Latest xorg update breaks beryl ! (SOLVED)

[Chris Jones]

On Thursday 11 January 2007 3:06 am, Todd Zullinger wrote:
> Eric Donkersloot wrote:
> > /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so had been overwritten by
> > the xorg package...recompiling the nvidia driver did the trick...
>
> That sounds like a good reason to use a properly packaged version of
> the nvidia driver - one that doesn't overwrite other files on the
> system and cause odd failures such as this.  :)

Indeed. For this very reason I strongly recommend NOT using the default nvidia 
installer, but one of the packaged rpms from an FC repo, either livna or 
atrpms for instance. These rpms, almongst over useful these avoid conflicts 
like this.