Ubuntu
mesa package

Universe binary demotion request for libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental

Bug #638097 reported by Robert Hooker
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Bug Description

libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental currently only contains the nouveau DRI driver for mesa which is completely unsupported by upstream and it's use is not recommended. Currently it's in main and I don't believe that makes sense for this package.

Upstream wiki:
http://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/

"Any 3D functionality that might exist is still unsupported. Do not ask for instructions to try it. But you can read GalliumHowto in case you are brave enough."

Channel topic in #nouveau on the freenode IRC server.
"[logged] FAQ: http://nouveau.freedesktop.org | No 3D user support here"

Additionally, reporting 3D problems is actively discouraged by the developers because it is known to have problems.

Bryce Harrington (bryce)
Changed in mesa (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Jonathan Riddell (jr)
Changed in mesa (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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