apt-get tries to configure a removed kernel while installing a module

Question

When I'm trying to apt-get update/upgrade or anything related to the kernel I get the following trace.

The kernel 3.5.0 is a kernel that was manually installed and manually removed. I probably missed something in the removal, and apt-get thinks it still exist.
Overall the commands fails, packages I want to remove still exist.

update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-31-generic-pae
INFO:Enable nvidia-current
DEBUG:Parsing /usr/share/nvidia-common/quirks/put_your_quirks_here
DEBUG:Parsing /usr/share/nvidia-common/quirks/dell_latitude
DEBUG:Parsing /usr/share/nvidia-common/quirks/lenovo_thinkpad
DEBUG:Processing quirk Latitude E6530
DEBUG:Failure to match Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. with Dell Inc.
DEBUG:Quirk doesn't match
DEBUG:Processing quirk ThinkPad T420s
DEBUG:Failure to match Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. with LENOVO
DEBUG:Quirk doesn't match
Removing old nvidia-current-295.40 DKMS files...
Loading new nvidia-current-295.40 DKMS files...
Error! DKMS tree already contains: nvidia-current-295.40
You cannot add the same module/version combo more than once.
dpkg: error processing nvidia-current (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 3
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                              Processing triggers for bamfdaemon ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf.index...
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0
grep: /boot/config-3.5.0: No such file or directory
WARNING: missing /lib/modules/3.5.0
Device driver support needs thus be built-in linux image!
WARNING: Couldn't open directory /lib/modules/3.5.0: No such file or directory
FATAL: Could not open /lib/modules/3.5.0/modules.dep.temp for writing: No such file or directory
FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/3.5.0/modules.dep: No such file or directory
FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/3.5.0/modules.dep: No such file or directory
FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/3.5.0/modules.dep: No such file or directory
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FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/3.5.0/modules.dep: No such file or directory
FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/3.5.0/modules.dep: No such file or directory
Errors were encountered while processing:
 nvidia-current
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Have you seen that? ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1542698 — Peterling, Oct 9, 2012 at 21:02
By manually what do you mean? Did you compile it yourself or install a .deb from somewhere, or something else? — John S Gruber, Oct 9, 2012 at 21:42

Alistair Buxton · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-21 19:32:16Z

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Check the following locations for remnants of the old kernel:

/usr/src/
/lib/modules/
/var/lib/initramfs-tools/

answered Oct 21, 2012 at 19:32

Alistair Buxton

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I don't know if I should wake up this old thread, but I'm in the same situation. How exactly do you update the locations for the kernel?
– user140118
Mar 14, 2013 at 1:52
@nitnelave look in each of those directories. If there are any folders that match the problem kernel's version (exactly), then delete them with sudo.
– naught101
Nov 11, 2013 at 12:20

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