** Description changed: It would be very helpful for automation to have a metapackage that always installs the latest linux-modules-nvidia-$VER-server and nvidia- kernel-common-$VER-server packages. For example, something like linux-modules-nvidia-server-generic could point to the 460 versions of those drivers (the most recent major release) and down the road it would move to a later major version of the drivers. + + For the record, for my needs the following seem to be what I have to + have installed currently using our hosted versions of the 460 version of + the nVidia drivers on Ubuntu Server to run some compute tests in docker + containers. + + nvidia-kernel-common-460-server + linux-modules-nvidia-460-server-generic > linux-modules-nvidia-460-server-5.4.0-67-generic + nvidia-utils-460-server + libnvidia-compute-460-server + libnvidia-cfg1-460-server
** Description changed: It would be very helpful for automation to have a metapackage that always installs the latest linux-modules-nvidia-$VER-server and nvidia- kernel-common-$VER-server packages. For example, something like linux-modules-nvidia-server-generic could point to the 460 versions of those drivers (the most recent major release) and down the road it would move to a later major version of the drivers. For the record, for my needs the following seem to be what I have to - have installed currently using our hosted versions of the 460 version of - the nVidia drivers on Ubuntu Server to run some compute tests in docker - containers. + have installed currently using our hosted packaging of the 460 version + of the nVidia drivers on Ubuntu Server to run some compute tests in + docker containers. nvidia-kernel-common-460-server linux-modules-nvidia-460-server-generic > linux-modules-nvidia-460-server-5.4.0-67-generic nvidia-utils-460-server libnvidia-compute-460-server libnvidia-cfg1-460-server -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux-restricted-modules in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1920799 Title: need a metapackage to always grab the latest -server nvidia packages Status in linux-restricted-modules package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: It would be very helpful for automation to have a metapackage that always installs the latest linux-modules-nvidia-$VER-server and nvidia-kernel-common-$VER-server packages. For example, something like linux-modules-nvidia-server-generic could point to the 460 versions of those drivers (the most recent major release) and down the road it would move to a later major version of the drivers. For the record, for my needs the following seem to be what I have to have installed currently using our hosted packaging of the 460 version of the nVidia drivers on Ubuntu Server to run some compute tests in docker containers. nvidia-kernel-common-460-server linux-modules-nvidia-460-server-generic > linux-modules-nvidia-460-server-5.4.0-67-generic nvidia-utils-460-server libnvidia-compute-460-server libnvidia-cfg1-460-server To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-restricted-modules/+bug/1920799/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
