Why install transitional package for nvidia-kernel-common-470? [Resolved]

Forum rules
Before you post read how to get help. Topics in this forum are automatically closed 6 months after creation.
Locked
User avatar
Amii_Leigh
Level 5
Level 5
Posts: 724
Joined: Fri Mar 25, 2016 10:58 pm
Location: Somewhere in the middle of nowhere, Missouri

Why install transitional package for nvidia-kernel-common-470? [Resolved]

Post by Amii_Leigh »

Just to uninstall it? Should I ignore this "update"?
Last edited by LockBot on Fri Jun 02, 2023 10:00 pm, edited 3 times in total.
Reason: Topic automatically closed 6 months after creation. New replies are no longer allowed.
नमस्ते = Namaste
I honor the place in you in which the entire universe dwells.
I honor the place in you in which is of love, of truth, of light, and of peace.
When you are in that place in you, and I am in that place in me, we are one.
Top
User avatar
SMG
Level 25
Level 25
Posts: 31776
Joined: Sun Jul 26, 2020 6:15 pm
Location: USA

Re: Why install transitional package for nvidia-kernel-common-470

Post by SMG »

Amii_Leigh wrote: ⤴Fri Dec 02, 2022 2:46 pm Just to uninstall it?
Why are you wanting to uninstall it?
Image
A woman typing on a laptop with LM20.3 Cinnamon.
Top
User avatar
Amii_Leigh
Level 5
Level 5
Posts: 724
Joined: Fri Mar 25, 2016 10:58 pm
Location: Somewhere in the middle of nowhere, Missouri

Re: Why install transitional package for nvidia-kernel-common-470

Post by Amii_Leigh »

I haven't installed it yet! I'd like to avoid potential problems with graphics card drivers.

"This is a transitional package for nvidia-kernel-common-470, and can be safely removed after the installation is complete."

So I'm wondering what is the point to installing it? Isn't installing it inviting an issue?
नमस्ते = Namaste
I honor the place in you in which the entire universe dwells.
I honor the place in you in which is of love, of truth, of light, and of peace.
When you are in that place in you, and I am in that place in me, we are one.
Top
User avatar
SMG
Level 25
Level 25
Posts: 31776
Joined: Sun Jul 26, 2020 6:15 pm
Location: USA

Re: Why install transitional package for nvidia-kernel-common-470

Post by SMG »

Amii_Leigh wrote: ⤴Sat Dec 03, 2022 9:02 amSo I'm wondering what is the point to installing it? Isn't installing it inviting an issue?
If you are seeing the update in Update Manager, that means you already have something installed on your computer which sees that package as a necessary update. If you want help with understanding this, please open the System Reports app and click the System Information tab on the left. Your computer's information should come up in the right pane. Then click Copy, and paste the results into a reply window here so we can see how Linux Mint views your hardware. Without that information, none of us will have any idea why that package is being offered as an update.
Image
A woman typing on a laptop with LM20.3 Cinnamon.
Top
User avatar
Amii_Leigh
Level 5
Level 5
Posts: 724
Joined: Fri Mar 25, 2016 10:58 pm
Location: Somewhere in the middle of nowhere, Missouri

Re: Why install transitional package for nvidia-kernel-common-470

Post by Amii_Leigh »

Here you go:

Code: Select all

This update affects the following installed packages:
    • libnvidia-cfg1-460
    • libnvidia-cfg1-470
    • libnvidia-common-460
    • libnvidia-common-470
    • libnvidia-compute-460
    • libnvidia-compute-460:i386
    • libnvidia-compute-470
    • libnvidia-compute-470:i386
    • libnvidia-decode-460
    • libnvidia-decode-460:i386
    • libnvidia-decode-470
    • libnvidia-decode-470:i386
    • libnvidia-encode-460
    • libnvidia-encode-460:i386
    • libnvidia-encode-470
    • libnvidia-encode-470:i386
    • libnvidia-extra-460
    • libnvidia-extra-470
    • libnvidia-fbc1-460
    • libnvidia-fbc1-460:i386
    • libnvidia-fbc1-470
    • libnvidia-fbc1-470:i386
    • libnvidia-gl-460
    • libnvidia-gl-460:i386
    • libnvidia-gl-470
    • libnvidia-gl-470:i386
    • libnvidia-ifr1-460
    • libnvidia-ifr1-460:i386
    • libnvidia-ifr1-470
    • libnvidia-ifr1-470:i386
    • nvidia-compute-utils-460
    • nvidia-compute-utils-470
    • nvidia-dkms-460
    • nvidia-dkms-470
    • nvidia-driver-460
    • nvidia-driver-470
    • nvidia-kernel-common-460
    • nvidia-kernel-common-470
    • nvidia-kernel-source-460
    • nvidia-kernel-source-470
    • nvidia-utils-460
    • nvidia-utils-470
    • xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-460
    • xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-470
Total size: 269 MB

