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nvidia-graphics-drivers-304 package

  1. Xenial (16.04)
  2. Bug #1639180
  3. Comment #23

Comment 23 for bug 1639180

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Scott Leggett (smlx) wrote : Re: [Bug 1639180] Re: no login possible after update to nvidia 304.132

On 2016-11-06.16:10, Jean Christophe André wrote:
> For people needing to downgrade, this is one (among others) correct way to do so with Ubuntu 16.04:
>
> - first create a file named /etc/apt/preferences.d/local-nvidia-quirks
> with the following content:
>
> Explanation: block this specifique update because of OpenGL problem with 304.132
> Package: nvidia-304
> Pin: version 304.132-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
> Pin-Priority: -10
>
> Explanation: block this specifique update because of OpenGL problem with 304.132
> Package: nvidia-opencl-icd-304
> Pin: version 304.132-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
> Pin-Priority: -10
>
> - then reinstall the working old packages (they are still available in
> the repository):
>
> sudo apt install nvidia-304=304.131-0ubuntu3 nvidia-opencl-
> icd-304=304.131-0ubuntu3
>
> - finally, reboot your computer (because it also affects the initrd boot
> image)

Great how-to, thanks for saving me from having to muddle through this
myself!