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On 9/5/24 21:20, Max Tepermeister wrote:
> The latest version of the nvidia driver shipped by the graphics ppa: 
> 560.35.03-0ubuntu0~gpu22.04.3 on jammy doesn't package 32 bit libs...
This seems to be a recurring problem.  The same issue (lack of 32-bit 
libs) is present in the 565.77 PPA package.

Is it official policy to try to *not* include the 32-bit libraries in 
the PPA packages, or is it simply not tested?  There really needs to be 
a checklist with this included - as it's probably generating a bunch of 
submitted problems to nVidia from users who think the PPA installs the 
complete driver files.

The issue becomes immediately evident if you play nearly any games via 
Steam.  Surprisingly, many still start... but will run at 1/10th the 
normal frame rate.  I noticed this with Left4Dead and CS:S right after 
installing the latest PPA package (the were running at 14fps instead of 
150+).

As a workaround (so that I don't have to uninstall the PPA and can keep 
testing future updates) I downloaded the nVidia package, extracted the 
32-bit libraries to my own directory, added it to the ld includes, and 
reran ldconfig - immediately fixing the horrible frame rates.

Thanks,

J