Code: Select all

nvidia-graphics-drivers-470 (470.161.03-0ubuntu0.18.04.1) bionic; urgency=medium

  * New upstream release (LP: #1997087).

 -- Alberto Milone <alberto.milone@canonical.com>  Tue, 22 Nov 2022 17:04:57 +0000

nvidia-graphics-drivers-470 (470.141.03-0ubuntu0.18.04.1) bionic; urgency=medium

  * New upstream release (LP: #1982501).
  * debian/additional_card_ids:
    - Add the missing 1EB8 ID.

 -- Alberto Milone <alberto.milone@canonical.com>  Fri, 29 Jul 2022 09:21:54 +0000

nvidia-graphics-drivers-470 (470.129.06-0ubuntu0.18.04.1) bionic; urgency=medium

  * New upstream release (LP: #1973300).

 -- Alberto Milone <alberto.milone@canonical.com>  Mon, 16 May 2022 10:27:52 +0000

nvidia-graphics-drivers-470 (470.103.01-0ubuntu0.18.04.1) bionic; urgency=medium

  * New upstream release (LP: #1957790).
  * debian/templates/control.in:
    - Add the missing transitional packages for the
      460 series.

 -- Alberto Milone <alberto.milone@canonical.com>  Fri, 28 Jan 2022 18:14:30 +0100

nvidia-graphics-drivers-470 (470.86-0ubuntu0.18.04.1) bionic; urgency=medium

  * New upstream release (LP: #1950665):
    - Fixed a regression which prevented DisplayPort and HDMI 2.1
      variable refresh rate (VRR) G-SYNC Compatible monitors from
      functioning correctly in variable refresh rate mode, resulting
      in issues such as flickering.

 -- Alberto Milone <alberto.milone@canonical.com>  Thu, 11 Nov 2021 17:13:54 +0100

nvidia-graphics-drivers-470 (470.82.00-0ubuntu0.18.04.1) bionic; urgency=medium

  * New upstream release (LP: #1948025):
    - Fixed a bug that can cause a kernel crash in SLI Mosaic
      configurations.
    - Added support for the EGL_NV_robustness_video_memory_purge.

  [ Kai-Heng Feng ]
  * debian/71-nvidia.rules:
    - Enable runtime PM after driver is bound (LP: #1949026).

 -- Alberto Milone <alberto.milone@canonical.com>  Tue, 26 Oct 2021 15:44:51 +0200

nvidia-graphics-drivers-470 (470.74-0ubuntu0.18.04.1) bionic; urgency=medium

  * New upstream release (LP: #1944955):
    - Updated the nvidia-drm kernel module for compatibility with the
      removal of the DRIVER_PRIME flag in recent Linux kernel
      versions.
    - Updated nvidia-bug-report.sh to search the systemd journal for
      gdm-x-session logs.
    - Fixed a bug that could prevent nvidia-xconfig from disabling
      the X Composite extension on version 1.20 of the X.org X
      server.
    - Fixed a build failure, "too many arguments to function
      'get_user_pages'", when building the NVIDIA kernel module for
      Linux kernel v4.4.168.
    - Fixed a build failure, "implicit declaration of function
      do_gettimeofday", when building the NVIDIA kernel module for
      Linux kernel 5.0 release candidates.

