Jockey-KDE doesn't show drivers versions

[moray33]

Jockey-KDE doesn't show the number versions of the available drivers. Only shows the name of the driver package installed (for example, nvidia-current or nvidia-experimental-304), but not the number version of the others.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: jockey-kde 0.9.7-0ubuntu11
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-18.29-generic 3.5.7
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-18-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Nov 13 18:35:16 2012
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-03-24 (234 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120319)
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=es_ES.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-18-generic root=UUID=e26c2363-e5ed-4e90-90b1-d10604263206 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: jockey
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-11-13 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 08/26/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 0509
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: P5KPL-SE
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: x.0x
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0509:bd08/26/2009:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP5KPL-SE:rvrx.0x:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[dino99 (9d9)]

Jockey has been superseded by software-properties, which now handles
third-party driver configuration.

[moray33 (moray33)]

Actually, not in KDE. Unless you're talking about the next version...

[RussianNeuroMancer (russianneuromancer)]

At least in Raring I still see Jockey as default application for handling proprietary drivers installation.

[dino99 (9d9)]

you should install software-properties-kde (as its now the active maintained package), and purge all the jockey installed packages.

[moray33 (moray33)]

I already had software-properties-kde installed. I just purge jockey-kde and jockey-common but nothing about propietary drivers appear in the software sources window...

[RussianNeuroMancer (russianneuromancer)]

Hopefully Kubuntu mainters find solution (fixing jockey-kde or software-properties-kde).

[moray33 (moray33)]

I find more appropriate keep using jockey-kde, proprietary drivers don't have much to do with software sources in my opinion. Let's see what they do.

[RussianNeuroMancer (russianneuromancer)]

Dear Jockey and Kubuntu developers, Jockey-KDE still doesn't display version number in current Kubuntu 13.10. It make hard for user to choice right version of proprietary driver, especially nVidia. If it's possible, please fix Jockey-KDE. If Jockey is depricated, please provide some other solution for proprietary driver installation (maybe port software-properties solution from GTK version to KDE version?)

Please, look into situation and let us know you opinion about this problem. Select "Invalid" status or "no longer affect" doesn't make this problem disappear. Thanks in advance.

[Jonathan Riddell (jr)]

11:53 < Riddell> desktoppers: what handles non free driver installs in ubuntu these days?
11:56 < seb128> Riddell, https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-drivers-common/
11:57 < seb128> Riddell, the frontend part in Unity is in software-properties-gtk

[Scott Kitterman (kitterman)]

It's too late for 13.10 and we'll be migrating to ubuntu-drivers for 14.04, so this is not something we intend to fix in Jockey.