Ubuntu installs nvidia 173 driver rather then latest when enabling Compiz

[Jason S. Wagner]

Binary package hint: compiz

On a clean installation of Lucid from 20100331.2 daily Live CD, I attempted to enable "Extra" visual effects from the Appearance Preferences window. Ubuntu searched for drivers, and then installed the nvidia 173 driver, rather than the current version (I believe, 195).

If the current version is marked [Recommended] in the Hardware Drivers applet, shouldn't we follow our own advice and prefer it?

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: compiz 1:0.8.4-0ubuntu13
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-19.28-generic 2.6.32.10+drm33.1
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-19-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,ccp,move,resize,place,decoration,imgjpeg,text,gnomecompat,neg,shift,mousepoll,session,dbus,png,resizeinfo,regex,commands,svg,workarounds,vpswitch,animation,wobbly,snap,animationaddon,fade,trailfocus,cube,rotate,scale,expo,3d,scaleaddon,ezoom,staticswitcher]
Date: Fri Apr 2 01:10:23 2010
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia:

MachineType: MSI MS-7586
PackageArchitecture: all
PciDisplay: 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation G94 [GeForce 9600 GT] [10de:0622] (rev a1)
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-19-generic root=UUID=ec7de000-c474-4930-b0b5-4c8a7f6b384a ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
RelatedPackageVersions:
 xserver-xorg 1:7.5+3ubuntu1
 libgl1-mesa-glx 7.7-4ubuntu1
 libdrm2 2.4.18-1ubuntu2
 xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.9.1-3ubuntu1
 xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.12.192-2ubuntu2
SourcePackage: compiz
dmi.bios.date: 07/28/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: V1.0
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: P55-CD53 (MS-7586)
dmi.board.vendor: MSI
dmi.board.version: 1.0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: MSI
dmi.chassis.version: 1.0
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrV1.0:bd07/28/2009:svnMSI:pnMS-7586:pvr1.0:rvnMSI:rnP55-CD53(MS-7586):rvr1.0:cvnMSI:ct3:cvr1.0:
dmi.product.name: MS-7586
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: MSI
glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
system: distro = Ubuntu, architecture = x86_64, kernel = 2.6.32-19-generic

[Geert Jan Alsem (gj-alsem)]

I think this bug can be closed. At least for me, I experienced this problem in the Lucid beta, but it was already fixed in Lucid final.