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xorg-core package does not provide xorg-video-abi version 24 ( it is version 25) under ubuntu 22 and later, makes it impossible to install cuda 10.2 or older

Bug #1999629 reported by Abram Wiebe
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nvidia-graphics-drivers-510 (Ubuntu)
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nvidia-graphics-drivers-510-server (Ubuntu)
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xorg-server (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Description: Ubuntu 22.10
Release: 22.10

xserver-xorg-core:
  Installed: 2:21.1.4-2ubuntu1
  Candidate: 2:21.1.4-2ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 2:21.1.4-2ubuntu1 500
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu kinetic/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

Under Ubuntu 22, I was trying to make NVIDIA CUDA work, but I can't because the only compatible mix of CUDA and drivers results in a virtual dependency problem.

apparently the problem is the lack the xorg-video-abi-24 in the xserver-xorg-core package

as the grep command shows, only the video-abi-25 is provided in ubuntu 22 , but in order to install cuda 10.2 (or older), the version 24 is needed.

$ apt-cache show xserver-xorg-core | grep -E '(Package|Version|Provides)'
Package: xserver-xorg-core
Version: 2:21.1.3-2ubuntu2.5
Provides: xorg-input-abi-24, xorg-video-abi-25, xserver-xorg-video-modesetting
Package: xserver-xorg-core
Version: 2:21.1.3-2ubuntu2
Provides: xorg-input-abi-24, xorg-video-abi-25, xserver-xorg-video-modesetting

installing cuda 10.2 or older will give you this error:

 xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-510 : Depends: xorg-video-abi-24 but it is not installable or
                                          xorg-video-abi-23 but it is not installable or
                                          xorg-video-abi-20 but it is not installable or
                                          xorg-video-abi-19 but it is not installable or
                                          xorg-video-abi-18 but it is not installable or
                                          xorg-video-abi-15 but it is not installable or
                                          xorg-video-abi-14 but it is not installable or
                                          xorg-video-abi-13 but it is not installable or
                                          xorg-video-abi-12 but it is not installable or
                                          xorg-video-abi-11 but it is not installable or
                                          xorg-video-abi-10 but it is not installable or
                                          xorg-video-abi-8 but it is not installable or
                                          xorg-video-abi-6.0 but it is not installable

According to my research this package is the provider in focal
https://packages.ubuntu.com/focal/xorg-video-abi-24

See original description
Tags: kinetic
Abram Wiebe (ethanpet113)
summary: - package does not provide xorg-video-abi under kinetc
+ package does not provide xorg-video-abi under kinetic
summary: - package does not provide xorg-video-abi under kinetic
+ package does not provide xorg-video-abi under kinetic(22.10)
Abram Wiebe (ethanpet113)
summary: - package does not provide xorg-video-abi under kinetic(22.10)
+ xorg-core package does not provide xorg-video-abi under kinetic(22.10)
summary: - xorg-core package does not provide xorg-video-abi under kinetic(22.10)
+ xorg-core package does not provide xorg-video-abi under kinetic(22.10),
+ which breaks nvidia for graphics cards with graphics drivers version 510
+ and below
summary: xorg-core package does not provide xorg-video-abi under kinetic(22.10),
- which breaks nvidia for graphics cards with graphics drivers version 510
- and below
+ which breaks Nvidia CUDA for graphics cards with graphics drivers
+ version 510 and below
Revision history for this message
Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote : Re: xorg-core package does not provide xorg-video-abi under kinetic(22.10), which breaks Nvidia CUDA for graphics cards with graphics drivers version 510 and below

Thank you for your bug report. Where do you get 'cuda-drivers-510' from?

$ apt-cache show xserver-xorg-core | grep -E '(Package|Version|Provides)'
Package: xserver-xorg-core
Version: 2:21.1.4-2ubuntu1
Provides: xorg-input-abi-24, xorg-video-abi-25, xserver-xorg-video-modesetting

So it seems the provide is correctly set on the xserver deb?

Changed in xorg-server (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
status: New → Incomplete
Revision history for this message
ali pourjamal (alipourj98) wrote :

i can confirm this bug exists on 22.04.1 too,

$ apt-cache show xserver-xorg-core | grep -E '(Package|Version|Provides)'
Package: xserver-xorg-core
Version: 2:21.1.3-2ubuntu2.5
Provides: xorg-input-abi-24, xorg-video-abi-25, xserver-xorg-video-modesetting
Package: xserver-xorg-core
Version: 2:21.1.3-2ubuntu2
Provides: xorg-input-abi-24, xorg-video-abi-25, xserver-xorg-video-modesetting

this shows that the abi-24 provider exists, but upon installing cuda 10.2 (the latest version which supports my gpu) the error below comes up.

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-440 : Depends: xorg-video-abi-24 but it is not installable or
                                          xorg-video-abi-23 but it is not installable or
                                          xorg-video-abi-20 but it is not installable or
                                          xorg-video-abi-19 but it is not installable or
                                          xorg-video-abi-18 but it is not installable or
                                          xorg-video-abi-15 but it is not installable or
                                          xorg-video-abi-14 but it is not installable or
                                          xorg-video-abi-13 but it is not installable or
                                          xorg-video-abi-12 but it is not installable or
                                          xorg-video-abi-11 but it is not installable or
                                          xorg-video-abi-10 but it is not installable or
                                          xorg-video-abi-8 but it is not installable or
                                          xorg-video-abi-6.0 but it is not installable
i'm downgrading to 20.04 for now.

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ali pourjamal (alipourj98) wrote :

apparently the problem is the lack the xorg-video-abi-24 in the xserver-xorg-core package as it was pointed out
as the grep command shows, only the video-abi-25 is provided in ubuntu 22 , but in order to install cuda 10.2 (or older), the version 24 is needed.

$ apt-cache show xserver-xorg-core | grep -E '(Package|Version|Provides)'
Package: xserver-xorg-core
Version: 2:21.1.3-2ubuntu2.5
Provides: xorg-input-abi-24, xorg-video-abi-25, xserver-xorg-video-modesetting
Package: xserver-xorg-core
Version: 2:21.1.3-2ubuntu2
Provides: xorg-input-abi-24, xorg-video-abi-25, xserver-xorg-video-modesetting

Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in nvidia-graphics-drivers-510 (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Changed in nvidia-graphics-drivers-510-server (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
ali pourjamal (alipourj98)
Changed in xorg-server (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Confirmed
summary: - xorg-core package does not provide xorg-video-abi under kinetic(22.10),
- which breaks Nvidia CUDA for graphics cards with graphics drivers
- version 510 and below
+ xorg-core package does not provide xorg-video-abi version 24 ( it is
+ version 25) under kinetic(22.10), which breaks Nvidia CUDA for graphics
+ cards with graphics drivers version 510 and below
ali pourjamal (alipourj98)
summary: xorg-core package does not provide xorg-video-abi version 24 ( it is
- version 25) under kinetic(22.10), which breaks Nvidia CUDA for graphics
- cards with graphics drivers version 510 and below
+ version 25) under ubuntu 22 and later, makes it impossible to install
+ cuda 10.2 or older
description: updated
Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)
tags: added: kinetic
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