One should use ubuntu-drivers CLI or Additional Drivers GUI to install or switch nvidia graphics stacks from one major series to another. It ensures that correct matching pre-signed kernel drivers are installed together with the right userspace (with and without gui stacks, as needed).
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers-470-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1992513 Title: apt will not install nvidia-driver-470-server if nvidia- driver-450-server is installed and out of date Status in apt package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-450-server package in Ubuntu: New Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-470-server package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: apt/jammy apt will refuse to install nvidia-driver-470-server if nvidia-driver-450-server is installed *and* out of date. I can reproduce this by disabling all but the jammy release pocket, installing the old n-d-450-s from there, and then enabling updates and trying to install n-v-470-s (where a new n-d-450-s is available): # libnvidia-gl-450-server has an update available root@dannf-apt-jammy:/var/cache# apt install --dry-run libnvidia-gl-470-server -o Debug::pkgProblemResolver=yes Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Reading state information... Done Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable distribution that some required packages have not yet been created or been moved out of Incoming. The following information may help to resolve the situation: The following packages have unmet dependencies: libnvidia-common-450-server : Conflicts: libnvidia-common libnvidia-common-470-server : Conflicts: libnvidia-common E: Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be caused by held packages. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1992513/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
