Answer by Kuba D for dpkg: error processing package nvidia-driver after install ubuntu 20.10

I had exactly the same problem at ubuntu 22.04 and the following configuration:

vendor   : NVIDIA Corporationmodel    : GK106GLM [Quadro K2100M]driver   : nvidia-driver-390 - distro non-free recommendeddriver   : nvidia-driver-418-server - distro non-freedriver   : xserver-xorg-video-nouveau - distro free builtin

Background:

Until kernel 5.19.0-50 I have been using driver 390 and all was pretty fine.After updating the system with kernel 6.2.0-39 system refused to enter GUI mode. In order to work I needed to boot with old kernel. After another update bringing kernel 6.5.0-17 GUI still started with the old kernel, but stopped detecting external monitor.

I have tried to test subsequent drivers to check if other also are having issues. When switched from 390 to 418 using Additional Drivers app I got exactly the same error as at the screenshot in the question. Even worse - GUI stopped working with any kernel.

I still could work in text mode, so I have tried to try the subsequent drivers as described here - and got compilation error for both the nvidia drivers.

Solution:

That is how I went to the final solution letting me work normally with my machine - I have purged all the packages related to nvidia what switched me to Nouveau driver. All works fine now. I have achieved that bysudo apt --purge remove '*nvidia*'.

NB:

Few years ago I have went for nvidia 390 driver because it was the only one which worked rather stable, especially when working with desktop extended to two monitors. Nouveau was totally out of the question. Now it seems to work perfectly fine.