recommends: libnvidia-gl-450-server:i386 (= 450.203.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) but it is not installable E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages. # apt install nvidia-driver-470-server Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable distribution that some required packages have not yet been created or been moved out of Incoming. The following information may help to resolve the situation: The following packages have unmet dependencies: nvidia-driver-470-server : Depends: libnvidia-gl-470-server (= 470.141.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) but it is not going to be installed Depends: nvidia-compute-utils-470-server (= 470.141.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) but it is not going to be installed Depends: libnvidia-decode-470-server (= 470.141.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) but it is not going to be installed Depends: libnvidia-encode-470-server (= 470.141.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) but it is not going to be installed Depends: xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-470-server (= 470.141.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) but it is not going to be installed Depends: libnvidia-cfg1-470-server (= 470.141.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) but it is not going to be installed Depends: libnvidia-ifr1-470-server (= 470.141.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) but it is not going to be installed Depends: libnvidia-fbc1-470-server (= 470.141.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) but it is not going to be installed Recommends: libnvidia-compute-470-server:i386 (= 470.141.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) but it is not installable Recommends: libnvidia-decode-470-server:i386 (= 470.141.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) but it is not installable Recommends: libnvidia-encode-470-server:i386 (= 470.141.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) but it is not installable Recommends: libnvidia-ifr1-470-server:i386 (= 470.141.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) but it is not installable Recommends: libnvidia-fbc1-470-server:i386 (= 470.141.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) but it is not installable Recommends: libnvidia-gl-470-server:i386 (= 470.141.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) but it is not installable E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages. [Workaround] If the full dependency list is passed to the installation command, the installation succeeds. # apt install nvidia-driver-470-server libnvidia-gl-470-server nvidia-compute-utils-470-server libnvidia-decode-470-server xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-470-server libnvidia-cfg1-470-server libnvidia-ifr1-470-server libnvidia-fbc1-470-server Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following additional packages will be installed: libnvidia-common-470-server libnvidia-compute-470-server libnvidia-encode-470-server libnvidia-extra-470-server nvidia-dkms-470-server nvidia-kernel-common-470-server nvidia-kernel-source-470-server nvidia-utils-470-server Recommended packages: libnvidia-compute-470-server:i386 libnvidia-decode-470-server:i386 libnvidia-encode-470-server:i386 libnvidia-ifr1-470-server:i386 libnvidia-fbc1-470-server:i386 libnvidia-gl-470-server:i386 The following packages will be REMOVED: libnvidia-cfg1-470 libnvidia-common-470 libnvidia-compute-470 libnvidia-decode-470 libnvidia-encode-470 libnvidia-extra-470 libnvidia-fbc1-470 libnvidia-gl-470 libnvidia-ifr1-470 nvidia-compute-utils-470 nvidia-dkms-470 nvidia-driver-450 nvidia-driver-460 nvidia-driver-470 nvidia-kernel-common-470 nvidia-kernel-source-470 nvidia-utils-470 xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-470 The following NEW packages will be installed: libnvidia-cfg1-470-server libnvidia-common-470-server libnvidia-compute-470-server libnvidia-decode-470-server libnvidia-encode-470-server libnvidia-extra-470-server libnvidia-fbc1-470-server libnvidia-gl-470-server libnvidia-ifr1-470-server nvidia-compute-utils-470-server nvidia-dkms-470-server nvidia-driver-470-server nvidia-kernel-common-470-server nvidia-kernel-source-470-server nvidia-utils-470-server xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-470-server 0 upgraded, 16 newly installed, 18 to remove and 14 not upgraded. Need to get 222 MB of archives. After this operation, 30.7 kB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] [Notes] The same problem is not seen on Jammy (ubuntu 22.04) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-470/+bug/1984115/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp