Re: is it safe to reomve all the other video card driver?
On Fri, 2009-05-15 at 09:24 +0300, Andrei Popescu wrote:
> On Fri,15.May.09, 12:08:55, 明覺 wrote:
> > my video card is nVidia Corporation GeForce 9500 GT, but i found that
> > my debian system also installed all the other drivers, like ati,
> > arp......, is it safe to remove all the other drivers except the
> > xserver-xorg-video-nv? thanks.
>
> Yes, unless you expect to move the installation to a different computer
> or change the video card. I always keep -vesa, for my friend JustIn
> Case.
At the same time, it doesn't take a lot of disk space, and it would make
your life easier when your upgrade your hardware, so it Just Works(TM).
You also remain on the safe side, for upgrades (in case your device is
better handled by a new module).
My 2¢
Franklin
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