 -- Alberto Milone <alberto.milone@canonical.com>  Fri, 24 Sep 2021 12:25:17 +0200

nvidia-graphics-drivers-470 (470.63.01-0ubuntu0.18.04.2) bionic; urgency=medium

  * debian/nvidia_supported,
    debian/rules:
    debian/pm-aliases-gen
    - Include the actual changes that were only mentioned in the changelog for
      the previous release (LP: #1939673).

 -- Alberto Milone <alberto.milone@canonical.com>  Tue, 31 Aug 2021 11:35:34 +0200

nvidia-graphics-drivers-470 (470.63.01-0ubuntu0.18.04.1) bionic; urgency=medium

  * New upstream release (LP: #1939673):
    - Added support for the following GPUs:
        NVIDIA RTX A2000
    - Fixed a Vulkan performance regression that affected rFactor2.
  * debian/nvidia_supported,
    debian/rules:
    - Use the json database file to generate the modaliases.
    - Fix aliases generation.
      We were not matching some of the aliases because of some missing
      zeroes in the subdevice and subvendor ids.
  * debian/pm-aliases-gen:
    - Fix aliases generation for runtimepm.
      We were not matching some of the aliases because of some missing
      zeroes in the subdevice and subvendor ids.

 -- Alberto Milone <alberto.milone@canonical.com>  Thu, 12 Aug 2021 12:57:30 +0200

nvidia-graphics-drivers-470 (470.57.02-0ubuntu0.18.04.1) bionic; urgency=medium

  * Initial release.
  * Replace the 465 series (LP: #1933980).

 -- Alberto Milone <alberto.milone@canonical.com>  Mon, 12 Jul 2021 12:13:20 +0200
नमस्ते = Namaste
I honor the place in you in which the entire universe dwells.
I honor the place in you in which is of love, of truth, of light, and of peace.
When you are in that place in you, and I am in that place in me, we are one.
Top
User avatar
Amii_Leigh
Level 5
Level 5
Posts: 724
Joined: Fri Mar 25, 2016 10:58 pm
Location: Somewhere in the middle of nowhere, Missouri

Re: Why install transitional package for nvidia-kernel-common-470

Post by Amii_Leigh »

Sorry to be so much trouble about this. I just didn't understand the necessity.
नमस्ते = Namaste
I honor the place in you in which the entire universe dwells.
I honor the place in you in which is of love, of truth, of light, and of peace.
When you are in that place in you, and I am in that place in me, we are one.
Top
User avatar
SMG
Level 25
Level 25
Posts: 31776
Joined: Sun Jul 26, 2020 6:15 pm
Location: USA

Re: Why install transitional package for nvidia-kernel-common-470

Post by SMG »

Amii_Leigh wrote: ⤴Sat Dec 03, 2022 1:19 pm Sorry to be so much trouble about this. I just didn't understand the necessity.
You did not post the information I requested. I asked for your System Information.

What you did post does not say anything about being a transitional package. It says it is an updated driver package.

Code: Select all

nvidia-graphics-drivers-470 (470.161.03-0ubuntu0.18.04.1) bionic; urgency=medium

  * New upstream release (LP: #1997087).

 -- Alberto Milone <alberto.milone@canonical.com>  Tue, 22 Nov 2022 17:04:57 +0000
I would have to check to be sure, but I believe the Nvidia-470 driver is on the quarterly update schedule with regards to security and bug fix updates supplied by Nvidia.

Nvidia updates their drivers, but those files are not in packages which you can use on Linux Mint. The Canonical (Ubuntu) developers take the files from Nvidia and put them in packages so you can get updated drivers through the package management (.deb) system. The Driver Manager and Update Manager GUIs use the .deb package update system.
Image
A woman typing on a laptop with LM20.3 Cinnamon.
Top
User avatar
Amii_Leigh
Level 5
Level 5
Posts: 724
Joined: Fri Mar 25, 2016 10:58 pm
Location: Somewhere in the middle of nowhere, Missouri

Re: Why install transitional package for nvidia-kernel-common-470

Post by Amii_Leigh »

System Information:

