[Bug 1068341] Re: No way to specify correct dependencies for dkms packages (nvidia driver install fails to get matching header)

[Gerry JJ]

This is a serious problem. A fresh install of Ubuntu 12.10 followed by
switching to the Nvidia binary drivers will give you a completely blank
desktop on next reboot. Someone new to Linux will have no idea what to
do.

Steps to reproduce:
1. Do a new, clean install of Ubuntu 12.10, and boot into it. Optionally update packages to the latest versions, they don't fix anything as of this post.
2. System settings -> Software sources -> Additional drivers -> select and activate any binary Nvidia driver. Installation completes without any errors.
3. Reboot, log in if not automatic. You now have a blank desktop, the resolution is wrong, and nothing works (except ctrl-alt-f1).

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Title:
  No way to specify correct dependencies for dkms packages (nvidia
  driver install fails to get matching header)

Status in “dpkg” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers-updates” package in Ubuntu:
  Won't Fix
Status in “software-properties” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Packages which use dkms require the linux-headers-$KERNEL_VER package
  to be installed for each linux-image-$KERNEL_VER which is installed.
  There's currently no way to specify this dependency.

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