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nvidia-graphics-drivers-340-updates package

  1. Bug #1431753
  2. Comment #127

Comment 127 for bug 1431753

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Alberto Milone (albertomilone) wrote : Re: [Bug 1431753] Re: Nvidia binary driver FTBS due to DKMS layer violation

On 14-08-15 13:24:50, teo1978 wrote:
> > Such work is not "necessary", as yours is really an unsupported corner
> > case. If you insist on keeping the nvidia driver installed and disabled,
> > against what we recommend, that is your problem.
>
> And how was I supposed to know what you "recommend"?
>
> Back in the days when I installed Ubuntu on my machine, there was a friendly interface somewhere like "Software & Updates" > "Additional Drivers" or something, where I could choose to install and use the NVidia drivers.
> Then, when I saw they wouldn't work, I went to the same interface and chose not to use them. No warning appeared telling me that was "not recommended" or that I should uninstall the drivers.
>

Different use cases were supported in 12.04. For example, you could have
multiple nvidia drivers installed at the same time. That changed after
12.04.

> And also, if a piece of software is designed in such a way that if you
> stop using it yoy have to uninstall it otherwise it may be harmful, it
> is badly designed.

Ok, that implies that all drivers are badly designed. It's your opinion.
This, however, is a bug report.

Now please stop posting, as this bug report is closed.