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== graphics cards and drivers ==
== graphics cards and drivers ==


* [http://www.nvidia.com NVidia] (proprietary driver download for Linux at [http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html]; "Latest cards" list at [http://www.nvidia.com/object/IO_18897.html], "Legacy cards" list at [http://www.nvidia.com/object/IO_32667.html]).
* [http://www.nvidia.com NVidia] (proprietary driver download for Linux at [http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html]; "Latest cards" list at [http://www.nvidia.com/object/IO_18897.html], "Legacy cards" list at [http://www.nvidia.com/object/IO_32667.html]). RedHat/Fedora/Debian/[K]Ubuntu installation information can be found at [http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=72490]. In particular, for RedHat/Fedora one needs to install the kernel-devel RPM package.


The proprietary driver works well but it needs a bit of care. On RedHat systems that are regularly booted, the following lines in /etc/rc.local result in the necessary parts of the driver being re-installed automatically after booting:
The proprietary driver works well but it needs a bit of care. On RedHat systems that are regularly booted, the following lines in /etc/rc.local result in the necessary parts of the driver being re-installed automatically after booting:
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