`ubuntu-drivers list` output doesn't bear any relation to the input to the install command
Bug #1818746 reported by
Dan Watkins
This bug affects 2 people
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ubuntu-drivers-common (Ubuntu) |
Triaged
|
Wishlist
|
Alberto Milone |
Bug Description
As a user, I would like to decide on one of the drivers available to me and then install it. So I list my options:
```
$ ubuntu-drivers list
nvidia-driver-410
nvidia-driver-390
```
Great, I'll install 410:
```
$ ubuntu-drivers install --gpgpu nvidia-driver-410
No drivers found for installation.
```
This is confusing; I think the `list` output format should be aligned with the input format for install.
Changed in ubuntu-drivers-common (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Triaged |
importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
assignee: | nobody → Alberto Milone (albertomilone) |
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I'm actually being generous above; a user is much more likely to do:
```
[--gpgpu [driver[ :version] [,driver[ :version] ]]]
[<command> ]
$ ubuntu-drivers install nvidia-driver-410
usage: ubuntu-drivers [-h] [--package-list PATH]
ubuntu-drivers: error: unrecognized arguments: nvidia-driver-410
```
which is an even worse error message. So `list`s output should probably also guide the user towards the correct installation method.