Amarok does not load

[Peter Klaassen]

Op Monday 15 December 2008 14:15:02 schreef Derek Broughton:
> nepal wrote:
> > On Friday 12 December 2008 20:59:47 Derek Broughton wrote:
> >> Only the mesa package is supplying it on my system, but then I just
> >> purged the nvidia-glx stuff this week.
> >
> > What do you mean by "purged"?
>
> As in, completely removed:
>
> # sudo aptitude purge ~invidia-glx
>
> I run vrms, monthly, which lists the non-free software installed on my
> system.  Since it's a laptop, there is zero chance that it will ever
> need the non-free nvidia or ati modules, so I removed them.  I'm not a
> Richard Stallman devotee, and I don't object to using non-free software
> on priinciple, but I don't see a need to have it on my system if I don't
> use it.  Some of the stuff that is listed by vrms is, imo, quite free
> enough.
> --
> derek

Derek,

Ik would like to think in the same line as you. But I am not sure
how to a free driver run my new Asus 9500GT 512 PCI-e?
Can you advise?
I now use NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-177.82-pkg2.run from the Asus-site.
Pretty intreging to run. Needs runlevel 2 and no X loaded.



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