[olug] Debian Newb Help

[Eric P]

Shawn L. Djernes wrote:
> I can answer some of your questions.
> 
> 1. use apt-cache (or your favorite gui tool) to search for nvidia.  Then do
> apt-get install (or use gui tool) the driver version for your kernel
> version.
Hmm.. It only shows the nvidia-kernel package for the 2.4.27 series.
$ apt-cache search nvidia-kernel-2
nvidia-kernel-2.4.27-2-386 - NVIDIA binary kernel module for Linux 
2.4.27-2-386
nvidia-kernel-2.4.27-2-586tsc - NVIDIA binary kernel module for Linux 
2.4.27-2-586tsc
nvidia-kernel-2.4.27-2-686 - NVIDIA binary kernel module for Linux 
2.4.27-2-686
nvidia-kernel-2.4.27-2-686-smp - NVIDIA binary kernel module for Linux 
2.4.27-2-686-smp
nvidia-kernel-2.4.27-2-k6 - NVIDIA binary kernel module for Linux 
2.4.27-2-k6
nvidia-kernel-2.4.27-2-k7 - NVIDIA binary kernel module for Linux 
2.4.27-2-k7
nvidia-kernel-2.4.27-2-k7-smp - NVIDIA binary kernel module for Linux 
2.4.27-2-k7-smp

But I'm running the default 2.6 Debian kernel (2.6.8-2).  I wonder how I 
get the 2.6.8 nvidia-kernel packages to show up...  By moving to testing 
or unstable perhaps?  (please reference my sources.list file below).

> 3.  Replace .profile with your .bash_profile and it should then be sourced
> correctly.
$ mv .bash_profile .profile

Nope.  That didn't work.  All I have in there is this: 
PATH=$PATH:/home/eric/bin

But
$ echo $PATH
/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/bin/X11:/usr/games

Thanks,
EP

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$ cat sources.list
#deb file:///cdrom/ sarge main

deb ftp://debian.uchicago.edu/debian/ stable main
deb-src ftp://debian.uchicago.edu/debian/ stable main
deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free

# a couple backups
deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free
deb http://ftp.cerias.purdue.edu/pub/os/debian stable main contrib non-free
deb http://debian.tod.net/debian stable main contrib non-free

deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main

# repository with mplayer, codecs, transcode, etc.
deb ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/ sarge main

# Backports of unstable and testing packages
#deb http://debian.jones.dk sarge misc

# Skype, Java 5, Real Player, Flash, etc.
deb http://archive.unable-to-package.org/debian-utp sarge main contrib 
non-free restricted

# XFce 4.2+
deb http://www.os-works.com/debian testing main