Please delete https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/Nvidia/Nouveau

[Phill Whiteside]

It is my proposal that the page in question [1] have a re-direct to this
page [2]. That is it's parent page and has the up to date information.

If I do not hear objections, I'll put the divert on in a couple of days.

Regards,

Phill.
1. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/Nvidia/Nouveau
2. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/Nvidia


On 20 August 2013 12:57, Christopher M. Penalver <
christopher.m.penalver at gmail.com> wrote:

> Phil:
>
> A redirect is the more wiser direction in comparison when available.
>
> However, no redirect candidate has been found.
>
> Given how Nouveau is the default driver for nvidia graphics cards,
> installation instructions for it is largely unhelpful, and misleading.
>
> Ideally, it would nice if documentation exists that discussed this.
> However, like with other undocumented components of Ubuntu, it's not a
> requirement for one to use it successfully given how like with many
> things in Ubuntu, "It Just works."
>
> Christopher M. Penalver
> E-Mail: christopher.m.penalver at gmail.com
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 1:46 PM, Phill Whiteside <PhillW at ubuntu.com>
> wrote:
> > Hi Chris,
> >
> > sorry for the delay in answering. Is there a wiki page that is more up to
> > date to which I make a divert for when 'google' etc point them to that
> page?
> > I see it has the tags for out of date & deletion, but I'd much rather
> have a
> > divert put on it to a current page.
> >
> > Thanks for taking the time to report it.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Phill.
> >
> >
> > On 14 August 2013 02:56, Christopher M. Penalver
> > <christopher.m.penalver at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Dear Ubuntu Documentation,
> >>
> >> Could you please delete
> >> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/Nvidia/Nouveau as
> it
> >> only covers releases that are EoL (Karmic and Lucid), discusses
> unsupported
> >> maneuvers via stale PPAs, and just adds another unhelpful entry when
> trying
> >> to search legitimate Ubuntu community articles for nouveau related
> >> information.
> >>
> >> Thank you for your time and consideration in this matter, and I look
> >> forward to your response.
> >>
> >> Christopher M. Penalver
> >> E-Mail: christopher.m.penalver at gmail.com
> >>
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