I wanted to install Nvidia drivers in ubuntu 18.04 but
In terminal
$ sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
nvidia-340
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
9 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/51.9 MB of archives.
After this operation, 274 MB of additional disk space will be used.
(Reading database ... 277981 files and directories currently
installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../nvidia-340_340.107-0ubuntu0.18.04.2_amd64.deb
...
Adding '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'
Adding '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: rename involves overwriting '/usr/lib/i386-linux-
gnu/libGL.so.1.distrib' with
different file '/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libGL.so.1', not allowed
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/nvidia-
340_340.107-0ubuntu0.18.04.2_amd64.deb (--unpack):
new nvidia-340 package pre-installation script subprocess returned
error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/nvidia-340_340.107-0ubuntu0.18.04.2_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
it never installed I tried many commend but it won't fix
UPDATE
I have followed Installing nvidia drivers on 18.04 this link but still the result same
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
dkms lib32gcc1 libc6-i386 libcuda1-340 libxnvctrl0 nvidia-opencl-icd-
340
nvidia-settings pkg-config screen-resolution-extra
Suggested packages:
menu
The following NEW packages will be installed:
dkms lib32gcc1 libc6-i386 libcuda1-340 libxnvctrl0 nvidia-340
nvidia-opencl-icd-340 nvidia-settings pkg-config screen-resolution-
extra
0 upgraded, 10 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/73.3 MB of archives.
After this operation, 346 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Selecting previously unselected package dkms.
(Reading database ... 277766 files and directories currently
installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../0-dkms_2.3-3ubuntu9.2_all.deb ...
Unpacking dkms (2.3-3ubuntu9.2) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libc6-i386.
Preparing to unpack .../1-libc6-i386_2.27-3ubuntu1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libc6-i386 (2.27-3ubuntu1) ...
Replaced by files in installed package libc6:i386 (2.27-3ubuntu1) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libcuda1-340.
Preparing to unpack .../2-libcuda1-340_340.107-
0ubuntu0.18.04.2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libcuda1-340 (340.107-0ubuntu0.18.04.2) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libxnvctrl0:amd64.
Preparing to unpack .../3-libxnvctrl0_418.56-
0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libxnvctrl0:amd64 (418.56-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1) ...
Selecting previously unselected package lib32gcc1.
Preparing to unpack .../4-lib32gcc1_1%3a8.3.0-6ubuntu1~18.04_amd64.deb
...
Unpacking lib32gcc1 (1:8.3.0-6ubuntu1~18.04) ...
Preparing to unpack .../5-nvidia-340_340.107-
0ubuntu0.18.04.2_amd64.deb
...
Adding '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: rename involves overwriting '/usr/lib/x86_64-
linux-
gnu/libGL.so.1.distrib' with
different file '/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGL.so.1', not allowed
dpkg: error processing archive /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-61TLve/5-nvidia-
340_340.107-0ubuntu0.18.04.2_amd64.deb (--unpack):
new nvidia-340 package pre-installation script subprocess returned
error
exit status 2
Selecting previously unselected package nvidia-opencl-icd-340.
Preparing to unpack .../6-nvidia-opencl-icd-340_340.107-
0ubuntu0.18.04.2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking nvidia-opencl-icd-340 (340.107-0ubuntu0.18.04.2) ...
Selecting previously unselected package pkg-config.
Preparing to unpack .../7-pkg-config_0.29.1-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking pkg-config (0.29.1-0ubuntu2) ...
Selecting previously unselected package screen-resolution-extra.
Preparing to unpack .../8-screen-resolution-extra_0.17.3_all.deb ...
Unpacking screen-resolution-extra (0.17.3) ...
Selecting previously unselected package nvidia-settings.
Preparing to unpack .../9-nvidia-settings_418.56-
0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking nvidia-settings (418.56-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
/tmp/apt-dpkg-install-61TLve/5-nvidia-340_340.107-
0ubuntu0.18.04.2_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
sudo apt install -fthensudo dpkg --configure -a. Report back by [edit]ing your question and then ping me with @gabrielagarcia in comments. – May 06 '19 at 14:37sudo apt install -fsudo dpkg --configure -astill the same result came am stuck on this please help – Boni May 06 '19 at 19:10