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nvidia-graphics-drivers-177 package

  1. Bug #308410
  2. Comment #47

Comment 47 for bug 308410

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Andrew Conkling (andrewski) wrote : Re: [Bug 308410] Re: Latest Xorg removes nvidia driver ... conflicting xserver-xorg-video-4

On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 16:06, Levy <email address hidden> wrote:

> I have the problem : I've installed the restricted nvidia driver (180) on
> Ubuntu Jaunty and this caused the removal of the whole xorg package stack!
> After deletion of /usr/lib/nvidia it was possible to reinstall the
> xserver-xorg package.
> But now it's impossible to use nvdia and I am unable to change the screen
> definition.

Jaunty is in a state of near-constant flux at the moment because of package
updates, and often you'll find that one package update will be available
that conflicts with another. In this case, it's possible that the nvidia
update conflicted with xorg, thus asking it to be removed.

It's probably not best to run Jaunty if you're not prepared for these
"growing pains", and you definitely have to be sure to review your updates
to see what will be removed by updating items.