On Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:22:49 +0100 Alberto Luaces <[email protected]> wrote:
> richard writes: > > > If you want to install it the debian way read this:- > > http://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphicsDrivers > > > > If you want to install the nvidia way read this lifted from:- > > Debian - NVIDIA drivers quick and easy tutorial about how to install NVIDIA > > drivers as simply as possible. > > Hi Richard, > > I don't know why they still call this the 'Debian way'. Nowadays you can > just use > > apt-get install nvidia-glx > > as root, and that's it. No need to compile kernel modules or having to > update them every kernel update, the package already uses DKMS for this. > I posted that as Arno has little understanding of how things work, It woolly but understandable for newbies, I hope. He has mailed me direct saying he does not understand the postings. I'm also guess he has some old books probably dating from Debian 5 :) -- Best wishes / 73 Richard Bown e-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] nil carborundum a illegitemis ################################################################################## Ham Call G8JVM . OS Fedora FC16 x86_64 on a Dell Insiron N5030 laptop Maidenhead QRA: IO82SP38, LAT. 52 39.720' N LONG. 2 28.171 W ( degs mins ) QRV HF + VHF Microwave 23 cms:140W,13 cms:100W,6 cms:10W & 3 cms:5W ################################################################################## -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
