I did not have "contrib" in the apt line. I had simply copied the line
from the backports instructions (deb
http://backports.debian.org/debian-backports squeeze-backports main). I
have now added contrib (deb http://backports.debian.org/debian-backports
squeeze-backports main contrib), updated the package list, purged the
nividia-settings package and reinstalled. It pulled down the
290.10-1~bpo60+1 version which works as expected, I can now access the
screen settings without the error. Great! Thanks!
One further question, wtih the backports repository enabled I have a
number of packages that can be upgraded. Should I go ahead and update
them all or just remove the backports line from the sources.list file
now that I have a working copy of nvidia-settings.
Thanks,
Conan
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