Intrepid: which Nvidia Driver?

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On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 3:54 AM, Michael Krueger
<mickrulist at voipfuture.com> wrote:
> Mirto Silvio Busico schrieb:
>> Michael Krueger ha scritto:
>>> Mirto Silvio Busico schrieb:
>>>> Hi all,
>>>> I'm new to Kubuntu, coming from Debian, and trying to learn the
>>>> kubuntu-way.
>>>>
>>>> My question: with kubuntu intrepid, which is the correct nvidia
>>>> driver to install and what is the correct tool to use?
>>>>
>>>> In kde I used jokey-kde that lists only 2 driver: version 173 and
>>>> version 177 that is "recommended" (this is the way I installed this
>>>> driver)
>>>>
>>>> If I look at the packages (I use synaptic) I see that there is also
>>>> a 180 version.
>>>>
>>>> I see also that there is an envy-qt package to install nvidia drivers.
>>>>
>>>> My framework:
>>>>    Acer Aspire 5930G
>>>>    Kubuntu 8.10 64 Bit
>>>>    graphic card: GeForce 9600M GT
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>    Mirto
>>> If you have the experimental repository enabled (for KDE 4.2) then
>>> the following worked great for me:
>>> sudo apt-get install nvidia-glx-180
>>> So far I haven't seen any artefacts in the system tray with it.
>>> Problems seem to have been solved.
>> Er... I'm a bit frightened using  experimental repository on my
>> production machine.
>> Exactly, which experimental repository have I to enable (PPA, Jaunty,
>> ...)?
>>
>>
> Well as you mentioned in your post you do see the 180 driver already.
> It's just not installed as you said. So I suggest you are ready to go to
> install the 180 driver. I believe it wouldn't show if you would not have
> the right repositories set.

This one is I guess: 180.11-0ubuntu1~intrepid1?? So that corresponds
to "180.11" from nvidia? Has any seen any relative performance change
(good/bad) b/n this and 180.22?

My experience was: (on 9500 GT) 180.xx performed better than 173.xx -
but they were on KDE 4.2 and 4.1 resp'ly - so kind of "apples and
oranges"...


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PK
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