This is not a bug. You have a hybrid/Optimus GPU configuration and you can't install the nvidia driver directly on such a system because it would break the intel 3D driver.
See: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bumblebee ** Changed in: xorg (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1288301 Title: NVIDIA Grapics Card seemingly not present To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1288301/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp