Ok... this was a scary article... It does lead to another question though. I do have the drivers from the vendor installed. Do I need to uninstall them before I install the livna version? If so, how? -----Original Message----- From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Paul Howarth Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 10:23 AM To: For users of Fedora Core releases Subject: Re: livna vs. nvidia Lonni J Friedman top-posted: > There is no difference between livna and the official NVIDIA driver > package. The only difference is that one is an RPM, and the other is > not. > > On 4/19/06, Paul Lemmons <Paul.Lemmons@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> I have read the "Why use livna" page for the Nvidia drivers. It tells me >> that maintenance is easier. That is cool but it does not really tell me >> what the difference is. I am currently running the drivers as >> distributed by Nvidia and am about to upgrade my kernel. So, I am >> considering switching to the livna drivers. Before I do that, though, I >> would like to know what I am doing. >> >> What is the difference between the two? Is the livna just a repackage of >> the same software I get from Nvidia or is it something different? Actually there is a very important difference. The livna package won't clobber your system libraries. http://www.redhat.com/archives/rhl-devel-list/2006-February/msg01178.htm l Paul. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
