Re: Installing Video Drivers Manually
On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 3:52 PM, Carlos Mennens <carloswill@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 3:36 PM, Lisi <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> wrote:
>> This is basically what Jordan means by "upstream" in this context - the
>> drivers supplied by nVidia. Note that Jordan's advice is contradicted by
>> Ron. "You pays your money and you takes your choice." ;-)
>
> OK so I guess it's just personal preference it seems...
>
You don't have to use dpkg/apt to install packages. You can compile
from source manually.
You don't have to configure your interfaces using
/etc/network/interfaces. You can write your own init scripts for
starting interfaces.
You don't have to use update-alternatives to change system
alternatives, you can manually remove and create new symlinks, or even
copy the executables.
Don't interpret the above as advice. I am trying to point out that you
do not have to something using Debianisms, but it is generally a good
idea to do so.
The wiki article I linked to in the first page gives a short
comparison of the debian way vs. the nvidia way. There is also a
matter of support. I can not speak for the list, but on IRC the Nvidia
installer is not supported. In general, if you follow documentation
from an official Debian source (such as the wiki or reference manual),
you will find more people willing and able to support it.
--
Jordan Metzmeier
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