NVIDIA 346.16 Beta Adds VP8 Decoding, NVENC, GTK3 & Much More

[rikkinho]

or ubuntu

Just switch to Arch. No more hassle installing the newest driver.

https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/nvidia-beta

or ubuntu...

[blackout23]

or ubuntu...

Or that. Seriously who installs stuff manually these days?

[mark45]

Or that. Seriously who installs stuff manually these days?

Fedora 21 beta+, its Linux 3.17 doesn't work with the NVIDIA driver shipped by rpmfusion, so I have to install this one. Nouveau sucks.

[DanL]

or ubuntu...

I'm not sure about Ubuntu, but on Debian sid(uction), I have to restart manually after upgrading the nvidia module (not sure if just restarting X would do the trick). Also, Ubuntu was still shipping 331.xx the last time I checked. I don't think they care about the desktop anymore...

[rikkinho]

you simply add xorg edgers

I'm not sure about Ubuntu, but on Debian sid(uction), I have to restart manually after upgrading the nvidia module (not sure if just restarting X would do the trick). Also, Ubuntu was still shipping 331.xx the last time I checked. I don't think they care about the desktop anymore...

you simply add xorg edgers ppa and install from there, or download the deb files from there, i never had problems

[gotwig]

you simply add xorg edgers ppa and install from there, or download the deb files from there, i never had problems

I always had problems. PPA's are a mess. EVERYONE: Use archlinux already, and stop complaining.

Its a shame that Ubuntu has so many outdated packages, hell, even Debian is more modern nowadays, so what was again the idea behind Ubuntu? Ah, close everything done.

https://packages.debian.org/de/sid/nvidia-glx , 340 vs 331

[steveriley]

I always had problems. PPA's are a mess.

That's an overbroad generalization. Not all PPAs are alike. I've been using the Xorg Edgers PPA for years and it's never been the source of problems.

[stqn]

Telling people to switch to Arch to solve their problems is frankly very contradictory.

Anyway, I?m glad they thought of "--use-gtk2 to force the use of the GTK+ 2 UI library."? Too bad the .desktop file will have to be manually patched after each update, not worth it? An env var would be more useful.

[jose1711]

updated and if there's anyone wondering if nvenc is leveraged by steam client while in-home streaming, the answer is NO, it's still not accelerated

[ArchLinux]

Just switch to Arch. No more hassle installing the newest driver.

https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/nvidia-beta

PPA's are a mess. EVERYONE: Use archlinux already, and stop complaining.

While I'm completely in favor of people endorsing my packages, I gotta say: switching to Arch... that's when the hassles begin.

Arch is a distribution that you build from scratch. Even after the Live media installation you only get the console. This is a distribution that requires a vast amount of knowledge just to set up. It's always a profitable quality in life to be willing to learn new things, but please don't assume making the switch I did from Ubuntu to Arch will make your life more "hassle-free".

*laughs* Like hell it will.