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Old 05-31-2020, 04:02 AM   #1
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Question Broken Nvidia driver and package manager on Ubuntu 18.04

Hello, I've described my issue here https://askubuntu.com/questions/1245...story-included

I want to make this properly, but I'm lacking experience so I'm not sure from where to start and how to fix first the package manager and second to properly make my video card to be working.

Thanks
 
Old 05-31-2020, 05:46 AM   #2
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So it came to the point of How to fix my apt

Code:
zutobg@zutobg-Latitude-E6220:~$ sudo apt-get clean
zutobg@zutobg-Latitude-E6220:~$ sudo apt --fix-broken install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
  libnvidia-gl-390 libnvidia-gl-390:i386
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  libnvidia-gl-390 libnvidia-gl-390:i386
0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 11 not upgraded.
3 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 29,2 MB of archives.
After this operation, 149 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/restricted i386 libnvidia-gl-390 i386 390.132-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 [14,9 MB]
Get:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/restricted amd64 libnvidia-gl-390 amd64 390.132-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 [14,3 MB]
Fetched 29,2 MB in 8s (3601 kB/s)                                                                                                                  
(Reading database ... 202189 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../libnvidia-gl-390_390.132-0ubuntu0.18.04.1_i386.deb ...
diversion of /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libGL.so.1 to /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libGL.so.1.distrib by nvidia-340
dpkg-divert: error: mismatch on package
  when removing 'diversion of /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libGL.so.1 by libnvidia-gl-390'
  found 'diversion of /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libGL.so.1 to /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libGL.so.1.distrib by nvidia-340'
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libnvidia-gl-390_390.132-0ubuntu0.18.04.1_i386.deb (--unpack):
 new libnvidia-gl-390:i386 package pre-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 2
Preparing to unpack .../libnvidia-gl-390_390.132-0ubuntu0.18.04.1_amd64.deb ...
diversion of /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGL.so.1 to /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGL.so.1.distrib by nvidia-340
dpkg-divert: error: mismatch on package
  when removing 'diversion of /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGL.so.1 by libnvidia-gl-390'
  found 'diversion of /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGL.so.1 to /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGL.so.1.distrib by nvidia-340'
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libnvidia-gl-390_390.132-0ubuntu0.18.04.1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 new libnvidia-gl-390:amd64 package pre-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/libnvidia-gl-390_390.132-0ubuntu0.18.04.1_i386.deb
 /var/cache/apt/archives/libnvidia-gl-390_390.132-0ubuntu0.18.04.1_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
 
Old 05-31-2020, 06:09 AM   #3
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So, have you tried what was suggested to you at askubuntu.com? Or rather, the solution linked from there?
Code:
LC_ALL=C dpkg-divert --list|awk '$NF=="nvidia-340",$0=$3'|
xargs -n1 sudo dpkg-divert --remove
Last edited by shruggy; 05-31-2020 at 08:31 AM.
 
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Old 05-31-2020, 06:29 AM   #4
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Excuse my ignorance, but maybe my knowledge it too much basic. Your command is totally new to me. So I applied it.

