Sometimes, when a new kernel or application that I use a lot comes out, I want to quickly download and test it on my system. It is simple enough to edit /etc/pacman.conf and enable the testing repositories, then update your system. Problem is, enabling the testing and/or …

On a fresh install of karmic, using an Nvidia 7800 GT. When I went to click on my username to log in, some artifacts would appear on the screen, then the system would freeze. hard. Couldnt even ctrl+alt to another console. Installing the Nvidia drivers fixed the issue. To …

As usual, the official Debian wiki has a great writeup on getting the Drivers installed. http://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphicsDrivers. Do yourself a favor and read the document. It will give you the full story and not just the regurgitated short version below. I use debian because I like the …