Andreas Beckmann writes:
> On 2018-02-28 14:39, John Kozak wrote:
>> Thanks - one more thing: on a reboot (yes, I should have checked this
>> before filing an all-clear!) X didn't start but was fixed by
>> `update-glx` (changing from 0 to 2):
>>
>> $ sudo update-glx --config nvidia
>> There are 2 choices for the alternative nvidia (providing
>> /usr/lib/nvidia/nvidia).
>>
>> Selection Path Priority Status
>> ------------------------------------------------------------
>> 0 /usr/lib/nvidia/current 384 auto mode
>> 1 /usr/lib/nvidia/current 384 manual mode
>> * 2 /usr/lib/nvidia/legacy-340xx 340 manual mode
>>
>> /usr/lib/nvidia/current is an empty directory.
>
> If that directory and the alternative still exist, some packages from
> the current driver must still be installed. Or you found another bug.
>
> Please send the output of
>
> dpkg -l | grep nvidia
ii glx-alternative-nvidia 0.8.3
amd64 allows the selection of NVIDIA as GLX provider
ii libegl-nvidia0:amd64 384.111-4
amd64 NVIDIA binary EGL library
ii libegl-nvidia0:i386 384.111-4
i386 NVIDIA binary EGL library
ic libegl1-nvidia:amd64 340.96-1
amd64 NVIDIA binary EGL libraries
ii libegl1-nvidia-legacy-340xx:amd64 340.106-2
amd64 NVIDIA binary EGL library (340xx legacy version)
ii libegl1-nvidia-legacy-340xx:i386 340.106-2
i386 NVIDIA binary EGL library (340xx legacy version)
ii libgl1-nvidia-glvnd-glx:i386 384.111-4
i386 NVIDIA binary OpenGL/GLX library (GLVND variant)
ic libgl1-nvidia-glx:amd64 340.96-1
amd64 NVIDIA binary OpenGL libraries
ii libgl1-nvidia-legacy-340xx-glx:amd64 340.106-2
amd64 NVIDIA binary OpenGL/GLX library (340xx legacy
version)
ii libgl1-nvidia-legacy-340xx-glx:i386 340.106-2
i386 NVIDIA binary OpenGL/GLX library (340xx legacy
version)
ii libgles-nvidia2:i386 384.111-4
i386 NVIDIA binary OpenGL|ES 2.x library
ic libgles1-nvidia:amd64 340.96-1
amd64 NVIDIA binary OpenGL|ES 1.x libraries
ii libgles1-nvidia-legacy-340xx:amd64 340.106-2
amd64 NVIDIA binary OpenGL|ES 1.x library (340xx legacy
version)
ii libgles1-nvidia-legacy-340xx:i386 340.106-2
i386 NVIDIA binary OpenGL|ES 1.x library (340xx legacy
version)
ic libgles2-nvidia:amd64 340.96-1
amd64 NVIDIA binary OpenGL|ES 2.x libraries
ii libgles2-nvidia-legacy-340xx:amd64 340.106-2
amd64 NVIDIA binary OpenGL|ES 2.x library (340xx legacy
version)
ii libgles2-nvidia-legacy-340xx:i386 340.106-2
i386 NVIDIA binary OpenGL|ES 2.x library (340xx legacy
version)
ii libglx-nvidia0:amd64 384.111-4
amd64 NVIDIA binary GLX library
ii libglx-nvidia0:i386 384.111-4
i386 NVIDIA binary GLX library
ii libnvidia-cfg1:i386 384.111-4
i386 NVIDIA binary OpenGL/GLX configuration library
ic libnvidia-compiler:amd64 340.96-1
amd64 NVIDIA runtime compiler library
ii libnvidia-egl-wayland1:amd64 384.111-4
amd64 NVIDIA binary Wayland EGL external platform library
ii libnvidia-egl-wayland1:i386 384.111-4
i386 NVIDIA binary Wayland EGL external platform library
ii libnvidia-eglcore:amd64 384.111-4
amd64 NVIDIA binary EGL core libraries
ii libnvidia-eglcore:i386 384.111-4
i386 NVIDIA binary EGL core libraries
ii libnvidia-glcore:amd64 384.111-4
amd64 NVIDIA binary OpenGL/GLX core libraries
ii libnvidia-glcore:i386 384.111-4
i386 NVIDIA binary OpenGL/GLX core libraries
ii libnvidia-legacy-340xx-cfg1:amd64 340.106-2
amd64 NVIDIA binary OpenGL/GLX configuration library
(340xx legacy version)
ii libnvidia-legacy-340xx-cfg1:i386 340.106-2
i386 NVIDIA binary OpenGL/GLX configuration library
(340xx legacy version)
ii libnvidia-legacy-340xx-eglcore:amd64 340.106-2
amd64 NVIDIA binary EGL core libraries (340xx legacy
version)
ii libnvidia-legacy-340xx-eglcore:i386 340.106-2
i386 NVIDIA binary EGL core libraries (340xx legacy
version)
ii libnvidia-legacy-340xx-glcore:amd64 340.106-2
amd64 NVIDIA binary OpenGL/GLX core libraries (340xx
legacy version)
ii libnvidia-legacy-340xx-glcore:i386 340.106-2
