Thanks, Daniel. That is useful context.

In that case, the important part of this bug may not be “direct users to
470-server”, but rather:

1. The normal `nvidia-driver-470` path currently appears to resolve to 535 on 
Jammy.
2. For a GTX 760 / Kepler card, 535 is not a usable replacement because the 
driver explicitly ignores the GPU.
3. `470-server` currently works on this Jammy / Mint 21.3 system, but if the 
`-server` package in `-proposed` may also become transitional, then it should 
not be documented as a permanent fix without a warning.
4. Users with affected hardware need clear guidance before updates leave them 
in fallback graphics or with an unsupported driver branch.

So the practical question becomes:

Should Jammy users with Kepler GPUs be expected to move to nouveau,
pin/hold an existing 470 package, use a maintained repack such as your
PPA, or avoid the transitional packages until bug 2152202 is resolved?

I can confirm that on this GTX 760 system, blocking 535 and installing
the current `470-server` packages restored a working NVIDIA stack:

```text
Kernel driver in use: nvidia
driver: nvidia v: 470.256.02
X loaded: nvidia
OpenGL renderer: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760
nvidia-driver-470-server Installed: 470.256.02-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
```

But based on your note, I agree this workaround should be treated as
fragile if the `-server` transition is also pending.


Small clarification: bug 2152202 appears to be an Exim security tracking bug, 
not an NVIDIA packaging bug. Did you mean bug 2110338, or another NVIDIA 470 / 
470-server bug?

Also understood that 470-server may not be a permanent workaround if the
-server packages in -proposed are also being made transitional. That
makes the Jammy/Kepler situation more fragile, since the normal nvidia-
driver-470 path resolves toward 535, while 535 does not support the GTX
760.

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