dpkg: error processing package nvidia-driver after install ubuntu 20.10
After install ubuntu 20.10 the nvidia drive was throwing errors on each usages / update I am always receiving the following error
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 5.8.0-55-generic (x86_64) Consult /var/lib/dkms/nvidia/460.80/build/make.log for more information.
and in the make.log
ERROR: Kernel configuration is invalid. include/generated/autoconf.h or include/config/auto.conf are missing. Run 'make oldconfig && make prepare' on kernel src to fix it.
I tried to locate autoconf.h files but could not find it
this error happens almost on every update also when I tried to
sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r) or any install of new nvidia drivers or the dpkg packages
I waited patiently to upgrade to 21.04 - but I was not able to upgrade from the same reason
I run sudo apt upgrade received the followin error
Errors were encountered while processing: postfix nvidia-dkms-460 evdi-dkms nvidia-driver-460 nvidia-driver-455
I tried to install it from the software updates I received
I tried several solutions https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/nvidia-dkms-460-error/173424/25 https://www.reddit.com/r/pop_os/comments/n59ksz/dkms_errors_with_nvidiadkms460/ non worked
dkms status
evdi, 1.7.0: added
evdi, 1.9.1: added
evdi, 5.2.14, 5.3.0-53-generic, x86_64: installed
nvidia, 460.80: added
uname -r
5.11.0-18-generic
dpkg -l | grep nvidia
ii libnvidia-cfg1-460:amd64 460.80-0ubuntu0.21.04.2 amd64 NVIDIA binary OpenGL/GLX configuration library
ii libnvidia-common-460 460.80-0ubuntu0.21.04.2 all Shared files used by the NVIDIA libraries
ic libnvidia-compute-390:amd64 390.132-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 amd64 NVIDIA libcompute package
rc libnvidia-compute-390:i386 390.132-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 i386 NVIDIA libcompute package
ic libnvidia-compute-450:amd64 450.80.02-0ubuntu1 amd64 NVIDIA libcompute package
ii libnvidia-compute-460:amd64 460.80-0ubuntu0.21.04.2 amd64 NVIDIA libcompute package
ii libnvidia-compute-460:i386 460.80-0ubuntu0.21.04.2 i386 NVIDIA libcompute package
rc libnvidia-compute-460-server:amd64 460.73.01-0ubuntu1 amd64 NVIDIA libcompute package
rc libnvidia-compute-465:amd64 465.27-0ubuntu0.21.04.2 amd64 NVIDIA libcompute package
ii libnvidia-decode-460:amd64 460.80-0ubuntu0.21.04.2 amd64 NVIDIA Video Decoding runtime libraries
ii libnvidia-decode-460:i386 460.80-0ubuntu0.21.04.2 i386 NVIDIA Video Decoding runtime libraries
ii libnvidia-encode-460:amd64 460.80-0ubuntu0.21.04.2 amd64 NVENC Video Encoding runtime library
ii libnvidia-encode-460:i386 460.80-0ubuntu0.21.04.2 i386 NVENC Video Encoding runtime library
ii libnvidia-extra-460:amd64 460.80-0ubuntu0.21.04.2 amd64 Extra libraries for the NVIDIA driver
ii libnvidia-fbc1-460:amd64 460.80-0ubuntu0.21.04.2 amd64 NVIDIA OpenGL-based Framebuffer Capture runtime library
ii libnvidia-fbc1-460:i386 460.80-0ubuntu0.21.04.2 i386 NVIDIA OpenGL-based Framebuffer Capture runtime library
ii libnvidia-gl-460:amd64 460.80-0ubuntu0.21.04.2 amd64 NVIDIA OpenGL/GLX/EGL/GLES GLVND libraries and Vulkan ICD
ii libnvidia-gl-460:i386 460.80-0ubuntu0.21.04.2 i386 NVIDIA OpenGL/GLX/EGL/GLES GLVND libraries and Vulkan ICD
