Nvidia driver 304.137 unsupported in Ubuntu Mate 18.04

[Orest Harmatiuk]

Vulnerabilities always exist in the world of computers. If fixing a driver is all that is required to make it work for the users like me who require it then that should be done. One need only attach a disclaimer that the driver should be used at one's own risk and problem solved.

We as the Linux community shouldn't default to the ms model that shuts out end users and relegates perfectly working hardware to the land fill. I've run outdated drivers and OS's before and security threats were far and few between if any.

All that said the Nouveau driver is incompatible with many Nvidia cards still in use out there, crashing and freezing new installations of the Ubuntu 18.04 Family.

We've come so far in the last 3 years with simplifying the transition from other OSes to user friendly distros like Ubuntu Mate etc...this is not the time to turn those new users away. Users with slightly older but very usable hardware who are looking for an alternative.

Let's keep the momentum going...the more converts the better...and this is really the time to do it.

If a patch to the 304.137 is not a solution then perhaps fix the Nouveau driver so that it works with legacy Nvidia cards...Now that would be a positive step forward.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Alaa A. Salem (aasalem10)]

A fix has been suggested as by user- fedorov-ao at:

https://ubuntu-mate.community/t/nvidia-304-driver-install-in-18-04/16787/43

Is this fix accepted by 18.04 developers and users.