Code:
zutobg@zutobg-Latitude-E6220:~$ dpkg-divert --list|LC_ALL=C awk '$NF=="nvidia-340",$0=$3'|xargs -L1 sudo dpkg-divert --remove
[sudo] password for zutobg: 
Removing 'diversion of /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libEGL.so to /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libEGL.so.distrib by nvidia-340'
Removing 'diversion of /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libGLESv2.so.2 to /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libGLESv2.so.2.distrib by nvidia-340'
Removing 'diversion of /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGLESv2.so.2 to /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGLESv2.so.2.distrib by nvidia-340'
Removing 'diversion of /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libGLESv1_CM.so.1 to /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libGLESv1_CM.so.1.distrib by nvidia-340'
Removing 'diversion of /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGLESv1_CM.so to /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGLESv1_CM.so.distrib by nvidia-340'
Removing 'diversion of /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libEGL.so.1 to /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libEGL.so.1.distrib by nvidia-340'
Removing 'diversion of /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libGLESv2.so to /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libGLESv2.so.distrib by nvidia-340'
Removing 'diversion of /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libEGL.so to /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libEGL.so.distrib by nvidia-340'
Removing 'diversion of /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libGL.so to /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libGL.so.distrib by nvidia-340'
Removing 'diversion of /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGL.so.1 to /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGL.so.1.distrib by nvidia-340'
Removing 'diversion of /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGL.so to /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGL.so.distrib by nvidia-340'
Removing 'diversion of /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libGLESv1_CM.so to /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libGLESv1_CM.so.distrib by nvidia-340'
Removing 'diversion of /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libEGL.so.1 to /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libEGL.so.1.distrib by nvidia-340'
Removing 'diversion of /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGLESv1_CM.so.1 to /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGLESv1_CM.so.1.distrib by nvidia-340'
Removing 'diversion of /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGLESv2.so to /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGLESv2.so.distrib by nvidia-340'
Removing 'diversion of /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libGL.so.1 to /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libGL.so.1.distrib by nvidia-340'
Then I did
Code:
zutobg@zutobg-Latitude-E6220:~$ sudo apt upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt --fix-broken install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 libnvidia-ifr1-390 : Depends: libnvidia-gl-390 but it is not installed
 libnvidia-ifr1-390:i386 : Depends: libnvidia-gl-390:i386 but it is not installed
 nvidia-driver-390 : Depends: libnvidia-gl-390 (= 390.132-0ubuntu0.18.04.1) but it is not installed
                     Recommends: libnvidia-gl-390:i386 (= 390.132-0ubuntu0.18.04.1)
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt --fix-broken install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
The I run
Code:
zutobg@zutobg-Latitude-E6220:~$ sudo apt --fix-broken install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
  libnvidia-gl-390 libnvidia-gl-390:i386
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  libnvidia-gl-390 libnvidia-gl-390:i386
0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 11 not upgraded.
3 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/29,2 MB of archives.
After this operation, 149 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
(Reading database ... 202161 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../libnvidia-gl-390_390.132-0ubuntu0.18.04.1_i386.deb ...
Unpacking libnvidia-gl-390:i386 (390.132-0ubuntu0.18.04.1) ...
Preparing to unpack .../libnvidia-gl-390_390.132-0ubuntu0.18.04.1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libnvidia-gl-390:amd64 (390.132-0ubuntu0.18.04.1) ...
Setting up libnvidia-gl-390:i386 (390.132-0ubuntu0.18.04.1) ...
Setting up libnvidia-gl-390:amd64 (390.132-0ubuntu0.18.04.1) ...
Setting up libnvidia-ifr1-390:amd64 (390.132-0ubuntu0.18.04.1) ...
Setting up libnvidia-ifr1-390:i386 (390.132-0ubuntu0.18.04.1) ...
Setting up nvidia-driver-390 (390.132-0ubuntu0.18.04.1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.27-3ubuntu1) ...
Seems now my problem with package manager is solved. I really don't understand how and why. Can you explain me what we just did here? Thank you
 
Old 05-31-2020, 06:36 AM   #5
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I just followed the link that was given to you at askubuntu.com. OK, I've rewritten the command a bit, but it still does the same. If you follow through to the LP bug #1768050, you'll see another incantation of this command linked from there that takes additional precautions against filenames containing spaces:
Code:
LC_ALL=C dpkg-divert --list nvidia-340|sed -nr 's/^diversion of (.+) to .*/\1/p'|
xargs -d'\n' -n1 sudo dpkg-divert --remove
File divertions are dpkg's way to deal with a situation when two or more packages try to install a file to the same location. See dpkg-divert.

And don't forget to mark your thread solved. Both here and at askubuntu.com
Last edited by shruggy; 05-31-2020 at 08:34 AM.
 
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Old 05-31-2020, 08:51 AM   #6
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Thank you. I'll use this thread to continue digging into the driver part of my problem. I removed everything related to nvidia with those commands

https://pastebin.com/GAHwUaG1

and now will try to make it work.
 
Old 05-31-2020, 09:09 AM   #7
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You still have to sudo apt autoremove to remove the rest.
 
