Bug 405033

Summary:	nvidia-drivers and nvidia-settings collide on three files
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	N. Andrew Walsh <n.andrew.walsh>
Component:	Current packages	Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers <bug-wranglers>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	normal
Priority:	Normal
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description N. Andrew Walsh 2012-02-20 13:44:25 UTC

x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-295.20-r1 provides
 *      /usr/bin/nvidia-settings
 *      /usr/share/man/man1/nvidia-settings.1.bz2
 *      /usr/share/pixmaps/nvidia-settings.png
 as does nvidia-settings-295.20, so emerge fails on collision check. If nvidia-settings is redundant, should it not be blocked? And if not, is there a way to get around this collision check?

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. emerge nvidia-drivers-295.20-r1
2. emerge nvidia-settings-295.20
3. emo tears
Actual Results:  
collision-check failure, feelings of inadequacy.

Expected Results:  
collision-check bypass, or blocked redundant package, and general satisfaction with one's life choices.

Comment 1 Nikolaos Chatzidakis 2012-02-20 14:01:56 UTC

Had the same problem. I solved it by removing the three files that block the package, and emerge nvidia-drivers again. Worked for me in both my desktop and my laptop with ~amd64.

Comment 2 Remigius Wojdanowski 2012-02-20 14:09:52 UTC

Additionally, x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-295.20-r1 depends on media-video/nvidia-settings if the "gtk"-useflag is set, producing the reported file collisions.

Comment 3 Bernard Cafarelli gentoo-dev

2012-02-20 14:29:59 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 404335 ***