Bug#1065642: nvidia-driver: Fails to build module due to outdated *nvidia-settings*

[Andreas Beckmann]

On Thu, 7 Mar 2024 23:04:29 +0100 Paul Menzel <pmenzel at molgen.mpg.de> wrote:
> Upgrading from 525.147.05-1 to 535.104.12-2 with
> 
>      apt install -t experimental nvidia-driver`
> 
> the DKMS build failed because nvidia-settings was still at 525.147.05-1, 
> and a newer version is required. I wonder, why it could be installed in 
> the first place, as *nvidia-settings* is listed as a recommends with the 
> correct version requirement [1].
> 
> > rec: nvidia-settings (>= 535)
> 
> Any idea, how this could happen?

At least I couldn't reproduce that error. Will try again once the whole 
nvidia stack is at 535 in sid (and bookworm-pu) and a first 545 driver 
package is in sid without corresponding nvidia-settings version.

> I guess I could remove *nvidia-settings* for the time being, so 
> installation of the actual Nvidia driver modules succeeds.

This should have nothing to do with building the modules (which can only 
happen after installation succeeded).


Andreas