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gcc-4.8 package

  1. Bug #1750937
  2. Comment #79

Comment 79 for bug 1750937

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gumbeto (gumbeto) wrote : Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04) by an insufficient compiler!

Bryce Schober (bryce-schober): I had a very similar issue, but on 16.04 and wanting gcc-7. Adding the the toolchain ppa made gcc-5 subject to upgrading, triggering this issue. I managed to deal with it with package pinning and aptitude (see comment 58).

Here are a few more details if in case you want to try this yourself (I recommend using Timeshift or similar in case you want to go back).

$ cat /etc/apt/preferences.d/toolchain.pref
Package: *
Pin: release o=LP-PPA-ubuntu-toolchain-r-test
Pin-Priority: 60

Here are some quick instructions on how to use aptitude: https://makandracards.com/makandra/47558-how-to-install-packages-from-newer-ubuntu-releases#planning-the-upgrade