Code: Select all

Linux Basically 5.4.0-135-generic #152~18.04.2-Ubuntu SMP Tue Nov 29 08:23:49 UTC 2022 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Code: Select all

lshw
WARNING: you should run this program as super-user.
basically                   
    description: Computer
    width: 64 bits
    capabilities: smp vsyscall32
  *-core
       description: Motherboard
       physical id: 0
     *-memory
          description: System memory
          physical id: 0
          size: 7915MiB
     *-cpu
          product: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2400 CPU @ 3.10GHz
          vendor: Intel Corp.
          physical id: 1
          bus info: cpu@0
          size: 2038MHz
          capacity: 3400MHz
          width: 64 bits
          capabilities: fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht tm pbe syscall nx rdtscp x86-64 constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good nopl xtopology nonstop_tsc cpuid aperfmperf pni pclmulqdq dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx smx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm pcid sse4_1 sse4_2 x2apic popcnt tsc_deadline_timer aes xsave avx lahf_lm epb pti ssbd ibrs ibpb stibp tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority ept vpid xsaveopt dtherm ida arat pln pts md_clear flush_l1d cpufreq
     *-pci
          description: Host bridge
          product: 2nd Generation Core Processor Family DRAM Controller
          vendor: Intel Corporation
          physical id: 100
          bus info: pci@0000:00:00.0
          version: 09
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 33MHz
          configuration: driver=snb_uncore
          resources: irq:0
        *-pci:0
             description: PCI bridge
             product: Xeon E3-1200/2nd Generation Core Processor Family PCI Express Root Port
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1
             bus info: pci@0000:00:01.0
             version: 09
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pci normal_decode bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=pcieport
             resources: irq:25 ioport:e000(size=4096) memory:f9000000-faffffff ioport:c0000000(size=301989888)
           *-display
                description: VGA compatible controller
                product: GP107 [GeForce GTX 1050]
                vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
                physical id: 0
                bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0
                version: a1
                width: 64 bits
                clock: 33MHz
                capabilities: vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
                configuration: driver=nvidia latency=0
                resources: irq:34 memory:f9000000-f9ffffff memory:c0000000-cfffffff memory:d0000000-d1ffffff ioport:e000(size=128) memory:c0000-dffff
           *-multimedia
                description: Audio device
                product: GP107GL High Definition Audio Controller
                vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
                physical id: 0.1
                bus info: pci@0000:01:00.1
                version: a1
                width: 32 bits
                clock: 33MHz
                capabilities: bus_master cap_list
                configuration: driver=snd_hda_intel latency=0
                resources: irq:17 memory:fa080000-fa083fff
        *-communication:0
             description: Communication controller
             product: 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 16
             bus info: pci@0000:00:16.0
             version: 04
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=mei_me latency=0
             resources: irq:32 memory:fb12a000-fb12a00f
        *-communication:1
             description: Serial controller
             product: 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family KT Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 16.3
             bus info: pci@0000:00:16.3
             version: 04
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 66MHz
             capabilities: 16550 cap_list
             configuration: driver=serial latency=0
             resources: irq:17 ioport:f0a0(size=8) memory:fb129000-fb129fff
        *-network
             description: Ethernet interface
             product: 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection (Lewisville)
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 19
             bus info: pci@0000:00:19.0
             logical name: eno1
             version: 04
             serial: 08:2e:5f:1b:3e:4e
             size: 1Gbit/s
             capacity: 1Gbit/s
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt-fd autonegotiation
             configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=e1000e driverversion=3.2.6-k duplex=full firmware=0.13-4 ip=192.168.0.10 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes port=twisted pair speed=1Gbit/s
             resources: irq:30 memory:fb100000-fb11ffff memory:fb128000-fb128fff ioport:f040(size=32)
        *-usb:0
             description: USB controller
             product: 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1a
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1a.0
             version: 04
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: ehci bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=ehci-pci latency=0
             resources: irq:16 memory:fb127000-fb1273ff
        *-multimedia
             description: Audio device
             product: 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1b
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1b.0
             version: 04
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=snd_hda_intel latency=0
             resources: irq:33 memory:fb120000-fb123fff
        *-pci:1
             description: PCI bridge
             product: 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1c
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.0
             version: b4
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pci normal_decode bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=pcieport
             resources: irq:26
        *-pci:2
             description: PCI bridge
             product: 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 5
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1c.4
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.4
             version: b4
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pci normal_decode bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=pcieport
             resources: irq:27
        *-pci:3
             description: PCI bridge
             product: 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 7
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1c.6
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.6
             version: b4
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pci normal_decode bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=pcieport
             resources: irq:28
        *-pci:4
             description: PCI bridge
