Can't update - mesa-libgl and nvidia-libgl conflict

daniel7912 · 2014-07-23 08:18:07

Hi,

I'm having trouble updating my system because of a conflict between mesa-libgl and nvidia-libgl. Unfortunately I don't know much about the package manager so I was hoping someone would be able to help / point me in the right direction.

When I try to update I get the following:

:: Starting full system upgrade...
:: Replace polkit-qt with extra/polkit-qt4? [Y/n] y
resolving dependencies...
looking for inter-conflicts...
error: unresolvable package conflicts detected
error: failed to prepare transaction (conflicting dependencies)
:: nvidia-libgl and mesa-libgl are in conflict

I also ran the following command which I found in another thread, if this helps at all.

[root@localhost local]# pacman -Qs -- -dri               
local/ati-dri 10.2.1-1
    Mesa drivers for AMD/ATI Radeon
local/intel-dri 10.2.1-1
    Mesa drivers for Intel
local/svga-dri 10.2.1-1
    Gallium3D VMware guest GL driver
local/xf86-input-evdev 2.9.0-1 (xorg-drivers xorg)
    X.org evdev input driver
local/xf86-input-joystick 1.6.2-3 (xorg-drivers xorg)
    X.Org Joystick input driver
local/xf86-input-keyboard 1.8.0-2 (xorg-drivers xorg)
    X.Org keyboard input driver
local/xf86-input-mouse 1.9.0-2 (xorg-drivers xorg)
    X.org mouse input driver
local/xf86-input-synaptics 1.8.0-1 (xorg-drivers xorg)
    Synaptics driver for notebook touchpads
local/xf86-input-vmmouse 13.0.0-3 (xorg-drivers xorg)
    X.org VMWare Mouse input driver
local/xf86-input-void 1.4.0-6 (xorg-drivers xorg)
    X.org void input driver
local/xf86-video-ark 0.7.5-4 (xorg-drivers xorg)
    X.org ark video driver
local/xf86-video-ast 0.97.0-4 (xorg-drivers xorg)
    X.org ASPEED AST Graphics video driver
local/xf86-video-ati 1:7.3.0-1 (xorg-drivers xorg)
    X.org ati video driver
local/xf86-video-cirrus 1.5.2-3 (xorg-drivers xorg)
    X.org Cirrus Logic video driver
local/xf86-video-dummy 0.3.7-2 (xorg-drivers xorg)
    X.org dummy video driver
local/xf86-video-fbdev 0.4.4-2 (xorg-drivers xorg)
    X.org framebuffer video driver
local/xf86-video-glint 1.2.8-4 (xorg-drivers xorg)
    X.org GLINT/Permedia video driver
local/xf86-video-i128 1.3.6-4 (xorg-drivers xorg)
    X.org Number 9 I128 video driver
local/xf86-video-intel 2.99.911-2 (xorg-drivers xorg)
    X.org Intel i810/i830/i915/945G/G965+ video drivers
local/xf86-video-mach64 6.9.4-3 (xorg-drivers xorg)
    X.org mach64 video driver
local/xf86-video-mga 1.6.3-2 (xorg-drivers xorg)
    X.org mga video driver
local/xf86-video-modesetting 0.8.1-2 (xorg-drivers xorg)
    X.org generic modesetting video driver
local/xf86-video-neomagic 1.2.8-2 (xorg-drivers xorg)
    X.org neomagic video driver
local/xf86-video-nv 2.1.20-4 (xorg-drivers xorg)
    X.org nv video driver
local/xf86-video-openchrome 0.3.3-3 (xorg-drivers xorg)
    X.Org Openchrome drivers
local/xf86-video-r128 6.9.2-2 (xorg-drivers xorg)
    X.org ati Rage128 video driver
local/xf86-video-savage 2.3.7-2 (xorg-drivers xorg)
    X.org savage video driver
local/xf86-video-siliconmotion 1.7.7-4 (xorg-drivers xorg)
    X.org siliconmotion video driver
local/xf86-video-sis 0.10.7-5 (xorg-drivers xorg)
    X.org SiS video driver
local/xf86-video-tdfx 1.4.5-4 (xorg-drivers xorg)
    X.org tdfx video driver
local/xf86-video-trident 1.3.6-5 (xorg-drivers xorg)
    X.org Trident video driver
local/xf86-video-v4l 0.2.0-13 (xorg-drivers xorg)
    X.org v4l video driver
local/xf86-video-vesa 2.3.2-4 (xorg-drivers xorg)
    X.org vesa video driver
local/xf86-video-vmware 13.0.2-1 (xorg-drivers xorg)
    X.org vmware video driver
local/xf86-video-voodoo 1.2.5-4 (xorg-drivers xorg)
    X.org 3dfx Voodoo1/Voodoo2 2D video driver

Thanks in advance for any help

arojas · 2014-07-23 08:23:10

Why do you have *all* video drivers installed?? Remove all of them except for the one that corresponds to your video card.

karol · 2014-07-23 08:38:07

When was the last time you updated?

daniel7912 · 2014-07-23 08:39:24

arojas wrote:

Why do you have *all* video drivers installed?? Remove all of them except for the one that corresponds to your video card.

Can you tell me which graphics driver is the best to use these days please? This is the card I have:

NVIDIA Corporation GT218 [GeForce 210] (rev a2)

daniel7912 · 2014-07-23 08:39:59

karol wrote:

When was the last time you updated?

