Looks like the issue entered in 331.20-0ubuntu7. From the changelog[1]: +nvidia-graphics-drivers-331 (331.20-0ubuntu7) trusty; urgency=low + + * debian/rules, debian/templates/control.in, + debian/templates/nvidia-graphics-drivers.dirs.in, + debian/templates/nvidia-graphics-drivers.install.in, + debian/templates/nvidia-graphics-drivers.postinst.in, + debian/templates/nvidia-graphics-drivers.postrm.in, + debian/nvidia-persistenced.conf: + - Add support for nvidia-persistenced. + - Conflict/replace/provide with nvidia-persistenced + to avoid potential problems with packages from + xorg-edgers or other PPAs. + - Depend on passwd and adduser. + - Drop Recommend nvidia-persistenced. + - Recommend nvidia-prime. Keep bumblebee as an + alternative, so that users who prefer to use + bumblebee, can keep doing so. + - Drop cdbs and switch to debhelper 7. + + -- Alberto Milone <[email protected]> Tue, 17 Dec 2013 13:08:33 +0100
The control file[2] recommends either nvidia-prime (>= 0.5) or bumblebee. nvidia-prime does not exist for Quantal or Raring. Saudy and Precise have 0.4.2-something. Since recommended packages are installed by default, shouldn't these packages be marked as "Suggested"? Installing bumblebee-nvidia will blacklist the nvidia drivers, bringing grief to users. [1]: https://launchpadlibrarian.net/162426597/nvidia-graphics-drivers-331_331.38-0ubuntu1~xedgers~trusty1.diff.gz [2]: https://launchpadlibrarian.net/162426956/buildlog_ubuntu-trusty-amd64.nvidia-graphics-drivers-331_331.38-0ubuntu1~xedgers~trusty1_UPLOADING.txt.gz -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers-331 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1265570 Title: nvidia-331 update installs bumblebee [xorg-edgers] Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers-331” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Hi xorg-edgers team, I just got the nvidia-331 update, from nvidia-319, but the update installs bumblebee, however when bumblebee is installed it blacklists the nvidia kernel modules. Which bumblebee is suppossed to do but it breaks xorg if you aren't running an optimus based GPU. Uninstalling bumblebee does not remove the /etc/modprobe.d/bumblebee.conf config file and as such the driver is still blacklisted until you either modify the file to not black list the nvidia-331 module or remove bumblebee.conf. I have an nvidia 560 GTX video card. Tareeq To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-331/+bug/1265570/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
