Ubuntu
software-properties package

The nvidia-dkms will be installed when installing nvidia driver through "Additional Drivers"

Bug #1942208 reported by jeremyszu
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This bug affects 1 person
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
OEM Priority Project
Confirmed
High
jeremyszu
software-properties (Ubuntu)
In Progress
High
Alberto Milone
ubuntu-drivers-common (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
High
Alberto Milone

Bug Description

[steps to reproduce]
1. Install Stock ubuntu 20.04.3 on XPS 15 9510
2. Installing without using "Third-party packages"
3. After installation completed, launch "Software & Updates" -> "Additional Drivers" -> "Using NVIDIA driver .... 470"
4. dpkg -l | grep nvidia

[Expected result]
It should use pre-signed nvidia driver instead of dkms
e.g.
linux-modules-nvidia-470-5.11.0-27-generic
linux-modules-nvidia-470-generic-hwe-20.04
linux-objects-nvidia-470-5.11.0-27-generic
linux-signatures-nvidia-5.11.0-27-generic

[Actual result]
ii nvidia-dkms-470 470.57.02-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 amd64 NVIDIA DKMS package

---

$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS
Release: 20.04

$ apt-cache policy software-properties-*
software-properties-gtk:
  Installed: 0.98.9.5
  Candidate: 0.98.9.5
  Version table:
 *** 0.98.9.5 500
        500 http://tw.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/main amd64 Packages
        500 http://tw.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     0.98.9.2 500
        500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security/main amd64 Packages
        500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security/main i386 Packages
     0.98.9 500
        500 http://tw.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/main amd64 Packages
        500 http://tw.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/main i386 Packages
software-properties-kde:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: (none)
  Version table:
software-properties-qt:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 0.98.9.5
  Version table:
     0.98.9.5 500
        500 http://tw.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/universe amd64 Packages
        500 http://tw.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/universe i386 Packages
     0.98.9.2 500
        500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security/universe amd64 Packages
        500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security/universe i386 Packages
     0.98.9 500
        500 http://tw.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/universe amd64 Packages
        500 http://tw.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/universe i386 Packages
software-properties-common:
  Installed: 0.98.9.5
  Candidate: 0.98.9.5
  Version table:
 *** 0.98.9.5 500
        500 http://tw.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/main amd64 Packages
        500 http://tw.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     0.98.9.2 500
        500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security/main amd64 Packages
        500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security/main i386 Packages
     0.98.9 500
        500 http://tw.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/main amd64 Packages
        500 http://tw.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/main i386 Packages

Revision history for this message
jeremyszu (os369510) wrote :

If I installed nvidia driver during the installation by selecting "Third-Party packages". It will use pre-signed driver instead.

Please consider to use `ubuntu-drivers install` which will handle the corresponding actions. (e.g. prime-select, enabling RTD3)

tags: added: oem-priority
Changed in oem-priority:
assignee: nobody → jeremyszu (os369510)
importance: Undecided → High
status: New → Confirmed
Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)
tags: added: focal
Alberto Milone (albertomilone)
Changed in software-properties (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Alberto Milone (albertomilone)
status: New → In Progress
importance: Undecided → High
Changed in ubuntu-drivers-common (Ubuntu):
status: New → In Progress
importance: Undecided → High
assignee: nobody → Alberto Milone (albertomilone)
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package ubuntu-drivers-common - 1:0.9.3

---------------
ubuntu-drivers-common (1:0.9.3) jammy; urgency=medium

  * UbuntuDrivers/detect.py,
    ubuntu-drivers:
    - Provide helper functions for NVIDIA on the desktop:
      o get_desktop_package_list()
      o nvidia_desktop_pre_installation_hook()
      o nvidia_desktop_post_installation_hook()
      The new functions, which are now used by ubuntu-drivers
      (only for the desktop i.e. "ubuntu-drivers install"),
      allow reusing the hardware detection and the customisations
      from ubuntu-drivers in other applications such as the
      Software Properties UIsi (LP: #1942208).
    - Add the "--recommended" option to the "list" command
      (LP: #1952147).
      This allows to show only the packages that will be
      installed using auto-detection i.e. one specific
      driver and its kernel module, instead of all the
      compatible drivers.
      This works with and without --gpgpu, yielding different
      results.

 -- Alberto Milone <email address hidden> Thu, 18 Nov 2021 18:05:53 +0100

Changed in ubuntu-drivers-common (Ubuntu):
status: In Progress → Fix Released
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