i386 NVIDIA binary OpenGL/GLX core libraries (340xx
legacy version)
ii libnvidia-legacy-340xx-ml1:amd64 340.106-2
amd64 NVIDIA Management Library (NVML) runtime library
(340xx legacy version)
ic libnvidia-ml1:amd64 340.96-1
amd64 NVIDIA Management Library (NVML) runtime library
ii nvidia-alternative 384.111-4
amd64 allows the selection of NVIDIA as GLX provider
ic nvidia-cuda-toolkit 8.0.44-2
amd64 NVIDIA CUDA development toolkit
ii nvidia-detect 384.111-4
amd64 NVIDIA GPU detection utility
ii nvidia-driver-libs:i386 384.111-4
i386 NVIDIA metapackage (OpenGL/GLX/EGL/GLES libraries)
ii nvidia-driver-libs-i386:i386 384.111-4
i386 NVIDIA metapackage (OpenGL/GLX/EGL/GLES 32-bit
libraries)
ii nvidia-egl-common 384.111-4
amd64 NVIDIA binary EGL driver - common files
ii nvidia-egl-icd:i386 384.111-4
i386 NVIDIA EGL installable client driver (ICD)
ii nvidia-egl-wayland-common 384.111-4
amd64 NVIDIA binary Wayland EGL external platform -
common files
ii nvidia-egl-wayland-icd:i386 384.111-4
i386 NVIDIA Wayland EGL external platform library (ICD)
ii nvidia-installer-cleanup 20151021+7
amd64 cleanup after driver installation with the
nvidia-installer
ii nvidia-kernel-common 20151021+7
amd64 NVIDIA binary kernel module support files
ii nvidia-legacy-340xx-alternative 340.106-2
amd64 allows the selection of NVIDIA as GLX provider
(340xx legacy version)
ii nvidia-legacy-340xx-driver 340.106-2
amd64 NVIDIA metapackage (340xx legacy version)
ii nvidia-legacy-340xx-driver-bin 340.106-2
amd64 NVIDIA driver support binaries (340xx legacy
version)
ii nvidia-legacy-340xx-driver-libs:amd64 340.106-2
amd64 NVIDIA metapackage (OpenGL/GLX/EGL/GLES libraries)
(340xx legacy version)
ii nvidia-legacy-340xx-driver-libs:i386 340.106-2
i386 NVIDIA metapackage (OpenGL/GLX/EGL/GLES libraries)
(340xx legacy version)
ii nvidia-legacy-340xx-driver-libs-i386:i386 340.106-2
i386 NVIDIA metapackage (OpenGL/GLX/EGL/GLES 32-bit
libraries) (340xx legacy)
ii nvidia-legacy-340xx-kernel-dkms 340.106-2
amd64 NVIDIA binary kernel module DKMS source (340xx
legacy version)
ii nvidia-legacy-340xx-kernel-support 340.106-2
amd64 NVIDIA binary kernel module support files (340xx
legacy version)
ii nvidia-legacy-340xx-vdpau-driver:amd64 340.106-2
amd64 Video Decode and Presentation API for Unix - NVIDIA
driver (340xx legacy)
ii nvidia-legacy-check 384.111-4
amd64 check for NVIDIA GPUs requiring a legacy driver
ii nvidia-modprobe 384.111-1
amd64 utility to load NVIDIA kernel modules and create
device nodes
ii nvidia-opencl-common 384.111-4
amd64 NVIDIA OpenCL driver - common files
ic nvidia-opencl-icd:amd64 340.96-1
amd64 NVIDIA OpenCL installable client driver (ICD)
ii nvidia-persistenced 384.111-1
amd64 daemon to maintain persistent software state in the
NVIDIA driver
ic nvidia-settings 340.93-1
amd64 tool for configuring the NVIDIA graphics driver
ii nvidia-settings-legacy-340xx 340.104-1
amd64 tool for configuring the NVIDIA graphics driver
(340xx legacy version)
ii nvidia-support 20151021+7
amd64 NVIDIA binary graphics driver support files
ic nvidia-vdpau-driver:amd64 340.96-1
amd64 Video Decode and Presentation API for Unix - NVIDIA
driver
ii nvidia-vulkan-common 384.111-4
amd64 NVIDIA Vulkan driver - common files
ii nvidia-vulkan-icd:amd64 384.111-4
amd64 NVIDIA Vulkan installable client driver (ICD)
ii nvidia-vulkan-icd:i386 384.111-4
i386 NVIDIA Vulkan installable client driver (ICD)
ii xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-legacy-340xx 340.106-2
amd64 NVIDIA binary Xorg driver (340xx legacy version)
>
> dpkg -S /usr/lib/nvidia/current
nvidia-alternative: /usr/lib/nvidia/current
>
> I suspect the nvidia-alternative package to be still installed (not the
> -legacy-340xx one, that of course needs to be there), but that shouldn't
> be possible after you purged nvidia-legacy-check.
>
>
> Andreas
--
John
