Re: Procedure to uninstall nvidia drivers and restore nouveau
On Mon, 2013-11-11 at 16:20 +0100, berenger.morel@neutralite.org wrote:
>
> Le 11.11.2013 16:18, Ralf Mardorf a écrit :
> > On Mon, 2013-11-11 at 15:25 +0100, berenger.morel@neutralite.org
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> Le 10.11.2013 22:44, Alex Naysmith a écrit :
> >> > After following the procedure at
> >> > https://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphicsDrivers [1] to install the
> >> > nvidia-glx-legacy-173xx package for my GeForce FX5550 card [Debian
> >> 7
> >> > "Wheezy"], I would like to know the best method to return to the
> >> > nouveau driver with the files from the glx-legacy-1733 package
> >> > removed
> >> > including the /etc/X11/xorg.d directory. I think users would
> >> benefit
> >> > from an 'uninstall nvidia driver' wiki page.
> >> >
> >> > Regards
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Links:
> >> > ------
> >> > [1] https://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphicsDrivers
> >>
> >> If you installed NVidia through the Debian's package in non-free
> >> sections, then simply remove it, with
> > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I guess this is incorrect ...
> >> #aptitude purge nvidia-kernel-dkms nvidia-glx
> > ^^^^^^ ... but the command is correct ;), but I'm not sure
> > how Debian handles /etc/X11/xorg...
>
> You got me. Indeed, it need to be purged. Probably.
> I simply never use the remove commands...
> If I want to remove a package, I want no traces. I did not switched
> away from windows for nothing btw...
I suspect that xorg.conf will not be removed, even not when using purge.
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