going to mark invalid, how this install, (Beta amd64 (20170929) ended up without python-minimal is unknown. Could have been from bad behavior from unattended-upgrades. For historical info it had been removed as seen here when I installed python Commit Log for Wed Oct 4 17:19:48 2017
Installed the following packages: libpython-stdlib (2.7.14-2ubuntu1) python (2.7.14-2ubuntu1) python-minimal (2.7.14-2ubuntu1) python2.7 (2.7.14-2ubuntu2) python2.7-minimal (2.7.14-2ubuntu2) ** Changed in: nvidia-prime (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid ** Changed in: nvidia-settings (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to nvidia-settings in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1721394 Title: Cannot open nvidia-settings on pc with a hybrid device (or use prime- select), missing python Status in nvidia-prime package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in nvidia-settings package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: You would see - $ nvidia-settings ** Message: PRIME: Requires offloading ** Message: PRIME: is it supported? yes ** (nvidia-settings:1848): ERROR **: PRIME error: Failed to execute child process “/usr/bin/prime-select” (No such file or directory) Trace/breakpoint trap Additionally if trying to run prime-select you'd see - sudo: unable to execute /usr/bin/prime-select: No such file or directory One would need to go python3 /usr/bin/prime-select intel This is because the python package has been removed from image & isn't installed by either nvidia-settings or nvidia-prime. Please adjust this packages to either use python3 or dep to python ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 Package: nvidia-settings 367.35-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-12.13-generic 4.13.3 Uname: Linux 4.13.0-12-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Wed Oct 4 17:16:44 2017 InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-10-04 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Beta amd64 (20170929) ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: nvidia-settings UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-prime/+bug/1721394/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp