Putting the package in backports is just a workaround. nvidia-modprobe should be automatically installed when you install the nvidia driver. Does it happening currently with new versions of Ubuntu? Otherwise, this is still a big problem for users: http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?355719-No-Cuda-option
@r0ma1ne, you read that thread in latest posts (user have mint 17) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers-331-updates in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1361207 Title: [xorg-edgers] nvidia-graphics-drivers-331 and newer should recommend nvidia-modprobe Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-331 package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-331-updates package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-340 package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: nvidia-modprobe allows non-root users to load NVIDIA kernel modules and it creates the respective device entries. This is important for CUDA users as they would otherwise have to run a workaround script to load the kernel modules and create the device entries. This is documented here: http://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/6_5/rel/docs/CUDA_Getting_Started_Linux.pdf -> 4.8 Verification Because of this newer nvidia-graphics-drivers packages (331 and newer) should at least recommend nvidia-modprobe. Furthermore the nvidia- modprobe is not available from xorg-edgers. Utopic includes an nvidia- modprobe package though. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-331/+bug/1361207/+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
