Public bug reported:

nvidia-current contains libGL.so which is found (if a nvidia card is
used for accelerated graphics) by setting /etc/alternatives/x86_64
-linux-gnu_gl_conf.

nvidia-current however contains other libraries, which are useful also
if an nvidia card is not used for OpenGL, such as libnvidia-compiler.so
for OpenCL or libcuda.so for CUDA. In such a case, the whole /usr/lib
/nvidia-current directory must NOT be added to ld.so.conf.d or
LD_LIBRARY_PATH, since it also contains nvidia's libGL.so, which could
override (come first before) libGL.so's installed by other drivers.

A workaround is to link manually individual libs from /usr/lib/nvidia-
current into /usr/(local/)lib so that they are found, while not exposing
the libGL.so.

A proper solution would be to create symlinks for libs not carrying a
generic name (e.g. libcuda.so, libnvidia-compiler.so, but NOT
libOpenCL.so, libGL.so, which are also provided by other packages) in
directories searched by ld.so by default, e.g. /usr/lib.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: nvidia-current 295.20-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-18.29-generic 3.2.9
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-18-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx nvidia
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:
 
ApportVersion: 1.94.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for 
`/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: None
Date: Mon Mar 19 14:04:24 2012
DistUpgraded: Log time: 2012-03-12 11:26:17.508009
DistroCodename: precise
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 blcr, 0.8.2: added
 fglrx-updates, 8.911, 3.2.0-18-generic, x86_64: installed
 nvidia-current, 295.20, 3.2.0-18-generic, x86_64: installed
GraphicsCard:
 Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Cayman XT [Radeon HD 6970] [1002:6718] 
(prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:03bc]
 NVIDIA Corporation GF110 [GeForce GTX 560 Ti] [10de:1200] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 
[VGA controller])
   Subsystem: CardExpert Technology Device [10b0:0401]
JockeyStatus:
 xorg:fglrx_updates - ATI/AMD proprietary FGLRX graphics driver (post-release 
updates) (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
 xorg:fglrx - ATI/AMD proprietary FGLRX graphics driver (Proprietary, Disabled, 
Not in use)
 xorg:nvidia_current - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, 
Disabled, Not in use)
 xorg:nvidia_current_updates - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (post-release 
updates) (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-18-generic 
root=UUID=3cc5f6b9-69d1-4bb6-a9d0-93d506786ed9 ro
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-03-12 (7 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 10/03/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 0604
dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: P9X79 DELUXE
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: 
dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0604:bd10/03/2011:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP9X79DELUXE:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.0+bzr3035-0ubuntu1
version.fglrx-installer: fglrx-installer N/A
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.30-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.1-0ubuntu5
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.1-0ubuntu5
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu6
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 
1:2.6.99.901+git20120126-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau N/A

** Affects: nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug has-workaround precise single-occurrence ubuntu

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  libs unique to nvidia should be linked to /usr/lib

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