             product: 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 8
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1c.7
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.7
             version: b4
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pci normal_decode bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=pcieport
             resources: irq:29
        *-usb:1
             description: USB controller
             product: 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1d
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.0
             version: 04
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: ehci bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=ehci-pci latency=0
             resources: irq:23 memory:fb126000-fb1263ff
        *-pci:5
             description: PCI bridge
             product: 82801 PCI Bridge
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1e
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1e.0
             version: a4
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pci subtractive_decode bus_master cap_list
             resources: ioport:d000(size=4096) memory:fb000000-fb0fffff
           *-multimedia
                description: Multimedia audio controller
                product: EMU10k1 [Sound Blaster Live! Series]
                vendor: Creative Labs
                physical id: 1
                bus info: pci@0000:06:01.0
                version: 07
                width: 32 bits
                clock: 33MHz
                capabilities: bus_master cap_list
                configuration: driver=snd_emu10k1 latency=32 maxlatency=20 mingnt=2
                resources: irq:21 ioport:d000(size=32)
           *-input
                description: Input device controller
                product: SB Live! Game Port
                vendor: Creative Labs
                physical id: 1.1
                bus info: pci@0000:06:01.1
                version: 07
                width: 32 bits
                clock: 33MHz
                capabilities: cap_list
                configuration: driver=Emu10k1_gameport latency=32
                resources: irq:0 ioport:d020(size=8)
           *-usb:0
                description: USB controller
                product: USB 1.1 Controller
                vendor: ULi Electronics Inc.
                physical id: 2
                bus info: pci@0000:06:02.0
                version: 03
                width: 32 bits
                clock: 66MHz
                capabilities: ohci bus_master cap_list
                configuration: driver=ohci-pci latency=32 maxlatency=80
                resources: irq:23 memory:fb003000-fb003fff
           *-usb:1
                description: USB controller
                product: USB 1.1 Controller
                vendor: ULi Electronics Inc.
                physical id: 2.1
                bus info: pci@0000:06:02.1
                version: 03
                width: 32 bits
                clock: 66MHz
                capabilities: ohci bus_master cap_list
                configuration: driver=ohci-pci latency=32 maxlatency=80
                resources: irq:20 memory:fb002000-fb002fff
           *-usb:2
                description: USB controller
                product: USB 1.1 Controller
                vendor: ULi Electronics Inc.
                physical id: 2.2
                bus info: pci@0000:06:02.2
                version: 03
                width: 32 bits
                clock: 66MHz
                capabilities: ohci bus_master cap_list
                configuration: driver=ohci-pci latency=32 maxlatency=80
                resources: irq:21 memory:fb001000-fb001fff
           *-usb:3
                description: USB controller
                product: USB 2.0 Controller
                vendor: ULi Electronics Inc.
                physical id: 2.3
                bus info: pci@0000:06:02.3
                version: 01
                width: 32 bits
                clock: 66MHz
                capabilities: ehci bus_master cap_list
                configuration: driver=ehci-pci latency=32 maxlatency=80
                resources: irq:22 memory:fb000000-fb0000ff
        *-isa
             description: ISA bridge
             product: Q67 Express Chipset LPC Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1f
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.0
             version: 04
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: isa bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=lpc_ich latency=0
             resources: irq:0
        *-storage
             description: SATA controller
             product: 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family 6 port Desktop SATA AHCI Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1f.2
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.2
             version: 04
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 66MHz
             capabilities: storage ahci_1.0 bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=ahci latency=0
             resources: irq:31 ioport:f090(size=8) ioport:f080(size=4) ioport:f070(size=8) ioport:f060(size=4) ioport:f020(size=32) memory:fb125000-fb1257ff
        *-serial UNCLAIMED
             description: SMBus
             product: 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1f.3
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.3
             version: 04
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             configuration: latency=0
             resources: memory:fb124000-fb1240ff ioport:f000(size=32)
     *-scsi
          physical id: 2
          logical name: scsi2
          capabilities: emulated
        *-cdrom
             description: DVD-RAM writer
             product: DVD A  DH16ABSH
             vendor: hp
             physical id: 0.0.0
             bus info: scsi@2:0.0.0
             logical name: /dev/cdrom
             logical name: /dev/cdrw
             logical name: /dev/dvd
             logical name: /dev/dvdrw
             logical name: /dev/sr0
             version: YHDF
             capabilities: removable audio cd-r cd-rw dvd dvd-r dvd-ram
             configuration: ansiversion=5 status=nodisc
  *-scsi
       physical id: 1
       bus info: scsi@6
       logical name: scsi6
       capabilities: scsi-host
       configuration: driver=usb-storage
  *-network
       description: Wireless interface
       physical id: 2
       bus info: usb@1:1.2
       logical name: wlx000ce7014af0
       serial: 00:0c:e7:01:4a:f0
       capabilities: ethernet physical wireless
       configuration: broadcast=yes driver=rt2800usb driverversion=5.4.0-135-generic firmware=0.36 ip=192.168.0.22 link=yes multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11
WARNING: output may be incomplete or inaccurate, you should run this program as super-user.
Anything else? :?:
नमस्ते = Namaste
I honor the place in you in which the entire universe dwells.
I honor the place in you in which is of love, of truth, of light, and of peace.
When you are in that place in you, and I am in that place in me, we are one.
Top
User avatar
SMG
Level 25
Level 25
Posts: 31776
Joined: Sun Jul 26, 2020 6:15 pm
Location: USA

