> What is the better simpler way, as I am about to install (or attempt to) > nvidia on my desktop amd64?
If I am right you want to set up your nvidia grafic card with nvidia drivers. Under debian you only need to do the following: install nvidia-kernel-common nvidia-glx nvidia-kernel-source the read: /usr/share/doc/nvidia-kernel-source/README.Debian this should be the trick.
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