Ubuntu love
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I finally got round to being bothered to install the graphics drivers on my Ubuntu install.
Speed
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Good god, it makes a big difference, doesn't it?
For the longest time, I used nvidia's binaries, but for the most part, since I don't play games on my linux boxes, I stick with nouveau.
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Oh gosh, so happy I did it. I didn't realise the install failed a few months back. I just thought the binaries were terrible for the longest time!
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I think what I don't like about the nvidia binaries is that they have to compile on your machine, and keeping them up to date is a chore.
Even worse, because Debian Squeeze (as of last year, anyway) used an old version of
gcc, you had to manually set a differentCCenvironment variable, or else the binary would quit immediately.In any case, it was still easier for me to live without compiz...
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Updating it to 13.04 today. Wish me luck!
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Good luck!
I prefer a system partition format myself
/home is on a separate partition for me, so all my settings are saved, and the base system is upgraded.
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Well, it broke during the update. I was going through an EULA for a TTF renderer included in 13.04 and hit a key accidentally.
Full reinstall time.
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Got it reinstalled and working. Now drivers and software. Grrr..