Re: Why install transitional package for nvidia-kernel-common-470

Post by SMG »

Amii_Leigh wrote: ⤴Sat Dec 03, 2022 2:09 pm System Information:
Please scroll back to the post where I asked for System Information. You will notice I gave specific directions to get that information. I typed:

"Please open the System Reports app and click the System Information tab on the left. Your computer's information should come up in the right pane. Then click Copy, and paste the results into a reply window here so we can see how Linux Mint views your hardware."

If you prefer to use the terminal, please provide the output of inxi -Fxxxrz. What you posted does not have information about how Linux Mint sees your hardware.
Image
A woman typing on a laptop with LM20.3 Cinnamon.
Top
User avatar
Amii_Leigh
Level 5
Level 5
Posts: 724
Joined: Fri Mar 25, 2016 10:58 pm
Location: Somewhere in the middle of nowhere, Missouri

Re: Why install transitional package for nvidia-kernel-common-470

Post by Amii_Leigh »

Code: Select all

inxi -Fxxxrz
System:
  Host: Basically Kernel: 5.4.0-135-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc 
  v: 7.5.0 Desktop: Cinnamon 4.4.8 wm: muffin 4.4.4 dm: LightDM 1.26.0 
  Distro: Linux Mint 19.3 Tricia base: Ubuntu 18.04 bionic 
Machine:
  Type: Desktop System: Hewlett-Packard product: HP Compaq 8200 Elite CMT PC 
  v: N/A serial: <filter> Chassis: type: 6 serial: <filter> 
  Mobo: Hewlett-Packard model: 1494 serial: <filter> UEFI: Hewlett-Packard 
  v: J01 v02.15 date: 11/10/2011 
CPU:
  Topology: Quad Core model: Intel Core i5-2400 bits: 64 type: MCP 
  arch: Sandy Bridge rev: 7 L2 cache: 6144 KiB 
  flags: lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx bogomips: 24744 
  Speed: 1835 MHz min/max: 1600/3400 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1700 2: 1868 
  3: 1880 4: 2065 
Graphics:
  Device-1: NVIDIA GP107 [GeForce GTX 1050] vendor: eVga.com. driver: nvidia 
  v: 470.141.03 bus ID: 01:00.0 chip ID: 10de:1c81 
  Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.19.6 driver: nvidia 
  unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,nouveau,vesa resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz 
  OpenGL: renderer: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050/PCIe/SSE2 
  v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 470.141.03 direct render: Yes 
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel 6 Series/C200 Series Family High Definition Audio 
  vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:1b.0 
  chip ID: 8086:1c20 
  Device-2: NVIDIA GP107GL High Definition Audio vendor: eVga.com. 
  driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 01:00.1 chip ID: 10de:0fb9 
  Device-3: Creative Labs EMU10k1 [Sound Blaster Live! Series] 
  driver: snd_emu10k1 v: kernel bus ID: 06:01.0 chip ID: 1102:0002 
  Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.4.0-135-generic 
Network:
  Device-1: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Network vendor: Hewlett-Packard 
  driver: e1000e v: 3.2.6-k port: f040 bus ID: 00:19.0 chip ID: 8086:1502 
  IF: eno1 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter> 
  Device-2: Ralink RT5370 Wireless Adapter type: USB driver: rt2800usb 
  bus ID: 1-1.2:3 chip ID: 148f:5370 serial: <filter> 
  IF: wlx000ce7014af0 state: up mac: <filter> 
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 1.59 TiB used: 481.99 GiB (29.6%) 
  ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Seagate model: ST3500418AS size: 465.76 GiB 
