I believe this is due to a simplistic handling of "freeness" in
UbuntuDrivers.detect._is_package_free() – any package not from
restricted or multiverse is considered free:
# it would be better to check the actual license, as we do not have
# the component for third-party packages; but this is the best we can do
# at the moment
if pkg.candidate.section.startswith('restricted') or \
pkg.candidate.section.startswith('multiverse'):
return False
return True
Possibly it would be better to do the logic the other way around ("if
it's in main/universe/whatever, then it's free, otherwise it's
nonfree"), but really a better solution is needed.
However, I notice that the Nvidia drivers on my system are from section
"non-free/libs" – the following patch fixes the problem for me:
--- a/UbuntuDrivers/detect.py 2019-01-10 02:30:54.326668673 +0000
+++ b/UbuntuDrivers/detect.py 2019-01-10 02:36:24.707733516 +0000
@@ -165,7 +165,8 @@
# the component for third-party packages; but this is the best we can do
# at the moment
if pkg.candidate.section.startswith('restricted') or \
- pkg.candidate.section.startswith('multiverse'):
+ pkg.candidate.section.startswith('multiverse') or \
+ pkg.candidate.section.startswith('non-free'):
return False
return True
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Incorrect(?) reporting of freeness of third-party nVidia drivers from
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