[OT] Re: nVidia installer needs kernel-source to compile driver

[Jeremy Portzer]

On Wed, 2003-11-05 at 10:00, Albert DE WINT wrote:
> Ok, allow me to rephrase.  Could there be any objection against a script
> to clear the path to the nvidia installer and to install the
> kernel-source rpm by default, anticipating the newbie linux user to run
> the nvidia installer himself after the intial Fedora install?
> 

The nvidia installer doesn't need the kernel-source package if you're
running a "stock" kernel that comes with a release.  This is because
nvidia provides the modules precompiled on their site, and the installer
will download them automatically.  Kernel-source is only needed for such
things as the test releases, or non-stock kernels, which are not being
run by newbies.   I don't know for certain, but I assume that nvidia
will be releasing versions of their modules for Fedora Core 1 kernels,
upon FC1's release.  Therefore, what you request is completely
unnecessary.

This is off-topic for this list.

--Jeremy

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