  speed: 3.0 Gb/s rotation: 7200 rpm serial: <filter> rev: HP34 scheme: GPT 
  ID-2: /dev/sdb vendor: Seagate model: ST3500312CS size: 465.76 GiB 
  speed: 3.0 Gb/s rotation: 5900 rpm serial: <filter> rev: CA12 scheme: MBR 
  ID-3: /dev/sdc vendor: Hitachi model: HDS721050CLA662 size: 465.76 GiB 
  speed: 3.0 Gb/s rotation: 7200 rpm serial: <filter> rev: A41A 
  ID-4: /dev/sdd type: USB model: General USB Flash Disk size: 231.19 GiB 
  serial: <filter> rev: 1100 scheme: MBR 
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 450.00 GiB used: 310.70 GiB (69.0%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda2 
  ID-2: swap-1 size: 7.89 GiB used: 1.24 GiB (15.7%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda3 
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 39.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: nvidia temp: 37 C 
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A gpu: nvidia fan: 30% 
Repos:
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list 
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/additional-repositories.list 
  1: deb https://repo.vivaldi.com/archive/deb/ stable main
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/brave-browser-release.list 
  1: deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/brave-browser-archive-keyring.gpg arch=amd64] https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/ stable main
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/graphics-drivers-ppa-bionic.list 
  1: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/graphics-drivers/ppa/ubuntu bionic main
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/lutris-team-lutris-bionic.list 
  1: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/lutris-team/lutris/ubuntu bionic main
  2: deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/lutris-team/lutris/ubuntu bionic main
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nilarimogard-webupd8-bionic.list 
  1: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/nilarimogard/webupd8/ubuntu bionic main
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list 
  1: deb http://mirror.team-cymru.com/mint-packages tricia main upstream import backport
  2: deb http://ftp.ussg.iu.edu/linux/ubuntu bionic main restricted universe multiverse
  3: deb http://ftp.ussg.iu.edu/linux/ubuntu bionic-updates main restricted universe multiverse
  4: deb http://ftp.ussg.iu.edu/linux/ubuntu bionic-backports main restricted universe multiverse
  5: deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic-security main restricted universe multiverse
  6: deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ bionic partner
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/playonlinux.list 
  1: deb http://deb.playonlinux.com/ cosmic main
Info:
  Processes: 284 Uptime: 2d 4h 25m Memory: 7.73 GiB used: 2.93 GiB (37.9%) 
  Init: systemd v: 237 runlevel: 5 default: 2 Compilers: gcc: 7.5.0 alt: 5/7 
  Shell: bash v: 4.4.20 running in: gnome-terminal inxi: 3.0.32 
amii@Basically ~ $
Okay? :?:
नमस्ते = Namaste
I honor the place in you in which the entire universe dwells.
I honor the place in you in which is of love, of truth, of light, and of peace.
When you are in that place in you, and I am in that place in me, we are one.
Top
User avatar
SMG
Level 25
Level 25
Posts: 31776
Joined: Sun Jul 26, 2020 6:15 pm
Location: USA

Re: Why install transitional package for nvidia-kernel-common-470

Post by SMG »

Amii_Leigh wrote: ⤴Sat Dec 03, 2022 2:37 pmOkay? :?:
Yes, thank you. That is very helpful.

