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nvidia-graphics-drivers-340-updates package

  1. Bug #1431753
  2. Comment #118

Comment 118 for bug 1431753

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Alberto Milone (albertomilone) wrote : Re: [Bug 1431753] Re: Nvidia binary driver FTBS due to DKMS layer violation

On 13-08-15 16:50:40, teo1978 wrote:
> > By design a driver will be enabled if you install it.
>
> However, if it is disable when you UPGRADE the driver, it shouldn't be
> reenabled.

Right, that usually doesn't happen when you upgrade to a new version of
the same driver (for example upgrading nvidia-331 from 331.19 to
331.25). However, when you are migrated to a different driver package,
e.g. from nvidia-331 to nvidia-340, you will lose your settings, because
they are different packages and they provide different alternatives
(note: the alternatives are what allows you to enable or disable a
driver).

This, while unfortunate, is not a bug, and we cannot change it, due to
the way alternatives work.