Please replace this package with nvidia-364

[Teg]

The Nvidia 361 drivers are known for performance regressions and issues with a handful of games. By replacing this package with version 364, the user gets a better performing driver that not only removes the issues with the 361 series, but also supports the Vulkan API that will be used in future games.

Since Xenial is an LTS release and about a month away, it may be wise to do the testing now for 364 so users can have a Vulkan ready driver in April. Since the LTS releases are supported for 5 years, you don't want to hold back Vulkan adoption by shipping an older and less desirable package.

Source code is available at https://launchpad.net/~graphics-drivers/+archive/ubuntu/ppa

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Alberto Salvia Novella (es20490446e)]

Please:

1. Provide evidence of these regressions.
2. Set status back to "confirmed".

[Teg (tegskywalker)]

Any updates regarding this? It may be best to add nvidia-367 from https://launchpad.net/~graphics-drivers/+archive/ubuntu/ppa to the Xenial restricted repository at this point.

[William Paul Liggett (junktext-0)]

Hi,

     So, I'm not sure if my comments are completely accurate, however, I believe I am having problems with version 361.42 of the NVIDIA driver as well. I have an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M on a ZaReason Spec X345 laptop. Three days ago I was on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and went ahead and did a complete system wipe and installed the latest Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS distro. I mainly play 3D first-person shooter games, such as Natural Selection 2 (NS2) and Team Fortress Classic (TFC). Ever since moving to Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS using the NVIDIA 361.42 driver, it is unbearable to play these games. This is because my movements are unresponsive (lagged) to almost make it seem like I am gliding on ice at times. Furthermore, and more obvious of a graphics problem, if I press a key to display an in-game menu, the menu constantly flashes on-and-off which makes playing Natural Selection 2 to be quite annoying (as you need to use in-game menus frequently).

     At first I assumed the gliding movements to be a network problem since I know that Internet lag can cause similar results. But the gliding movements were present on multiple NS2 servers and even on a local "listen" server that I started up. I assume the NVIDIA 361.42 driver is to blame as the same issues I described for NS2 also apply to TFC (unresponsive movements and in-game menu flickering), which is a much older game and uses a completely different game engine.

     I have tried to fix these issues by playing around with many of my graphics settings, such as using the NVIDIA configuration program and also within each game too. But, no setting seems to make a difference. Although, for what it's worth, I have just played a round of OpenArena (a F/LOSS version of Quake III) and did not have these problems.

     With this said, can I just download and install the older NVIDIA driver for use on Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS? I dare not venture into using what NVIDIA provides directly, as I have done that in the past and have essentially destroyed my computer by being stuck with blank screens on multiple distros (e.g., Fedora and Ubuntu). So, I'm looking for something officially tested by the Ubuntu team. I did a bit of research and I believe the driver used on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS was NVIDIA version 352.63, as according to this link: http://packages.ubuntu.com/trusty-updates/nvidia-352

     With that said, I know it's not advised to uses packages from older repositories, but I saw that the 352.63 driver is apparently on the Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS repository as well at: http://packages.ubuntu.com/xenial/nvidia-352

     Though, unless there's a typo on the newer repository, that 352 package mentions the possibly flawed 361.42 in the latter half of the name. Likewise, the older 346 package mentions the 352.63 driver (the one I want) in the name here: http://packages.ubuntu.com/xenial/nvidia-346. So, I'm not sure which package to choose on the newer repository nor do I know if it is as simple as downloading and installing like a standard .deb file. Any tips? Or should I just wait for an updated NVIDIA driver such as the 367 version as suggested by tegskywalker (above).

Thanks,

  --William

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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