It's very simple: Nvidia "certifies" a driver in the "long lived branch", when it releases a new stable driver it recommends every Linux user to install that driver immediately for the best experience. Ubuntu has a support obligation make the latest most up-to-date "certified" drivers available to all users of currently supported versions especially 12.04 LTS, 13.04 and 13.10. If Ubuntu publishes out-of-date drivers and doesn't replace them when there's a newer one available it's a major problem. Graphics drivers, second to the Linux Kernel itself and networking/wifi drivers, are the most important drivers on a desktop system, they require a very consistent and high level of maintenance to keep a system in good working order.
*Linux x86/IA32* Latest Long Lived Branch version: 319.49<http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux-display-ia32-319.49-driver.html> <-- this is the STABLE driver, anything before this is out-of-date Latest Short Lived Branch version: 325.15<http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux-display-ia32-325.15-driver.html> <-- this is the BETA driver, for testing purposes Latest Legacy GPU version (304.xx series): 304.108<http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux-display-ia32-304.108-driver.html> <-- this is for legacy users, those with old graphics cards Latest Legacy GPU version (71.86.xx series): 71.86.15<http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux-display-ia32-71.86.15-driver.html> <-- these are all other legacy drivers for even older cards Latest Legacy GPU version (96.43.xx series): 96.43.23<http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux-display-ia32-96.43.23-driver.html> <-- Latest Legacy GPU version (173.14.xx series): 173.14.37<http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux-display-ia32-173.14.37-driver.html> <-- http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 2:52 PM, Jordon Bedwell <jor...@envygeeks.com> wrote: > On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 1:50 PM, Paulo Roberto de Oliveira Castro > <p.oliveira.cas...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Yes, that is what I was trying to say. > > They want it work and to be as fast as it can be, without worrying about > it. > > I'm out of this one, the straw man just came out. > > -- > Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list > Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss >
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