On Vi, 27 ian 12, 20:39:06, Ramon Hofer wrote: > > The linux-image-amd64 package from squeeze backports installs linux- > image-3.1.0-0.bpo.1-amd64. > Is 2.6.29 the better choice than 3.1?
I don't know, I can only tell you that 2.6.29 from squeeze-backports doesn't work with nvidia-glx from squeeze, you need both from backports, but in the meantime 2.6.29 got replaced with 3.2 I didn't get the chance to test it (3.1 is not in backports). > I've never used backports before... > How do I have to install the nvidia-glx package from backports properly? > The instruction page [1] tells me to use apt-get -t squeeze-backports > install "package" and not use pinning. Actually I don't know much about > pinning too. On the AptPreferences debian wiki page [2] they say: > "Before you consider 'pinning', you might want to check if the package > you want has been backported to your release". So I suppose I don't have > to use pinning at all? No, pinning is not necessary. > But when I try to install the nvidia-glx package from the backports repos > I get this: > http://pastebin.com/dbiAbndp > > apt-get -t squeeze-backports install nvidia-glx tells me: > nvidia-glx is already the newest version. > 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 42 not upgraded. > > But dist-upgrade won't do anything. That looks like you don't have a source for backports, but the install command should have generated an error... I think. Could you please post the output of 'apt-cache policy'? For comparison, here is how my 'apt-cache policy nvidia-glx' looks like (with nvidia-glx from backports already installed): nvidia-glx: Installed: 280.13.really.275.36-1~bpo60+1 Candidate: 280.13.really.275.36-1~bpo60+1 Version table: *** 280.13.really.275.36-1~bpo60+1 0 100 http://backports.debian.org/debian-backports/ squeeze-backports/non-free i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 195.36.31-6 0 990 http://ftp.at.debian.org/debian/ squeeze/non-free i386 Packages Kind regards, Andrei -- Offtopic discussions among Debian users and developers: http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/d-community-offtopic
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