which linux distro is the most uptodate?

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which linux distro has drivers for a 8800 card, is the most up to date?
 
ive been using ubuntu fiesty 7.04 with latest nvidia linux driver.
beryl with all the goodies.

and i am a n00b i used envy to install my nvidia drivers for me
 
ubuntu 7.04 I believe has had drivers for 8800 cards, but 7.10 will for sure. Suse 10.3 will also have it and I think the latest fedora should have it, Debian unstable and Gentoo also most likely have them as well.
 
The 'nv' driver or the 'nvidia' driver?

I would expect very few would have the 'nvidia' driver because that driver is not free software. With that said it should still be easy to install it.
 
You should be able to install the drivers from nvidia.com pretty easily to get your card going.

32-bit Linux nVidia drivers, complete with instructions - you just read and type what they say, and you should be set.
http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_ia32_100.14.19.html/

Now as for the distro that is most up to date - the ones that come with the latest or near latest software in the installation kits are ones like Ubuntu and Fedora Core. With that said there are a variety of distributions that make it easy to get really new or cutting edge software, like Debian through the unstable branch, Gentoo with unstable flag, Arch Linux, and more that I don't care to think of at this time.
 
bashPenguin said:
You should be able to install the drivers from nvidia.com pretty easily to get your card going.

32-bit Linux nVidia drivers, complete with instructions - you just read and type what they say, and you should be set.
http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_ia32_100.14.19.html/

Now as for the distro that is most up to date - the ones that come with the latest or near latest software in the installation kits are ones like Ubuntu and Fedora Core. With that said there are a variety of distributions that make it easy to get really new or cutting edge software, like Debian through the unstable branch, Gentoo with unstable flag, Arch Linux, and more that I don't care to think of at this time.
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Oh please dont do that... We should be encouraging new users to use the package manager for their distro. Unless if you know what your doing, and you have a specific reason for doing it, you should never install a driver, or any software from a third party. In all cases the software, and drivers you use should be installed by the package manager.
:p
If you choose Ubuntu, look at their forums and read any howto's. This will begin your linux learning curve. Install the operating system, then ask yourself "Now what?" The answer is, Can I get my hardware to work properly? That is a good start. The next step from there is software replacements. Once all of your hardware is figured out, and you've gotten everything working. That is the end of the first step.......

Anyhow, the package manager. :D
 
I recommend Ubuntu 7.04 or 7.10.

Once installed, go to Apps-Accessories-Terminal and type "sudo apt-get install nvidia-glx-new". But you know what the cool thing is? Most of the time, Ubuntu's first boot up will pop up talking about "New Restricted Drivers". When you click that info bubble and input your password, you can check the checkbox next to "NVIDIA Drivers" and it will automatically install for you. Enjoy!
 
duby229 said:
Oh please dont do that... We should be encouraging new users to use the package manager for their distro. Unless if you know what your doing, and you have a specific reason for doing it, you should never install a driver, or any software from a third party. In all cases the software, and drivers you use should be installed by the package manager.
:p
If you choose Ubuntu, look at their forums and read any howto's. This will begin your linux learning curve. Install the operating system, then ask yourself "Now what?" The answer is, Can I get my hardware to work properly? That is a good start. The next step from there is software replacements. Once all of your hardware is figured out, and you've gotten everything working. That is the end of the first step.......

Anyhow, the package manager. :D
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It's only an option. :D I do agree that you should rely on the package manager when possible, I have a team of Debian servers running in VMWare acting as my testing and SVN servers, and apt makes it all so easy to update and install software. :)
 
ummm also if you suggest to use the nvidia driver or ati driver, you should give people the heads up when the kernel is upgraded, they need to re-install the driver, because their x-server is going to break.
 
If you want most up to date, visit Gentoo. However I believe all distros should have support for that card by now.
 
I'd recommend Linux Mint 4.0. Mint is a derivative of Ubuntu which IMO is more polished and comes with a couple of REALLY helpful extra apps like Envy, which makes installing video drivers a snap. Version 4.0 is based off of Ubuntu 7.10.
 
As I Lay Dying said:
ummm also if you suggest to use the nvidia driver or ati driver, you should give people the heads up when the kernel is upgraded, they need to re-install the driver, because their x-server is going to break.
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In most distros i've used, if you use the package manager to install the propriatary drivers, you don't have to worry about that.

That said, I like OpenSuse 10.3 because I find it easier to configure than some others. NVIDIA has Suse specific instructions for getting the drivers installed, either through the package manager or compile it yourself.
 
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