I can reproduce this issue, all of my NVIDIA proprietary drivers are marked "free"
``` nvidia-340: installed: <none> available: 340.102-0ubuntu0~gpu16.04.3 [third party] free modalias: pci:v000010DEd00000FDFsv00001043sd00001587bc03sc02i00 path: /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:01:00.0 vendor: NVIDIA Corporation model: GK107M [GeForce GT 740M] nvidia-375: installed: <none> available: 375.39-0ubuntu0~gpu16.04.2 [third party] free modalias: pci:v000010DEd00000FDFsv00001043sd00001587bc03sc02i00 path: /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:01:00.0 vendor: NVIDIA Corporation model: GK107M [GeForce GT 740M] nvidia-378: installed: <none> available: 378.13-0ubuntu0~gpu16.04.3 (auto-install) [third party] free modalias: pci:v000010DEd00000FDFsv00001043sd00001587bc03sc02i00 path: /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:01:00.0 vendor: NVIDIA Corporation model: GK107M [GeForce GT 740M] intel-microcode: installed: 3.20151106.1 available: 3.20151106.1 (auto-install) [distro] non-free nvidia-370: installed: 370.28-0ubuntu0~gpu16.04.3 available: 370.28-0ubuntu0~gpu16.04.3 [third party] free modalias: pci:v000010DEd00000FDFsv00001043sd00001587bc03sc02i00 path: /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:01:00.0 vendor: NVIDIA Corporation model: GK107M [GeForce GT 740M] ``` I also enabled the graphic-drivers PPA, so the theory might be right ** Summary changed: - Incorrect(?) reporting of freeness of third-party nVidia drivers + Incorrect(?) reporting of freeness of third-party nVidia drivers from graphic-drivers PPA -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1514057 Title: Incorrect(?) reporting of freeness of third-party nVidia drivers from graphic-drivers PPA To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-drivers-common/+bug/1514057/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
