** Branch linked: lp:ubuntu/precise-proposed/fglrx-installer- experimental-9
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to jockey in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1080588 Title: jockey suggests not installable packages on renamed stack Status in OEM Priority Project: In Progress Status in OEM Priority Project precise series: In Progress Status in “fglrx-installer-experimental-9” package in Ubuntu: New Status in “fglrx-installer-updates” package in Ubuntu: In Progress Status in “jockey” package in Ubuntu: In Progress Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers-173-updates” package in Ubuntu: In Progress Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers-experimental-310” package in Ubuntu: In Progress Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers-updates” package in Ubuntu: In Progress Status in “fglrx-installer-experimental-9” source package in Precise: Fix Committed Status in “fglrx-installer-updates” source package in Precise: Fix Committed Status in “jockey” source package in Precise: Fix Committed Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers-173-updates” source package in Precise: Fix Committed Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers-experimental-310” source package in Precise: Fix Committed Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers-updates” source package in Precise: Fix Committed Bug description: [Impact] * Users of the quantal lts backport stack on precise will not be able to install nvidia drivers * This is because we have not renamed these drivers with the proper changed package names in the nvidia drivers [Test Case] # LANG=C apt-get install nvidia-experimental-304 The following packages have unmet dependencies: nvidia-experimental-304 : Depends: xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.10.99.901) E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages. [Regression Potential] Low. The backports stack is new functionality that is coming in 12.04.2, so changes that affect this will have no impact on earlier versions of 12.04 [Original Text] None of the nvidia and fglrx drivers can be installed through the gui, because they have a versioned depends on xserver-xorg-core. For example: # LANG=C apt-get install nvidia-experimental-304 The following packages have unmet dependencies: nvidia-experimental-304 : Depends: xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.10.99.901) E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages. Furthermore even some packages are shown that cannot be installed on the renamed x server, because the drivers haven't been updated to work on them. For example nvidia-current: nvidia-current : Depends: xorg-video-abi-11 Depends: xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.10.99.901) E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages. nvidia-common needs to be updated to hide versions of nvidia drivers that won't work on x 1.13 or later, and make them installable. I think the xserver-xorg-core version check can be removed, in favor of checking the video abi version. Furthermore drivers should have an alternative dependency on the new xserver To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/oem-priority/+bug/1080588/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
