[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1853977] Re: nvidia-340 dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty

2020-10-24 Thread Philippe Vaucher 
Note that the fix was mentionned in the original report.

I usually don't comment for this but I thought if there was more
comments more people would notice :-)

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Title:
  nvidia-340 dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is
  empty

Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete
Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Hello,

  When installing `nvidia-340` there is an error is the postinst script:

  philippe@pv-desktop:~$ sudo apt install --reinstall nvidia-340
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree
  Reading state information... Done
  0 to upgrade, 0 to newly install, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 7 not to 
upgrade.
  Need to get 0 B/51.9 MB of archives.
  After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
  (Reading database ... 309892 files and directories currently installed.)
  Preparing to unpack .../nvidia-340_340.107-0ubuntu0.18.04.4_amd64.deb ...
  Stopping nvidia-persistenced
  nvidia-persistenced: no process found
  Done.
  (snip)
  Setting up nvidia-340 (340.107-0ubuntu0.18.04.4) ...
  dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty
  dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty
  update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
  INFO:Enable nvidia-340
  DEBUG:Parsing /usr/share/ubuntu-drivers-common/quirks/put_your_quirks_here
  DEBUG:Parsing /usr/share/ubuntu-drivers-common/quirks/lenovo_thinkpad
  DEBUG:Parsing /usr/share/ubuntu-drivers-common/quirks/dell_latitude
  Loading new nvidia-340-340.107 DKMS files...
  Building for 4.15.0-70-generic
  Building for architecture x86_64
  Building initial module for 4.15.0-70-generic
  Done.

  The comment at https://askubuntu.com/questions/969352/uninstalling-
  and-then-reinstalling-nvidia-384-kills-colord tells us that
  /var/lib/dpkg/info/nvidia-340.postinst has a typo: replace $KERNELS
  with $CURRENT_KERNEL then `dpkg-reconfigure nvidia-340` works as
  expected.

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[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1853977] [NEW] nvidia-340 dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty

2019-11-26 Thread Philippe Vaucher 
Public bug reported:

Hello,

When installing `nvidia-340` there is an error is the postinst script:

philippe@pv-desktop:~$ sudo apt install --reinstall nvidia-340
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 to upgrade, 0 to newly install, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 7 not to 
upgrade.
Need to get 0 B/51.9 MB of archives.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
(Reading database ... 309892 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../nvidia-340_340.107-0ubuntu0.18.04.4_amd64.deb ...
Stopping nvidia-persistenced
nvidia-persistenced: no process found
Done.
(snip)
Setting up nvidia-340 (340.107-0ubuntu0.18.04.4) ...
dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty
dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
INFO:Enable nvidia-340
DEBUG:Parsing /usr/share/ubuntu-drivers-common/quirks/put_your_quirks_here
DEBUG:Parsing /usr/share/ubuntu-drivers-common/quirks/lenovo_thinkpad
DEBUG:Parsing /usr/share/ubuntu-drivers-common/quirks/dell_latitude
Loading new nvidia-340-340.107 DKMS files...
Building for 4.15.0-70-generic
Building for architecture x86_64
Building initial module for 4.15.0-70-generic
Done.

The comment at https://askubuntu.com/questions/969352/uninstalling-and-
then-reinstalling-nvidia-384-kills-colord tells us that
/var/lib/dpkg/info/nvidia-340.postinst has a typo: replace $KERNELS with
$CURRENT_KERNEL then `dpkg-reconfigure nvidia-340` works as expected.

** Affects: linux (Ubuntu)
 Importance: Undecided
 Status: Incomplete

** Description changed:

- 
  Hello,
  
  When installing `nvidia-340` there is an error is the postinst script:
  
  philippe@pv-desktop:~$ sudo apt install --reinstall nvidia-340
  Reading package lists... Done
- Building dependency tree   
+ Building dependency tree
  Reading state information... Done
  0 to upgrade, 0 to newly install, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 7 not to 
upgrade.
  Need to get 0 B/51.9 MB of archives.
  After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
  (Reading database ... 309892 files and directories currently installed.)
  Preparing to unpack .../nvidia-340_340.107-0ubuntu0.18.04.4_amd64.deb ...
  Stopping nvidia-persistenced
  nvidia-persistenced: no process found
  Done.
- Removing all DKMS Modules
- Done.
- Stopping previous nvidia-persistenced
- nvidia-persistenced: no process found
- Done.
- 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
- diversion of /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libGL.so.1 to 
/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libGL.so.1.distrib by nvidia-340
- diversion of /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGL.so to 
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGL.so.distrib by nvidia-340
- diversion of /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libGL.so to 
/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libGL.so.distrib by nvidia-340
- 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
- diversion of /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libEGL.so.1 to 
/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libEGL.so.1.distrib by nvidia-340
- diversion of /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libEGL.so to 
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libEGL.so.distrib by nvidia-340
- diversion of /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libEGL.so to 
/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libEGL.so.distrib by nvidia-340
- diversion of /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGLESv2.so to 
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGLESv2.so.distrib by nvidia-340
- diversion of /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libGLESv2.so to 
/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libGLESv2.so.distrib by nvidia-340
- 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
- diversion of /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libGLESv2.so.2 to 
/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libGLESv2.so.2.distrib by nvidia-340
- 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
- diversion of /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libGLESv1_CM.so to 
/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libGLESv1_CM.so.distrib by nvidia-340
- 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
- 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
- Unpacking nvidia-340 (340.107-0ubuntu0.18.04.4) over 
(340.107-0ubuntu0.18.04.4) ...
+ (snip)
  Setting up nvidia-340 (340.107-0ubuntu0.18.04.4) ...
  dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty
  dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty
  update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
  INFO:Enable nvidia-340
  DEBUG:Parsing /usr/share/ubuntu-drivers-common/quirks/put_your_quirks_here
  DEBUG:Parsing /usr/share/ubuntu-drivers-common/quirks/lenovo_thinkpad
  DEBUG:Parsing /usr/share/ubuntu-drivers-common/quirks/dell_latitude
  Loading new nvidia-34