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Re: [LUG] NVidia drivers and Linux

 

On Wed, 13 Feb 2013 13:22:27 +0000
Daniel Robinson <manipula@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hello Daniel,

>It is a similer process with ATI cards too.. Kernel-headers, build
>essentials... Stop X service, init 3, run *.sh configure Xorg.conf
>start X voila!
>It is a simple process to install.. But as i found out today it seems to
>stuff everything else!

In Debian, I use the DKMS nVidia drivers.  This handles all the kernel
module updates for you.  Piece of cake.  However, if you've been using
the nVidia supplied driver, you have to remove every trace of it to
avoid potential problems.

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