[arch-general] Bad Idea?

[Brendan Long]

On 03/09/2010 03:23 PM, Carlos Mennens wrote:
> Is it a bad idea to install nVidia display drivers manually by
> downloading them from nvidia.com and installing it by hand...or should
> I use 'Pacman'? I read that I could mess up my system by manually
> installing packages and should always use Pacman.
>
> Thoughts / Suggestions?
>
> -Carlos
>
>   
What's the point of having a package manager if you don't want to use
it? On Arch, it's not like you'll be behind much anyway. The only reason
the nvidia drivers aren't current isn't because the new drivers can
literally melt your video card (something which the package's maintainer
knew and you might not).