Adding a Jammy/Kepler datapoint related to the recent EOL transitional
change.

On Linux Mint 21.3 / Ubuntu Jammy base with a GTX 760, the normal
`nvidia-driver-470` package path now resolves toward the 535 branch:

```text id="5obtdr"
nvidia-dkms-470 : Depends: nvidia-dkms-535
nvidia-driver-470 : Depends: nvidia-driver-535 but it is not installable
nvidia-kernel-common-470 : Depends: nvidia-kernel-common-535 but it is not 
installable
nvidia-utils-470 : Depends: nvidia-utils-535 but it is not installable
xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-470 : Depends: xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-535 but it 
is not installable
```

This is a problem for Kepler users because 535 is not a usable
replacement driver for this hardware. The NVIDIA driver message says
this GPU is supported through the 470.xx legacy drivers and that 535
will ignore the GPU.

The system was recovered by blocking 535 and installing the current
Jammy `470-server` packages:

```text id="pgq8dz"
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
```

Related newer regression bug: bug #2155202
Jammy/Mint-specific report: bug #2155424

The main concern is that transitioning 470 to 535 does not provide a
working migration path for Kepler GPUs.

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