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Encountered this problem during install nvidia driver by using jockey, then verified using apt-get install nvidia-prime, received following messages: $ sudo apt-get install nvidia-prime Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done nvidia-prime is already the newest version. 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 7 not upgraded. 1 not fully installed or removed. After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y Setting up nvidia-prime (0.3~hybrid0.0.1) ... /var/lib/dpkg/info/nvidia-prime.postinst: 36: printf: 08: not completely converted dpkg: error processing nvidia-prime (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: nvidia-prime E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: nvidia-prime 0.3~hybrid0.0.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-29.42~precise1-generic 3.8.13.5 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-29-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.4 Architecture: amd64 Date: Mon Sep 2 14:07:37 2013 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20130820.1) MarkForUpload: True PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: nvidia-prime UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: nvidia-prime (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise running-unity -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1219650 Title: Failed to install on 12.04.3 , /var/lib/dpkg/info/nvidia- prime.postinst: 36: printf: 08: not completely converted To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-prime/+bug/1219650/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs