Nvidia-driver-470 does not install on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Graphics / Linux Linux
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Hello,

I’m attempting to install the NVIDIA driver version 470 on my Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. I have tried various things I found online, which seemed vaguely relevant, but unfortunately to no avail. My latest attempt, which in theory should just work, is to attempt a clean install:

$ sudo apt purge nvidia* libnvidia*
$ sudo apt install nvidia-driver-470

However, this appears to be running into configuration problems during the install:

Setting up nvidia-kernel-source-470 (470.63.01-0ubuntu0.20.04.2) ...
Setting up nvidia-prime (0.8.16~0.20.04.1) ...
Setting up libnvidia-compute-470:amd64 (470.63.01-0ubuntu0.20.04.2) ...
Setting up libnvidia-extra-470:amd64 (470.63.01-0ubuntu0.20.04.2) ...
Setting up nvidia-utils-470 (470.63.01-0ubuntu0.20.04.2) ...
Setting up libnvidia-fbc1-470:amd64 (470.63.01-0ubuntu0.20.04.2) ...
Setting up nvidia-compute-utils-470 (470.63.01-0ubuntu0.20.04.2) ...
Warning: The home dir /nonexistent you specified can't be accessed: No such file or directory
Adding system user `nvidia-persistenced' (UID 130) ...
Adding new group `nvidia-persistenced' (GID 139) ...
Adding new user `nvidia-persistenced' (UID 130) with group `nvidia-persistenced' ...
Not creating home directory `/nonexistent'.
Setting up libnvidia-cfg1-470:amd64 (470.63.01-0ubuntu0.20.04.2) ...
Setting up libnvidia-common-470 (470.63.01-0ubuntu0.20.04.2) ...
Setting up nvidia-kernel-common-470 (470.63.01-0ubuntu0.20.04.2) ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.4.0-84-generic
Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/systemd-hibernate.service.requires/nvidia-hibernate.service → /lib/systemd/system/nvidia-hibernate.service.
Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/systemd-suspend.service.requires/nvidia-resume.service → /lib/systemd/system/nvidia-resume.service.
Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/systemd-hibernate.service.requires/nvidia-resume.service → /lib/systemd/system/nvidia-resume.service.
Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/systemd-suspend.service.requires/nvidia-suspend.service → /lib/systemd/system/nvidia-suspend.service.
Setting up libnvidia-gl-470:amd64 (470.63.01-0ubuntu0.20.04.2) ...
Setting up libnvidia-gl-470:i386 (470.63.01-0ubuntu0.20.04.2) ...
Setting up nvidia-settings (465.19.01-0ubuntu1) ...
Setting up libnvidia-decode-470:amd64 (470.63.01-0ubuntu0.20.04.2) ...
Setting up xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-470 (470.63.01-0ubuntu0.20.04.2) ...
Setting up libnvidia-ifr1-470:amd64 (470.63.01-0ubuntu0.20.04.2) ...
Setting up nvidia-dkms-470 (470.63.01-0ubuntu0.20.04.2) ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.4.0-84-generic
INFO:Enable nvidia
DEBUG:Parsing /usr/share/ubuntu-drivers-common/quirks/put_your_quirks_here
DEBUG:Parsing /usr/share/ubuntu-drivers-common/quirks/dell_latitude
DEBUG:Parsing /usr/share/ubuntu-drivers-common/quirks/lenovo_thinkpad
Loading new nvidia-470.63.01 DKMS files...
Building for 5.4.0-84-generic 5.4.0-88-generic
Building for architecture x86_64
Building initial module for 5.4.0-84-generic
ERROR: Cannot create report: [Errno 17] File exists: '/var/crash/nvidia-kernel-source-470.0.crash'
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 5.4.0-84-generic (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/nvidia/470.63.01/build/make.log for more information.
dpkg: error processing package nvidia-dkms-470 (--configure):
 installed nvidia-dkms-470 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 10
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of nvidia-driver-470:
 nvidia-driver-470 depends on nvidia-dkms-470 (<= 470.63.01-1); however:
  Package nvidia-dkms-470 is not configured yet.
 nvidia-driver-470 depends on nvidia-dkms-470 (>= 470.63.01); however:
  Package nvidia-dkms-470 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package nvidia-driver-470 (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Setting up libnvidia-encode-470:amd64 (470.63.01-0ubuntu0.20.04.2) ...
No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                                                                                                          Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.24-1ubuntu3) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.64ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.36.0-1ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.31-0ubuntu9.2) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.9.1-1) ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon (0.5.3+18.04.20180207.2-0ubuntu2) ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index...
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.136ubuntu6.6) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.4.0-88-generic
Errors were encountered while processing:
 nvidia-dkms-470
 nvidia-driver-470
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Am I doing something obviously wrong, is there a workaround, or is this something that will be fixed in the future?

Many thanks and best regards

make.log (359.8 KB)

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Can you post (attach) that file here please.
Just to make sure, do you have the kernel headers installed? Package linux-headers-$(uname -r).

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I have attached the file to my original post. The headers seem fine to me:

$ apt list --installed | grep 'linux-headers-'
linux-headers-5.4.0-84-generic/focal-updates,focal-security,now 5.4.0-84.94 amd64 [installed,automatic]
linux-headers-5.4.0-84/focal-updates,focal-updates,focal-security,focal-security,now 5.4.0-84.94 all [installed,automatic]
linux-headers-5.4.0-86-generic/focal-updates,focal-security,now 5.4.0-86.97 amd64 [installed,automatic]
linux-headers-5.4.0-86/focal-updates,focal-updates,focal-security,focal-security,now 5.4.0-86.97 all [installed,automatic]
linux-headers-5.4.0-88-generic/focal-updates,focal-security,now 5.4.0-88.99 amd64 [installed,automatic]
linux-headers-5.4.0-88/focal-updates,focal-updates,focal-security,focal-security,now 5.4.0-88.99 all [installed,automatic]
linux-headers-generic/focal-updates,focal-security,now 5.4.0.88.92 amd64 [installed,automatic]
$ uname -r
5.4.0-84-generic
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What compiler are you using?
Should be the same the kernel was built. Find that out with:
cat /proc/version
Then look at your system settings:
update-alternatives --display cc
update-alternatives --display c++

Post all the commands output here.

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Thanks, you are right - kernel headers were built with gcc but the defaults for cc/c++ had been switched to clang.

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Hi
How did you change the c++ compiler then?

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These lines let you select your system’s default compilers, where ‘default compilers’ are whatever the cc and c++ programs point to. For ubuntu 20.04 LTS it should be gcc.

sudo update-alternatives --config cc
sudo update-alternatives --config c++