Old 05-31-2020, 09:41 AM   #8
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Cool
Yes, I performed those commands:

sudo apt autoremove
sudo apt-get -f install

After that I installed the driver trough Drivers & Software GUI tool

reboot

selected my Nvidia card through the nvidia-settings

reboot

Perform some benchmark to test it, all seems to be OK

Code:
zutobg@zutobg-Latitude-E6220:~$ glmark2
=======================================================
    glmark2 2014.03+git20150611.fa71af2d
=======================================================
    OpenGL Information
    GL_VENDOR:     NVIDIA Corporation
    GL_RENDERER:   Quadro 2000M/PCIe/SSE2
    GL_VERSION:    4.6.0 NVIDIA 390.132
=======================================================
[build] use-vbo=false: FPS: 1716 FrameTime: 0.583 ms
[build] use-vbo=true: FPS: 2133 FrameTime: 0.469 ms
[texture] texture-filter=nearest: FPS: 1769 FrameTime: 0.565 ms
[texture] texture-filter=linear: FPS: 1752 FrameTime: 0.571 ms
[texture] texture-filter=mipmap: FPS: 1866 FrameTime: 0.536 ms
[shading] shading=gouraud: FPS: 1726 FrameTime: 0.579 ms
[shading] shading=blinn-phong-inf: FPS: 1738 FrameTime: 0.575 ms
[shading] shading=phong: FPS: 1622 FrameTime: 0.617 ms
[shading] shading=cel: FPS: 1655 FrameTime: 0.604 ms
[bump] bump-render=high-poly: FPS: 1022 FrameTime: 0.978 ms
[bump] bump-render=normals: FPS: 2181 FrameTime: 0.459 ms
[bump] bump-render=height: FPS: 2118 FrameTime: 0.472 ms
[effect2d] kernel=0,1,0;1,-4,1;0,1,0;: FPS: 1016 FrameTime: 0.984 ms
[effect2d] kernel=1,1,1,1,1;1,1,1,1,1;1,1,1,1,1;: FPS: 461 FrameTime: 2.169 ms
[pulsar] light=false:quads=5:texture=false: FPS: 1679 FrameTime: 0.596 ms
[desktop] blur-radius=5:effect=blur:passes=1:separable=true:windows=4: FPS: 454 FrameTime: 2.203 ms
[desktop] effect=shadow:windows=4: FPS: 918 FrameTime: 1.089 ms
[buffer] columns=200:interleave=false:update-dispersion=0.9:update-fraction=0.5:update-method=map: FPS: 506 FrameTime: 1.976 ms
[buffer] columns=200:interleave=false:update-dispersion=0.9:update-fraction=0.5:update-method=subdata: FPS: 629 FrameTime: 1.590 ms
[buffer] columns=200:interleave=true:update-dispersion=0.9:update-fraction=0.5:update-method=map: FPS: 541 FrameTime: 1.848 ms
[ideas] speed=duration: FPS: 1353 FrameTime: 0.739 ms
[jellyfish] <default>: FPS: 930 FrameTime: 1.075 ms
[terrain] <default>: FPS: 97 FrameTime: 10.309 ms
[shadow] <default>: FPS: 1313 FrameTime: 0.762 ms
[refract] <default>: FPS: 269 FrameTime: 3.717 ms
[conditionals] fragment-steps=0:vertex-steps=0: FPS: 1730 FrameTime: 0.578 ms
[conditionals] fragment-steps=5:vertex-steps=0: FPS: 1332 FrameTime: 0.751 ms
[conditionals] fragment-steps=0:vertex-steps=5: FPS: 1780 FrameTime: 0.562 ms
[function] fragment-complexity=low:fragment-steps=5: FPS: 1783 FrameTime: 0.561 ms
[function] fragment-complexity=medium:fragment-steps=5: FPS: 1568 FrameTime: 0.638 ms
[loop] fragment-loop=false:fragment-steps=5:vertex-steps=5: FPS: 1718 FrameTime: 0.582 ms
[loop] fragment-steps=5:fragment-uniform=false:vertex-steps=5: FPS: 1792 FrameTime: 0.558 ms
[loop] fragment-steps=5:fragment-uniform=true:vertex-steps=5: FPS: 1558 FrameTime: 0.642 ms
=======================================================
                                  glmark2 Score: 1355 
=======================================================
I think with that we can conclude I successfully did connected my VGA to be used properly.

Thank you for your help, if you think I still have something more to do, let me know.
 
  


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