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Originally posted by pmorph View PostIs there a similarly simple and systematic (no need to alter the process in any way between driver releases, works for years in a row exactly the same way) and reliable (has never failed and required user to investigate the reason) way to update the open source driver modules? Basically something that could be scripted with a couple of lines of code and then forgotten.
apt-get upgrade
On gentoo, you need to compile your own kernel, but other than that, it's "emerge -u @world"
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How often does apt-get fail for you?
In many years of using Debian, I can't remember a single time.
With Gentoo, the issue is slightly different, but this is due to Gentoo's nature, not the packaging itself. Installing drivers on Gentoo is no more or less complicated than installing anything else.
But if you're convinced that running binaries from third-party sites as root is more convenient than using your distro's package manager, then I won't be able to convince you anyway.
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And this is my experience the last time I installed the nvidia drivers:
- download the blob
- install the blob
- black screen, no X
- revert to nv, log into X
- open browser
- google
- oh, they dropped support for my card, you need legacy drivers
- google
- find the legacy drivers
- download the blob
- install the blob
- KDE still broken
- oh, sorry, that's a legacy driver, we aren't fixing that
- buy AMD
At the end of the day, both Nvidia and AMD have their blobs, which offer maximum performance if you're willing to put up with them.
With AMD, you have the choice of using a free stack, including X, Mesa, libdrm and the kernel.
It's good that we have this choice.
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Originally posted by pingufunkybeat View PostAnd this is my experience the last time I installed the nvidia drivers:
- download the blob
- install the blob
- black screen, no X
- revert to nv, log into X
- open browser
- google
- oh, they dropped support for my card, you need legacy drivers
- google
- find the legacy drivers
- download the blob
- install the blob
- KDE still broken
- oh, sorry, that's a legacy driver, we aren't fixing that
- buy AMD
At the end of the day, both Nvidia and AMD have their blobs, which offer maximum performance if you're willing to put up with them.
With AMD, you have the choice of using a free stack, including X, Mesa, libdrm and the kernel.
It's good that we have this choice.
1. Launch Jockey
2. Install Driver for (NVidia || AMD)
3. Reboot
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Why should I switch to Ubuntu in order run binary blobs, when I can upgrade open source drivers with a one-liner?
My Nvidia laptop died, BTW, and KDE 4 never worked properly on it.
Switching to open source drivers was the best thing ever. I can take some FPS drop for the convenience and code.
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Originally posted by pingufunkybeat View PostWhy should I switch to Ubuntu in order run binary blobs, when I can upgrade open source drivers with a one-liner?
My Nvidia laptop died, BTW, and KDE 4 never worked properly on it.
Switching to open source drivers was the best thing ever. I can take some FPS drop for the convenience and code.
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