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- May 30, 2004
I like Debian 5.0, because while it has a lot of software, it ends up having KISS configuration features, too.
It actually isn't hard to get Nvidia 3D support installed.
Just that after the apt-get'ing that you have some more manual steps:
First step after apt-getting:
1: m-a nvidia-kernel-common${VERSION} (or something like that, I need to check the commands again when I get back home, I written them down)
2: Just have to add "nvidia" to /etc/modules
3: Add " Device "nvidia" "
in the xorg.conf file
in the proper section and reboot.
When the nvidia-settings app gave me an error message about not appearing to have the nvidia support loaded, it was simply because I had a brain fart and forgot to add "Device "nvidia" " to xorg.conf.
You don't have to change much in the xorg.conf file.
That's why I like Debian.
And errors are usually because of apt-get not being configured properly. ->You're required to enable the third party repositories, IIRC.
Debian seems to have done everything right, at least for a Linux distro that's big, but it's not that big. Just not tiny, like sub 100 MB.
It actually isn't hard to get Nvidia 3D support installed.
Just that after the apt-get'ing that you have some more manual steps:
First step after apt-getting:
1: m-a nvidia-kernel-common${VERSION} (or something like that, I need to check the commands again when I get back home, I written them down)
2: Just have to add "nvidia" to /etc/modules
3: Add " Device "nvidia" "
in the xorg.conf file
in the proper section and reboot.
When the nvidia-settings app gave me an error message about not appearing to have the nvidia support loaded, it was simply because I had a brain fart and forgot to add "Device "nvidia" " to xorg.conf.
You don't have to change much in the xorg.conf file.
That's why I like Debian.
And errors are usually because of apt-get not being configured properly. ->You're required to enable the third party repositories, IIRC.
Debian seems to have done everything right, at least for a Linux distro that's big, but it's not that big. Just not tiny, like sub 100 MB.
