Public bug reported: roothorick@modestmonster:~$ sudo apt -s install nvidia-367 Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following additional packages will be installed: bbswitch-dkms geoclue-ubuntu-geoip gnome-power-manager gnome-screensaver gsettings-ubuntu-schemas indicator-applet indicator-bluetooth indicator-datetime indicator-keyboard indicator-messages indicator-power indicator-session indicator-sound lib32gcc1 libaccount-plugin-1.0-0 libaccount-plugin-generic-oauth libaccount-plugin-google libc6-i386 libcgmanager0 libcuda1-367 libfcitx-config4 libfcitx-gclient0 libfcitx-utils0 libgeonames0 libjansson4 liblightdm-gobject-1-0 libnih-dbus1 libpanel-applet0 libtimezonemap-data libtimezonemap1 libunity-settings-daemon1 liburl-dispatcher1 lightdm mountall nvidia-opencl-icd-367 nvidia-prime nvidia-settings screen-resolution-extra signon-keyring-extension signon-plugin-oauth2 ubuntu-touch-sounds unity-control-center unity-control-center-signon unity-greeter unity-settings-daemon upstart Suggested packages: bumblebee click powerd unity-system-compositor unity-greeter-session-broadcast fcitx url-dispatcher bindfs lightdm-remote-session-freerdp lightdm-remote-session-uccsconfigure remote-login-service graphviz upstart-monitor The following NEW packages will be installed: bbswitch-dkms geoclue-ubuntu-geoip gnome-power-manager gnome-screensaver gsettings-ubuntu-schemas indicator-applet indicator-bluetooth indicator-datetime indicator-keyboard indicator-messages indicator-power indicator-session indicator-sound lib32gcc1 libaccount-plugin-1.0-0 libaccount-plugin-generic-oauth libaccount-plugin-google libc6-i386 libcgmanager0 libcuda1-367 libfcitx-config4 libfcitx-gclient0 libfcitx-utils0 libgeonames0 libjansson4 liblightdm-gobject-1-0 libnih-dbus1 libpanel-applet0 libtimezonemap-data libtimezonemap1 libunity-settings-daemon1 liburl-dispatcher1 lightdm mountall nvidia-367 nvidia-opencl-icd-367 nvidia-prime nvidia-settings screen-resolution-extra signon-keyring-extension signon-plugin-oauth2 ubuntu-touch-sounds unity-control-center unity-control-center-signon unity-greeter unity-settings-daemon upstart 0 upgraded, 47 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
This is a discrete GPU desktop system, so nividia-prime isn't even useful in the first place... ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: nvidia-prime (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-34.36~16.04.1-generic 4.8.11 Uname: Linux 4.8.0-34-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Thu Feb 16 03:20:17 2017 InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-01-21 (26 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160720) ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: nvidia-prime UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: nvidia-prime (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug xenial -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1665274 Title: nvidia-prime recommends packages "unity-greeter | lightdm-greeter | lightdm-kde-greeter" resulting in apt pulling in much of Unity when installing on Ubuntu GNOME To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-prime/+bug/1665274/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs