** Changed in: xorg-server (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed
** Summary changed: - xorg-core package does not provide xorg-video-abi under kinetic(22.10), which breaks Nvidia CUDA for graphics cards with graphics drivers version 510 and below + xorg-core package does not provide xorg-video-abi version 24 ( it is version 25) under kinetic(22.10), which breaks Nvidia CUDA for graphics cards with graphics drivers version 510 and below ** Summary changed: - xorg-core package does not provide xorg-video-abi version 24 ( it is version 25) under kinetic(22.10), which breaks Nvidia CUDA for graphics cards with graphics drivers version 510 and below + xorg-core package does not provide xorg-video-abi version 24 ( it is version 25) under ubuntu 22 and later, makes it impossible to install cuda 10.2 or older ** Description changed: Description: Ubuntu 22.10 Release: 22.10 xserver-xorg-core: - Installed: 2:21.1.4-2ubuntu1 - Candidate: 2:21.1.4-2ubuntu1 - Version table: - *** 2:21.1.4-2ubuntu1 500 - 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu kinetic/main amd64 Packages - 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status + Installed: 2:21.1.4-2ubuntu1 + Candidate: 2:21.1.4-2ubuntu1 + Version table: + *** 2:21.1.4-2ubuntu1 500 + 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu kinetic/main amd64 Packages + 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status + + Under Ubuntu 22, I was trying to make NVIDIA CUDA work, but I can't + because the only compatible mix of CUDA and drivers results in a virtual + dependency problem. + + apparently the problem is the lack the xorg-video-abi-24 in the xserver- + xorg-core package + + as the grep command shows, only the video-abi-25 is provided in ubuntu + 22 , but in order to install cuda 10.2 (or older), the version 24 is + needed. + + $ apt-cache show xserver-xorg-core | grep -E '(Package|Version|Provides)' + Package: xserver-xorg-core + Version: 2:21.1.3-2ubuntu2.5 + Provides: xorg-input-abi-24, xorg-video-abi-25, xserver-xorg-video-modesetting + Package: xserver-xorg-core + Version: 2:21.1.3-2ubuntu2 + Provides: xorg-input-abi-24, xorg-video-abi-25, xserver-xorg-video-modesetting - Under Ubuntu 22, I was trying to make NVIDIA CUDA work, but I can't because the only compatible mix of CUDA and drivers results in a virtual dependency problem. + installing cuda 10.2 or older will give you this error: - The latest version of the nividia-drivers on my system is 510,for all - packages newer than this the persistence daemon fails. No problem I - suppose, I'll just install 510 and cuda-drivers-510. + xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-510 : Depends: xorg-video-abi-24 but it is not installable or + xorg-video-abi-23 but it is not installable or + xorg-video-abi-20 but it is not installable or + xorg-video-abi-19 but it is not installable or + xorg-video-abi-18 but it is not installable or + xorg-video-abi-15 but it is not installable or + xorg-video-abi-14 but it is not installable or + xorg-video-abi-13 but it is not installable or + xorg-video-abi-12 but it is not installable or + xorg-video-abi-11 but it is not installable or + xorg-video-abi-10 but it is not installable or + xorg-video-abi-8 but it is not installable or + xorg-video-abi-6.0 but it is not installable - Only that doesn't work, because apparently though this package is - installed it doesn't rprovide any of the xorg-video-abi virtual packages - like it did in prior versions. - - sudo apt-get install cuda-drivers-510 - Reading package lists... Done - Building dependency tree... Done - Reading state information... Done - Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have - requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable - distribution that some required packages have not yet been created - or been moved out of Incoming. - The following information may help resolve the situation: - - The following packages have unmet dependencies: - xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-510 : Depends: xorg-video-abi-24 but it is not installable or - xorg-video-abi-23 but it is not installable or - xorg-video-abi-20 but it is not installable or - xorg-video-abi-19 but it is not installable or - xorg-video-abi-18 but it is not installable or - xorg-video-abi-15 but it is not installable or - xorg-video-abi-14 but it is not installable or - xorg-video-abi-13 but it is not installable or - xorg-video-abi-12 but it is not installable or - xorg-video-abi-11 but it is not installable or - xorg-video-abi-10 but it is not installable or - xorg-video-abi-8 but it is not installable or - xorg-video-abi-6.0 but it is not installable - E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages. - - - According to my research this package is the provider in focal + According to my research this package is the provider in focal https://packages.ubuntu.com/focal/xorg-video-abi-24 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1999629 Title: xorg-core package does not provide xorg-video-abi version 24 ( it is version 25) under ubuntu 22 and later, makes it impossible to install cuda 10.2 or older To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-510/+bug/1999629/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ 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