Intrepid: which Nvidia Driver?

[Michael Krueger]

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.