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Package "nvidia-173"

Name: nvidia-173

Description:

NVIDIA binary Xorg driver, kernel module and VDPAU library

Latest version: 173.14.39-0ubuntu0.0.1
Release: precise (12.04)
Level: updates
Repository: restricted
Head package: nvidia-graphics-drivers-173

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Repository Area Version
base restricted 173.14.30-0ubuntu11
security restricted 173.14.35-0ubuntu0.2

Changelog

Version: 173.14.39-0ubuntu0.0.1 2014-02-03 13:06:23 UTC

  nvidia-graphics-drivers-173 (173.14.39-0ubuntu0.0.1) precise-proposed; urgency=low

  * New upstream release (LP #1259237):
    - Add support for X.org xserver ABI 15 (xorg-server 1.15).
  * debian/rules:
    - Make it possible to set the xserver ABIs in debian/substvars.
    - Add the download-sources target.
    - Update the modules blacklist.
  * debian/substvars:
    - Add support for xserver-xorg-core-lts-quantal,
      xserver-xorg-core-lts-raring, xserver-xorg-core-lts-saucy,
      xorg-video-abi-14, xorg-video-abi-15.
  * debian/control.in:
    - Drop dependency on the Linux headers.
    - Add ${misc:Depends}.
    - Add transitional packages for nvidia-173-updates. There is
      no point in keeping the -updates flavour at this point.
    - Recommend nvidia-settings >= 331.20.
  * debian/nvidia-173.dirs.in, debian/nvidia-173.install.in,
    debian/nvidia-173.override.in, debian/nvidia-173.postinst.in,
    debian/nvidia-autostart.desktop.in,
    debian/ubuntu-nvidia-settings.desktop.in:
    - Remove nvidia-settings icon, desktop file, and autostart file.
      This is all provided by nvidia-settings now.
  * debian/nvidia-173.prerm.in,
    debian/nvidia-173.install.in,
    debian/nvidia-173.postinst.in:
    - Disable glamoregl.
    - Do not update gmenucache any more.
 -- Alberto Milone <email address hidden> Tue, 10 Dec 2013 16:02:04 +0100

Source diff to previous version

Version: 173.14.35-0ubuntu0.2 2012-08-06 15:06:57 UTC

  nvidia-graphics-drivers-173 (173.14.35-0ubuntu0.2) precise-security; urgency=low

  * SECURITY UPDATE: privilege escalation via kernel memory access
    - debian/dkms/patches/blacklist-vga-pmu-registers.patch: blacklist
      more offsets in nv.{c,h}.
    - debian/dkms.conf{.in}: added new patch.
    - CVE number pending
 -- Marc Deslauriers <email address hidden> Sun, 05 Aug 2012 10:53:27 -0400

Source diff to previous version

Version: 173.14.35-0ubuntu0.1 2012-07-26 17:06:52 UTC

  nvidia-graphics-drivers-173 (173.14.35-0ubuntu0.1) precise-proposed; urgency=low

  * New upstream release:
    - Added support for xserver 1.11.99.901 (also known
      as 1.12 RC1).
    - Added support for X.Org xserver 1.11 (LP: #948053).
    - Improved compatibility with recent Linux kernels.
    - Fixed a bug that caused libglx.so to fail to load
      on 32-bit X servers.
  * debian/control.in:
    - Bump build dependency on debhelper.
  * debian/dkms.conf.in:
    - Don't apply any patches.
  * debian/rules:
    - Re-enable automatic ABI detection.
 -- Alberto Milone <email address hidden> Wed, 04 Jul 2012 13:29:51 +0200

948053 nvidia-96 and nvidia-173 uninstallable on Precise



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