OpenCV downgrades Intel Ivybridge Graphics Card drivers on Ubuntu 13.10

[Ajay Anand]

I'm using Thinkpad Edge 430 equipped with 3rd generation Intel Ivybridge Graphics Card running Ubuntu 13.10.

SDL reports OpenGL 3.0 Mesa 9.2.1.

After installing OpenCV (sudo apt-get install libopencv-dev), SDL reports OpenGL 1.4 Mesa 9.2.1

Because of downgraded opengl context all opengl applications throw "Major opcode of failed request: 153 (GLX)" error.

[Ajay Anand (aanand-ub)]

Here's the exact sequence of operations needed to reproduce the bug:

STEP 1:
/usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test -p

STEP 2:
sudo apt-get install libopencv-dev

STEP 3:
/usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test -p

Alternatively,

STEP 1:
Write a simple OpenGL program to print GL_VERSION string.

STEP 2:
Install opencv developer package:
sudo apt-get install libopencv-dev
  (It seems that during installation opencv adds Nvidia drivers to the kernel.)

STEP 3:
Run the OpenGL program again and check the OpenGL version.