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[Bug 844218] [NEW] compiz Suggests: nvidia-glx which is a really really bad idea on anything but an nvidia system

 

Public bug reported:

When installing compiz the package Suggest: nvidia-glx.  This if
installed on a non-nvidia system will either 1) break the system
entirely, or 2) render all pixmaps upside down.  Bad.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: compiz 1:0.9.5.92+bzr2791-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-10.16-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-10-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
Architecture: i386
BootLog:
 fsck from util-linux-ng 2.17.2
 /dev/sda1: clean, 1918298/4702208 files, 15702258/18792448 blocks
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: None
Date: Wed Sep  7 12:42:13 2011
DistUpgraded: Log time: 2011-08-05 16:49:31.270875
DistroCodename: oneiric
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 bcmwl, 5.100.82.38+bdcom, 3.0.0-10-generic, i686: installed
 bcmwl, 5.100.82.38+bdcom, 3.0.0-7-generic, i686: installed
 bcmwl, 5.100.82.38+bdcom, 3.0.0-8-generic, i686: installed
 bcmwl, 5.100.82.38+bdcom, 3.0.0-9-generic, i686: installed
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation N10 Family Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:a011] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0349]
   Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0349]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
MachineType: Acer AO533
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-10-generic root=UUID=10dbafb4-5a21-4665-88d4-2924132ca353 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: compiz
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-08-05 (33 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 06/07/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Acer
dmi.bios.version: V1.05
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: AO533
dmi.board.vendor: Acer
dmi.board.version: V1.05
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
dmi.chassis.version: V1.05
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAcer:bvrV1.05:bd06/07/2010:svnAcer:pnAO533:pvrV1.05:rvnAcer:rnAO533:rvrV1.05:cvnAcer:ct10:cvrV1.05:
dmi.product.name: AO533
dmi.product.version: V1.05
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.5.92+bzr2791-0ubuntu2
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.26-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.11-0ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.11-0ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu6
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.6.0-1ubuntu13
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20110811.g93fc084-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.15.901-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110411+8378443-1

** Affects: compiz (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 oneiric running-unity single-occurrence ubuntu

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  compiz Suggests: nvidia-glx which is a really really bad idea on
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