** Description changed: - ubuntu-drivers install --gpgpu should use a DKMS fallback when no linux- - modules-nvidia package is available. + SRU Request: + + [Impact] + + * Calling "ubuntu-drivers install" does not install the kernel modules + when passed the "--gpgpu" argument. + + While matching linux-modules-nvidia packages for the running kernel + should be the default choice, we should fall back to the DKMS package + when they are not available. + + The cha + + + [Test Case] + + * Remove any currently installed nvidia drivers: + sudo apt-get --purge remove '*nvidia*' + + * Call the ubuntu drivers tool: + sudo ubuntu-drivers install --gpgpu + + * Restart your computer, and run the nvidia-smi package: + sudo nvidia-smi + + * Check that the output shows the NVIDIA GPU (this is a sign that the + kernel module was loaded, and is running properly). + + [Regression Potential] + + * Low. Currently, users relying on the --gpgpu parameter have no NVIDIA kernel modules, which prevents them from actually using the NVIDIA GPU. + ________________________ + ubuntu-drivers install --gpgpu should use a DKMS fallback when no linux-modules-nvidia package is available. Currently, we do not deal with this kind of failure i.e. when no linux- modules-nvidia package is available for the kernel in use. If no such package can be found, we need to at least attempt installing the relevant DKMS package, so that users get the required kernel modules.
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