Public bug reported: $ sudo apt-get install nvidia-173 [sudo] password for internetuser: 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-173 : Depends: xorg-video-abi-11 but it is not installable or xorg-video-abi-12 but it is not installable Recommends: nvidia-settings E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages. $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 12.10 Release: 12.10 $ apt-cache policy nvidia-173 nvidia-173: Installed: (none) Candidate: 173.14.35-0ubuntu3 Version table: 173.14.35-0ubuntu3 0 500 http://fi.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/restricted amd64 Packages ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: nvidia-173 (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-18.29-generic 3.5.7 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-18-generic x86_64 .tmp.unity.support.test.1: ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: None CurrentDmesg: [ 49.716374] init: tty2 main process ended, respawning [ 337.631139] mtrr: no MTRR for c0000000,8000000 found [ 1079.861591] show_signal_msg: 66 callbacks suppressed [ 1079.861601] gnome-control-c[4126]: segfault at 8 ip 00007f61af6ac50b sp 00007fffc210f180 error 4 in libdate_time.so[7f61af6a5000+10000] Date: Tue Nov 6 17:32:14 2012 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: quantal DistroVariant: ubuntu EcryptfsInUse: Yes GraphicsCard: NVIDIA Corporation NV38GL [Quadro FX 1300] [10de:00fe] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: NVIDIA Corporation Device [10de:0238] Lsusb: Bus 002 Device 002: ID 046d:c050 Logitech, Inc. RX 250 Optical Mouse Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name MarkForUpload: True ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.5.0-18-generic root=/dev/mapper/hostname-root ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-173 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 11/25/2005 dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD dmi.bios.version: ASUS A8N-SLI ACPI BIOS Revision 1014 dmi.board.name: A8N-SLI dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC. dmi.board.version: 1.XX dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 123456789000 dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvrASUSA8N-SLIACPIBIOSRevision1014:bd11/25/2005:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnA8N-SLI:rvr1.XX:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.name: System Product Name dmi.product.version: System Version dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.8.4+bzr3407-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.39-0ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.0-0ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.0-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.0-0ubuntu6 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.99.99~git20120913.8637f772-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.20.9-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.2-0ubuntu3 ** Affects: nvidia-graphics-drivers-173 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug quantal ubuntu -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1075598 Title: Package is uninstallable To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-173/+bug/1075598/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs