2013-01-18, 21:04
2013-01-19, 18:50
**** never mind - looks like I wasn't responding to the latest message
From a terminal window type:
sudo nvidia-config
Youl'll need to enter your root password. Once the nvidia config is done (should be pretty much instantaneous), type
sudo restart lightdm
to restart the X-server
(No password required this time because you entered it above)
Re the message about having to install packages as root, in Linux standard users are not generally allowed to install programs, stop services or do other things that could make the system unstable or affect other users. The kernel you're running is no different than that that may be running in a data centre someplace and just because you're running it at home there's no reason 100 other users couldn't use your computer at the same time if you let them. The sudo command (super user do) tells the OS that even though you're logged in as you you're not a standard user and it should do what it's told. Hope this helps.
From a terminal window type:
sudo nvidia-config
Youl'll need to enter your root password. Once the nvidia config is done (should be pretty much instantaneous), type
sudo restart lightdm
to restart the X-server
(No password required this time because you entered it above)
Re the message about having to install packages as root, in Linux standard users are not generally allowed to install programs, stop services or do other things that could make the system unstable or affect other users. The kernel you're running is no different than that that may be running in a data centre someplace and just because you're running it at home there's no reason 100 other users couldn't use your computer at the same time if you let them. The sudo command (super user do) tells the OS that even though you're logged in as you you're not a standard user and it should do what it's told. Hope this helps.
