[Bug 1992513] Re: apt will not install nvidia-driver-470-server if nvidia-driver-450-server is installed and out of date

[Lukas Märdian]

Does this also happen when you use the more recent version 2.4.8 from
the jammy-updates pocket?

** Also affects: nvidia-graphics-drivers-450-server (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: nvidia-graphics-drivers-470-server (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

** Tags added: foundations-triage-discuss

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Title:
  apt will not install nvidia-driver-470-server if nvidia-
  driver-450-server is installed and out of date

Status in apt package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete
Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-450-server package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-470-server package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  apt/jammy

  apt will refuse to install nvidia-driver-470-server if nvidia-driver-450-server is installed *and* out of date. I can reproduce this by disabling all but the jammy release pocket, installing the old n-d-450-s from there, and then enabling updates and trying to install n-v-470-s (where a new
  n-d-450-s is available):

  # libnvidia-gl-450-server has an update available
  root at dannf-apt-jammy:/var/cache# apt install --dry-run libnvidia-gl-470-server -o Debug::pkgProblemResolver=yes
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree... Done
  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:
   libnvidia-common-450-server : Conflicts: libnvidia-common
   libnvidia-common-470-server : Conflicts: libnvidia-common
  E: Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be caused by held packages.

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