all nvidia proprietary drivers fail to install
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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software-center (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
All nvidia proprietary drivers fail to install silently and is noticed at next boot when desktop fails to appear.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: software-center 5.4.1.2
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Oct 19 00:27:40 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
PackageArchitec
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: software-center
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
Fixed by first installing the headers before installing the nvidia drivers...
sudo apt-get install linux-headers- 3.5.0-17- generic