Re: nvidia-glx got removed- now no GUI

[Jo Shields <jo.shields@comlab.ox.ac.uk>]

Craig Hagerman wrote:

> On 5/5/06, Jo Shields <jo.shields@comlab.ox.ac.uk> wrote:
>
> > Xorg 7, which is in Unstable, requires nvidia-glx 1.0.8756-3 or higher.
> > AMD64 packages for 8756-4 are in official Unstable, along with the rest
> > of Unstable.
>
> I am not sure I understand this. xorg7.0 requires nvidia-glx?? Surely
> you mean the otherway around, don't you?


You cannot use Xorg 7 with any version of nvidia-glx below 1.0.8756-3. 
This is what I meant.

> I don't doubt that nvidia-glx IS in the repositories..... but I have
> been unable to install it due to dependencies on other programs.
>
> "apt-cache search nvidia-glx" shows me this:
>
> nvidia-glx - NVIDIA binary XFree86 4.x driver
> nvidia-glx-dev - NVIDIA binary XFree86 4.x / Xorg driver development 
> files
> nvidia-glx-ia32 - NVIDIA binary XFree86 4.x driver
> nvidia-glx-legacy - NVIDIA binary XFree86 4.x driver (legacy version)
> nvidia-glx-legacy-dev - NVIDIA binary XFree86 4.x driver development 
> files
> nvidia-glx-legacy-ia32 - NVIDIA binary XFree86 4.x / Xorg driver
> (legacy version)
> nvidia-kernel-legacy-source - NVIDIA binary kernel module source
> (legacy version)
> nvidia-kernel-source - NVIDIA binary kernel module source
> nvidia-kernel-2.6.14.5 - NVIDIA binary kernel module for Linux 2.6.14.5
> nvidia-kernel-2.6.14 - NVIDIA binary kernel module for Linux 2.6.14
>
> I assume that the plain nvidia-glx is the version 8756-4 you mention.

Risky assumption. What does "apt-cache policy nvidia-glx" have to say?