For what it's worth, I'm not a fan of the packages (simply because I'm unfamiliar with them). I don't know what makes NVIDIA's rpm packages distro-specific, but unless you are using SuSE, the latest releases of rpm for the major distros aren't available yet. Typically, I go with the tarballs, untar them, then use the included README as an accompaniment to the steps at the following URL:
http://www6.tomshardware.com/graphic/00q3/000811/index.html It's somewhat old, but still gets the job done every time. I've had tremendous success with this, both with my GeForce 256 and with my new GeForce 4 MMX420. I know this wasn't any help with rpm - just another way of updating your drivers... -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of MET Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 12:45 PM To: Red Hat List Subject: RPM Installation for a beginner I have just downloaded two RPM files that I need to get XFree86 running on my system (NVIDIA drivers), but where do I put them so that my 'rpm' commands will work on them? On Unix there is a ports/packages center, I know of /var/lib/rpm/ but I don't see a directory saying 'PUT ME HERE', so I'm a bit lost. Words of advice? ~ Matthew -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
