El Sábado 12 Diciembre 2009 22:55:25 Matthew Moore escribió:
> IMO this is no more work than running some script, and it also doesn't 
> require 
> you to navigate to nvidia's website in order to download the latest version. 

Well, in fact all what I do is going to 
http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=122606, which is in my 
bookmarks -as it's a permanent post-, and click the latest stable driver link. 
Not much navigation really. And maybe it's possible to make it easier via wget 
and some script, I haven't even tried it just for saving two mouse clicks.

On the other hand, all the packages needed by module-assistant to function, as 
any other package installed, need to be upgraded frequently, so, more time and 
downloads required, not much, but more or less the same time it takes to 
download the way I've said.

Both ways seem to have advantages and its inconvenients, I just find less 
intrincate to download and execute than installing several dozens of MB for 
installing a simple driver.
If I had to install a lot of drivers with m-a I probably would do the same with 
mi gfx card's, but it's not the case, and since I don't see many benefits in 
m-a a-i I don't use it, that's all; I understand Valerio's point in case one 
needs several kernels, though, but, again, it's not my case, and I guess not 
other official driver users. There aren't probably many clear benefits for an 
option over the other one for the average user. Matter of needs and personal 
peferences, I suppose.

"God be with ye", everyone and have a great saturday night. ;-) 


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