hi before two days i ve upload to AUR this package: http://paste.ubuntu.com/1567724 (not the same, the name is nvidia-total-beta). and ipsofact deleted by @gtmanfred with this message: "this is completely un necessary, please don't litter the aur with more trash" well, i ve upload this package for the reason explain by @alucryd, need download up to 4 times the nvidia blob drivers for install dkms-nvidia-beta (was mine and left to use this package), nvidia-utils-beta, lib32-nvidia-utils-beta and lib32-libcl. everyone can use the package for your needs, that's what AUR, I think. the *-total* packages not add nothig in special like individual packages, only group in one some diferent packages for hel save several bandwidth/space and time i think can live with individual packages greetings pd: sorry my english 2013/1/25 Alexander Rødseth <rodseth@gmail.com>:
Hi,
According to the AUR guidelines, it should be okay with several packages for the same application, as long as they all provide something different, like applying different patches etc.
"Exception to this strict rule may only be packages having extra features enabled and/or patches in compare to the official ones." - https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_Packaging_Standards#Submitting_pac...
If the *-total packages provide the same software, without any extra features enabled and/or patches, perhaps they could be kept instead of the old packages? Are there reasons to keep the old nvidia packages, if they provide the same content, instead of only having the *-total packages?
-- Sincerely, Alexander Rødseth xyproto / TU