On Tue, 2006-01-31 at 09:40 -0600, Michael Langley wrote: > It literally takes me 2 to 3 minutes > to have everything setup and ready with the installers from > nvidia.com. 2-3 minutes will become 2-3 hours when you need to remove all the cruft that was put in non-standard locations by your DIY installation. > I would much rather do it that way and know everything > works, and why everything works, than depend on a package. In that case, why are you using Debian? It sounds like you'd be better suited to a source based distribution like Gentoo, or Linux From Scratch. If you're looking for an insight into "why everything works" on Debian, make use of apt-get source and dpkg-buildpkg. Also, the line wrapping on your MUA needs fixing; replying is difficult when the entire body of the message is on one line. Best regards, -- Adam James <ad@heliosphan.co.uk> PROOF OF GOD'S EXISTENCE #97: ARGUMENT FROM DESIGN (I), aka PALEY'S ARGUMENT, aka TELEOLOGICAL ARGUMENT (III) (1) If there is a designer, then God must exist. (2) If I find a watch in a forest, there must be a designer. (3) [Throws watch into forest.] (4) Therefore, God exists.
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