My understanding of how Ubuntu creates the Nvidia driver packages is they have them set up so the latest version available is the one to which your system is updated. When a newer version comes out and, in essence, "replaces" the older version, they create what are known as transitional packages. The package transits from the older version to the newer version.

In your case, your system has a GPU which is still receiving support and updates from Nividia.

Code: Select all

Graphics:
  Device-1: NVIDIA GP107 [GeForce GTX 1050] vendor: eVga.com. driver: nvidia 
  v: 470.141.03 bus ID: 01:00.0 chip ID: 10de:1c81 
  Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.19.6 driver: nvidia 
  unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,nouveau,vesa resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz 
  OpenGL: renderer: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050/PCIe/SSE2 
  v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 470.141.03 direct render: Yes
You currently have the Nvidia 470.141.03 driver installed and the update you received indicates it is the Nvidia 470.161.03 which is a newer version.

However, if you check the Nvidia website, your computer's GPU can use the latest 500 series drivers. The Nvidia-515 is available and in the near future the Nvidia-525 will also be available through Ubuntu's package management system.

You can stay with the Nvidia-470 series if you want, but most people prefer to use the latest drivers. They would use the "pass through" packages so they receive the newer driver versions through the update system.

There are some GPUs for which the Nvidia-470 is the last in the line and they can not use the 500 series drivers so the Nvidia-470 will continue to remain available in the package management system.

In the past, there was the Nvidia-440 driver which was replaced by the Nvidia-450 driver. When the Nvidia-450 came out, the Nvidia-440 was not longer needed because that driver was not the last one for any GPU model. Therefore the Nvidia-440 package became a pass-through to the Nvidia-450.

So pass-through packages are a bridge between the old and new when your system is able to use the newer one.

However, it appears you have an active PPA for graphics drivers? I do not know how that might relate to what you posted earlier. You really should only use one method for updating drivers and not mix using both a PPA and the package management system.

Code: Select all

Repos:
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/graphics-drivers-ppa-bionic.list 
  1: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/graphics-drivers/ppa/ubuntu bionic main
Image
A woman typing on a laptop with LM20.3 Cinnamon.
Top
User avatar
Amii_Leigh
Level 5
Level 5
Posts: 724
Joined: Fri Mar 25, 2016 10:58 pm
Location: Somewhere in the middle of nowhere, Missouri

Re: Why install transitional package for nvidia-kernel-common-470

Post by Amii_Leigh »

So, in your opinion, I should disable/uninstall that PPA? I don't remember the reason I installed it in the first place.
नमस्ते = Namaste
I honor the place in you in which the entire universe dwells.
I honor the place in you in which is of love, of truth, of light, and of peace.
When you are in that place in you, and I am in that place in me, we are one.
Top
User avatar
SMG
Level 25
Level 25
Posts: 31776
Joined: Sun Jul 26, 2020 6:15 pm
Location: USA

Re: Why install transitional package for nvidia-kernel-common-470

Post by SMG »

Amii_Leigh wrote: ⤴Sat Dec 03, 2022 5:46 pm So, in your opinion, I should disable/uninstall that PPA? I don't remember the reason I installed it in the first place.
It's my understanding people use that PPA to get the newest Nvidia drivers before they are released in Driver Manager/Update Manager. If you do not recall ever using it, then there is no reason to have it.
Image
A woman typing on a laptop with LM20.3 Cinnamon.
Top
User avatar
Amii_Leigh
Level 5
Level 5
Posts: 724
Joined: Fri Mar 25, 2016 10:58 pm
Location: Somewhere in the middle of nowhere, Missouri

Re: Why install transitional package for nvidia-kernel-common-470? [Resolved]

Post by Amii_Leigh »

Thank you for your kindness and assistance! :)
नमस्ते = Namaste
I honor the place in you in which the entire universe dwells.
I honor the place in you in which is of love, of truth, of light, and of peace.
When you are in that place in you, and I am in that place in me, we are one.
Top
Locked

Return to “Graphics Cards & Monitors”