[Bug 1942208] Re: The nvidia-dkms will be installed when installing nvidia driver through "Additional Drivers"

[Launchpad Bug Tracker]

This bug was fixed in the package ubuntu-drivers-common - 1:0.9.3

---------------
ubuntu-drivers-common (1:0.9.3) jammy; urgency=medium

  * UbuntuDrivers/detect.py,
    ubuntu-drivers:
    - Provide helper functions for NVIDIA on the desktop:
      o get_desktop_package_list()
      o nvidia_desktop_pre_installation_hook()
      o nvidia_desktop_post_installation_hook()
      The new functions, which are now used by ubuntu-drivers
      (only for the desktop i.e. "ubuntu-drivers install"),
      allow reusing the hardware detection and the customisations
      from ubuntu-drivers in other applications such as the
      Software Properties UIsi (LP: #1942208).
    - Add the "--recommended" option to the "list" command
      (LP: #1952147).
      This allows to show only the packages that will be
      installed using auto-detection i.e. one specific
      driver and its kernel module, instead of all the
      compatible drivers.
      This works with and without --gpgpu, yielding different
      results.

 -- Alberto Milone <alberto.milone at canonical.com>  Thu, 18 Nov 2021
18:05:53 +0100

** Changed in: ubuntu-drivers-common (Ubuntu)
       Status: In Progress => Fix Released

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Title:
  The nvidia-dkms will be installed when installing nvidia driver
  through "Additional Drivers"

Status in OEM Priority Project:
  Confirmed
Status in software-properties package in Ubuntu:
  In Progress
Status in ubuntu-drivers-common package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  [steps to reproduce]
  1. Install Stock ubuntu 20.04.3 on XPS 15 9510
  2. Installing without using "Third-party packages"
  3. After installation completed, launch "Software & Updates" -> "Additional Drivers" -> "Using NVIDIA driver .... 470"
  4. dpkg -l | grep nvidia

  [Expected result]
  It should use pre-signed nvidia driver instead of dkms
  e.g. 
  linux-modules-nvidia-470-5.11.0-27-generic
  linux-modules-nvidia-470-generic-hwe-20.04
  linux-objects-nvidia-470-5.11.0-27-generic
  linux-signatures-nvidia-5.11.0-27-generic

  [Actual result]
  ii  nvidia-dkms-470 470.57.02-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 amd64 NVIDIA DKMS package

  ---

  $ lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS
  Release:	20.04

  $ apt-cache policy software-properties-*
  software-properties-gtk:
    Installed: 0.98.9.5
    Candidate: 0.98.9.5
    Version table:
   *** 0.98.9.5 500
          500 http://tw.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/main amd64 Packages
          500 http://tw.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/main i386 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
       0.98.9.2 500
          500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security/main amd64 Packages
          500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security/main i386 Packages
       0.98.9 500
          500 http://tw.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/main amd64 Packages
          500 http://tw.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/main i386 Packages
  software-properties-kde:
    Installed: (none)
    Candidate: (none)
    Version table:
  software-properties-qt:
    Installed: (none)
    Candidate: 0.98.9.5
    Version table:
       0.98.9.5 500
          500 http://tw.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/universe amd64 Packages
          500 http://tw.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/universe i386 Packages
       0.98.9.2 500
          500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security/universe amd64 Packages
          500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security/universe i386 Packages
       0.98.9 500
          500 http://tw.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/universe amd64 Packages
          500 http://tw.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/universe i386 Packages
  software-properties-common:
    Installed: 0.98.9.5
    Candidate: 0.98.9.5
    Version table:
   *** 0.98.9.5 500
          500 http://tw.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/main amd64 Packages
          500 http://tw.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/main i386 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
       0.98.9.2 500
          500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security/main amd64 Packages
          500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security/main i386 Packages
       0.98.9 500
          500 http://tw.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/main amd64 Packages
          500 http://tw.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/main i386 Packages

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