blacklisting nouveau or apt-get purging
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ubuntu-docs (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
Ubuntu 11.10
(a)https:/
(b)https:/
(a)
I'm thinking it probably should be
"Nouveau, an open source driver, is installed by default. To prevent conflicts with the nvidia driver, you should remove xserver-
sudo apt-get --purge remove xserver-
or
echo -e \\nblacklist nouveau\\n >> /etc/modprobe.
"
Original:
"
Removing Nouveau (advanced/expert users)
Nouveau, an open source driver, is installed by default. It's possible to remove it completely, but it is not necessary and therefor not recommended.
If you still desire to remove it, you can do so by entering the following command in a terminal:
sudo apt-get --purge remove xserver-
"
(b)
This page is out of date.. gdm is not the starter for X, but lightdm+(the other stuff it calls)
I was able to confirm I had to blacklist it at least with Nvidia*run
There's also missing info about uninstalling any *nvidia* and nouveau packages not needed before running Nvidia*run
dpkg -l|grep -i nouveau
dpkg -l|grep -i nvidia
and apt-get remove -common* -current* and the others as necessary
..and some other commands related to updating this page for 11.10 (relating to lightdm and running Nvidia)
stop lightdm
start lightdm
chmod +x Nvidia*
then running ./Nvidia*
It isn't necessary to remove nouveau to use the Nvidia proprietary graphics drivers.
help.ubuntu. com/community is a wiki so feel free to update it to mention LightDM