Conflicts when trying upgrade Nvidia drivers

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My nvidia driver is out-of-date but I can’t update because of a conflict. I would like some advice on how to proceed. Here’s the message:

Information for package nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-kmp-default:

Repository : repo-oss (16.0)
Name : nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-kmp-default
Version : 580.178.04_k6.12.0_160000.37-160000.1.1
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : SUSE LLC https://www.suse.com/
Installed Size : 12.1 MiB
Installed : Yes (automatically)
Status : out-of-date (version 580.159.03_k6.12.0_160000.29-160000.1.1 installed)
Source package : nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-580.178.04-160000.1.1.src
Upstream URL : https://github.com/NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules/
Summary : NVIDIA open kernel module driver for GeForce 16 series (GTX 16xx) and newer
Description :
This package provides the open-source NVIDIA kernel module driver
for GeForce 16 series (GTX 16xx) and newer GPUs, i.e. Turing GPU family
and newer (Turing, Ampere, Ada Lavelace, Hopper, Blackwell, …).
This driver variant is meant to be used when using the GFX repository
below

  https://download.nvidia.com/suse/
  https://download.nvidia.com/opensuse/

for user-space driver installation.

legolas:~ # zypper in nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-kmp-default
Refreshing service ‘NVIDIA’.
Refreshing service ‘openSUSE’.
Loading repository data…
Reading installed packages…
Resolving package dependencies…

Problem: 1: the installed nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-kmp-meta-580.159.03-lp160.55.1.x86_64 conflicts with ‘nvidia-open-signed-kmp > 580.159.03’ provided by the to be installed nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-kmp-default-580.178.04_k6.12.0_160000.37-160000.1.1.x86_64
Solution 1: deinstallation of nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-kmp-meta-580.159.03-lp160.55.1.x86_64
Solution 2: do not install nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-kmp-default-580.178.04_k6.12.0_160000.37-160000.1.1.x86_64

Choose from above solutions by number or cancel [1/2/c/d/?] (c):

I don’t want to break anything if I can avoid it. Any help would be appreciated.

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Solution 2 (do not install…) until a matching 580.178.04 version of the meta package appears on the Nvidia download server.
You may still install (or keep if already installed) the 580.159.03 version.

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Okay. So when the meta package is bumped to version 580.178.04, it’ll then allow the all the other packages to be installed. Is the meta package sort of the gate keeper?

Thanks.

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The meta package ensures that a matching set of packages is installed, so yes, it is a sort of gatekeeper.

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Thank you.

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I also have a problem with the exact same proprietary NVIDIA drivers and when I make them upgrade they also show the same conflict on those exact same driver versions. I will be waiting for a solution for this problem.

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No solution needed. As Bruno as stated, wait for the meta package to be bumped. I checked yesterday and it was, so all my NVIDIA packages updated as expected.

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