This also seems to not be an issue in Trusty.
(trusty-amd64)root@impulse:~# apt-cache show xserver-xorg-video-modesetting
Package: xserver-xorg-video-modesetting
Priority: optional
Section: x11
Installed-Size: 104
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <[email protected]>
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force <[email protected]>
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.8.1-1build1
Provides: xorg-driver-video
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libdrm2 (>= 2.4.38), libudev1 (>= 183),
xorg-video-abi-15, xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.14.99.902)
Filename:
pool/main/x/xserver-xorg-video-modesetting/xserver-xorg-video-modesetting_0.8.1-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 19776
MD5sum: 7e639526980c08d43d8598aacd9390f1
SHA1: 44932b1d5403984bad701542df7b7a7d1c35a68e
SHA256: 244bc7872e670beba4bd5a2d537ced714894e2cec95f95a664645f7d2962d0bc
Description: X.Org X server -- Generic modesetting driver
Description-md5: 64d8f5d5562d7c8cf818d1d2526e5933
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-active,
kubuntu-active-desktop, kubuntu-active, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb,
xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop,
mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, lubuntu-core,
ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop
How did you encounter this problem?
** Changed in: ubuntu
Status: New => Incomplete
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