About a month or so ago, I did update regularly before that and then this problem came up and I've only just got round to looking into it.

Lone_Wolf · 2014-07-23 11:09:57

For that card you would either be using nouveau or nividia.

pacman -Qs nouveau & pacman -Qs nividia should help to find out which of those you installed.

Trilby · 2014-07-23 11:52:30

I'm guessing the OP just installed the xorg-drivers group which (at least for a while) was a recommendation on the wiki. It always seemed foolish to me, and now we have clear evidence as to why.

If my suspicion is correct, the OP is using nouveau as nvdia is not part of the driver group.

EDIT: looking at the list, this is incorrect. That is not the full xorg-drivers group, and neither nvidia nor nouveau are installed, but nv is.

Daniel7912, could you please post the output of the following command:

uname -a

Last edited by Trilby (2014-07-23 11:54:09)

daniel7912 · 2014-07-23 13:11:02

Lone_Wolf wrote:

For that card you would either be using nouveau or nividia.
pacman -Qs nouveau & pacman -Qs nividia should help to find out which of those you installed.

The nvidia command brings back results, but nouveau doesn't. I also typed in 'lspci -k' and got the following:

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GT218 [GeForce 210] (rev a2)
	Subsystem: CardExpert Technology Device 1401
	Kernel driver in use: nvidia
	Kernel modules: nouveau, nvidia

Trilby wrote:

I'm guessing the OP just installed the xorg-drivers group which (at least for a while) was a recommendation on the wiki. It always seemed foolish to me, and now we have clear evidence as to why.
If my suspicion is correct, the OP is using nouveau as nvdia is not part of the driver group.
EDIT: looking at the list, this is incorrect. That is not the full xorg-drivers group, and neither nvidia nor nouveau are installed, but nv is.
Daniel7912, could you please post the output of the following command:
uname -a

That brings back:

Linux localhost 3.14.6-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Sun Jun 8 10:08:38 CEST 2014 x86_64 GNU/Linux

karol · 2014-07-23 13:25:15

We have a nice wiki, please read the articles on nvidia and xorg. You should be able to figure out things on your own.

Trilby · 2014-07-23 13:58:01

Thanks, the `uname -a` was to ensure that you were using archlinux rather than some derivative distro. Arch-based distros often install all sorts of crap without the user knowing - this can make it very challenging to help troubleshoot.

In this case you are using archlinux proper, yet you do have a big load of drivers installed ... you must have installed them at some point. It seems you didn't actually install the xorg-drivers group yet you have a majority of its members. Or perhaps you installed the whole group, then selectively removed a few. A review of your pacman log may help refresh your memory.

In either case, it will greatly benefit you to pay attention to what you install or uninstall. Aside from a derivative distro, there are also some automated 'installation scripts' that might lead to such a situation.

Anyhow, the solution to your immediate issue is to figure out which driver you want to use, and remove the other(s). But understanding the root cause will be important to prevent future issues.

Last edited by Trilby (2014-07-23 13:59:54)

daniel7912 · 2014-07-23 16:17:30

Trilby wrote:

Thanks, the `uname -a` was to ensure that you were using archlinux rather than some derivative distro. Arch-based distros often install all sorts of crap without the user knowing - this can make it very challenging to help troubleshoot.
In this case you are using archlinux proper, yet you do have a big load of drivers installed ... you must have installed them at some point. It seems you didn't actually install the xorg-drivers group yet you have a majority of its members. Or perhaps you installed the whole group, then selectively removed a few. A review of your pacman log may help refresh your memory.
In either case, it will greatly benefit you to pay attention to what you install or uninstall. Aside from a derivative distro, there are also some automated 'installation scripts' that might lead to such a situation.
Anyhow, the solution to your immediate issue is to figure out which driver you want to use, and remove the other(s). But understanding the root cause will be important to prevent future issues.

Thanks for your help.

For anyone that might come across this in future, it turns out I needed to remove the intel drivers and then the updates went OK.

karol · 2014-07-23 16:28:13

You should remove all the drivers you don't need.

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#1 2014-07-23 08:18:07

Can't update - mesa-libgl and nvidia-libgl conflict

#2 2014-07-23 08:23:10

Re: Can't update - mesa-libgl and nvidia-libgl conflict

#3 2014-07-23 08:38:07

Re: Can't update - mesa-libgl and nvidia-libgl conflict

#4 2014-07-23 08:39:24

Re: Can't update - mesa-libgl and nvidia-libgl conflict

#5 2014-07-23 08:39:59

Re: Can't update - mesa-libgl and nvidia-libgl conflict

#6 2014-07-23 11:09:57

Re: Can't update - mesa-libgl and nvidia-libgl conflict

#7 2014-07-23 11:52:30

Re: Can't update - mesa-libgl and nvidia-libgl conflict

#8 2014-07-23 13:11:02

Re: Can't update - mesa-libgl and nvidia-libgl conflict

#9 2014-07-23 13:25:15

Re: Can't update - mesa-libgl and nvidia-libgl conflict

#10 2014-07-23 13:58:01

Re: Can't update - mesa-libgl and nvidia-libgl conflict

#11 2014-07-23 16:17:30

Re: Can't update - mesa-libgl and nvidia-libgl conflict

#12 2014-07-23 16:28:13

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