ii libnvidia-ifr1-460:amd64 460.80-0ubuntu0.21.04.2 amd64 NVIDIA OpenGL-based Inband Frame Readback runtime library
ii libnvidia-ifr1-460:i386 460.80-0ubuntu0.21.04.2 i386 NVIDIA OpenGL-based Inband Frame Readback runtime library
ic linux-modules-nvidia-455-5.8.0-29-generic 5.8.0-29.31 amd64 Linux kernel nvidia modules for version 5.8.0-29
ic linux-modules-nvidia-455-5.8.0-31-generic 5.8.0-31.33 amd64 Linux kernel nvidia modules for version 5.8.0-31
ic linux-modules-nvidia-460-5.8.0-36-generic 5.8.0-36.40 amd64 Linux kernel nvidia modules for version 5.8.0-36
ic linux-modules-nvidia-460-5.8.0-40-generic 5.8.0-40.45 amd64 Linux kernel nvidia modules for version 5.8.0-40
ic linux-modules-nvidia-460-5.8.0-41-generic 5.8.0-41.46 amd64 Linux kernel nvidia modules for version 5.8.0-41
ic linux-modules-nvidia-460-5.8.0-44-generic 5.8.0-44.50 amd64 Linux kernel nvidia modules for version 5.8.0-44
ic nvidia-compute-utils-450 450.80.02-0ubuntu1 amd64 NVIDIA compute utilities
ii nvidia-compute-utils-460 460.80-0ubuntu0.21.04.2 amd64 NVIDIA compute utilities
rc nvidia-compute-utils-460-server 460.73.01-0ubuntu1 amd64 NVIDIA compute utilities
rc nvidia-compute-utils-465 465.27-0ubuntu0.21.04.2 amd64 NVIDIA compute utilities
ic nvidia-dkms-450 450.80.02-0ubuntu1 amd64 NVIDIA DKMS package
ic nvidia-dkms-455 455.38-0ubuntu0.20.10.1 amd64 NVIDIA DKMS package
iF nvidia-dkms-460 460.80-0ubuntu0.21.04.2 amd64 NVIDIA DKMS package
rc nvidia-dkms-460-server 460.73.01-0ubuntu1 amd64 NVIDIA DKMS package
rc nvidia-dkms-465 465.27-0ubuntu0.21.04.2 amd64 NVIDIA DKMS package
iU nvidia-driver-460 460.80-0ubuntu0.21.04.2 amd64 NVIDIA driver metapackage
ic nvidia-kernel-common-450 450.80.02-0ubuntu1 amd64 Shared files used with the kernel module
ii nvidia-kernel-common-460 460.80-0ubuntu0.21.04.2 amd64 Shared files used with the kernel module
rc nvidia-kernel-common-460-server 460.73.01-0ubuntu1 amd64 Shared files used with the kernel module
rc nvidia-kernel-common-465 465.27-0ubuntu0.21.04.2 amd64 Shared files used with the kernel module
ii nvidia-kernel-source-460 460.80-0ubuntu0.21.04.2 amd64 NVIDIA kernel source package
ii nvidia-prime 0.8.16.1 all Tools to enable NVIDIA's Prime
ii nvidia-settings 460.73.01-0ubuntu0.21.04.1 amd64 Tool for configuring the NVIDIA graphics driver
ii nvidia-utils-460 460.80-0ubuntu0.21.04.2 amd64 NVIDIA driver support binaries
ii screen-resolution-extra 0.18build2 all Extension for the nvidia-settings control panel
ii xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-460 460.80-0ubuntu0.21.04.2 amd64 NVIDIA binary Xorg driver
and when I am trying to upgrade I am receiving the following error
A pretty similar, if not the exact same issue, got fixed for me when i upgraded the gcc package. That's the compiler that is actually make-ing and configure-ing and etc. It would also break at the post-install script for nvidia-dkms and wouldn't continue to installing the actual nvidia-driver that i needed.
The fix was running sudo apt install gcc.
That updated the gcc version that was used to run the installation packages, thus no more compilation errors.
The nvidia post where i found this: https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/nvidia-dkms-460-error/173424/4
Cheers