"I updated to nvidia 185.18.31. Now I have no desktop at all." It is possible that you are running into a known problem with 185.18.29 and 185.18.31. Neither works for me, either. You might try 190.18.03 from the nVidia PPA (https://launchpad.net/~nvidia-vdpau/+archive/ppa), and see if that works for you. It does for me.
** Package changed: ubuntu => nvidia-graphics-drivers-180 (Ubuntu) -- no nvidia video desktop since update kernel and packages https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/412740 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers-180 in ubuntu. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp