<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta name="generator" content= "HTML Tidy for Linux/x86 (vers 1 September 2005), see www.w3.org"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content= "text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <title>Chapter 1. Introduction</title> <meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.68.1"> <link rel="start" href="index.html" title= "NVIDIA Accelerated Linux Graphics Driver README and Installation Guide"> <link rel="up" href="installationandconfiguration.html" title= "Part I. Installation and Configuration Instructions"> <link rel="prev" href="installationandconfiguration.html" title= "Part I. Installation and Configuration Instructions"> <link rel="next" href="minimumrequirements.html" title= "Chapter 2. Minimum Requirements"> </head> <body> <div class="navheader"> <table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"> <tr> <th colspan="3" align="center"> Chapter 1. Introduction</th> </tr> <tr> <td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href= "installationandconfiguration.html">Prev</a> </td> <th width="60%" align="center">Part I. Installation and Configuration Instructions</th> <td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href= "minimumrequirements.html">Next</a></td> </tr> </table> <hr></div> <div class="chapter" lang="en"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title"><a name="introduction" id= "introduction"></a>Chapter 1. Introduction</h2> </div> </div> </div> <h3>About the NVIDIA Accelerated Linux Graphics Driver</h3> <p>The NVIDIA Accelerated Linux Graphics Driver brings accelerated 2D functionality and high-performance OpenGL support to Linux x86 with the use of NVIDIA graphics processing units (GPUs).</p> <p>These drivers provide optimized hardware acceleration for OpenGL and X applications and support nearly all recent NVIDIA GPU products (see <a href="supportedchips.html" title= "Appendix A. Supported NVIDIA GPU Products">Appendix A, <i>Supported NVIDIA GPU Products</i></a> for a complete list of supported GPUs).</p> <h3>About this Document</h3> <p>This document provides instructions for the installation and use of the NVIDIA Accelerated Linux Graphics Driver. <a href= "selectdriver.html" title= "Chapter 3. Selecting and Downloading the NVIDIA Packages for Your System"> Chapter 3, <i>Selecting and Downloading the NVIDIA Packages for Your System</i></a>, <a href="installdriver.html" title= "Chapter 4. Installing the NVIDIA Driver">Chapter 4, <i>Installing the NVIDIA Driver</i></a> and <a href= "editxconfig.html" title= "Chapter 6. Configuring X for the NVIDIA Driver">Chapter 6, <i>Configuring X for the NVIDIA Driver</i></a> walk the user through the process of downloading, installing and configuring the driver. <a href="faq.html" title= "Chapter 7. Frequently Asked Questions">Chapter 7, <i>Frequently Asked Questions</i></a> addresses frequently asked questions about the installation process, and <a href= "commonproblems.html" title= "Chapter 8. Common Problems">Chapter 8, <i>Common Problems</i></a> provides solutions to common problems. The remaining chapters include details on different features of the NVIDIA Linux Driver. Frequently asked questions about specific tasks are included in the relevant chapters. These pages are posted on NVIDIA's web site (<a href="http://www.nvidia.com" target= "_top">http://www.nvidia.com</a>), and are installed in <code class="filename">/usr/share/doc/NVIDIA_GLX-1.0/</code>.</p> <h3>About the Audience</h3> <p>It is assumed that the user and reader of this document has at least a basic understanding of Linux techniques and terminology. However, new Linux users can refer to <a href="newusertips.html" title= "Appendix I. Tips for New Linux Users">Appendix I, <i>Tips for New Linux Users</i></a> for details on parts of the installation process.</p> <h3>Additional Information</h3> <p>In case additional information is required, <a href= "addtlresources.html" title= "Chapter 36. NVIDIA Contact Info and Additional Resources"> Chapter 36, <i>NVIDIA Contact Info and Additional Resources</i></a> provides contact information for NVIDIA Linux driver resources, as well as a brief listing of external resources.</p> </div> <div class="navfooter"> <hr> <table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"> <tr> <td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href= "installationandconfiguration.html">Prev</a> </td> <td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href= "installationandconfiguration.html">Up</a></td> <td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href= "minimumrequirements.html">Next</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"> Part I. Installation and Configuration Instructions </td> <td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href= "index.html">Home</a></td> <td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> Chapter 2. Minimum Requirements</td> </tr> </table> </div> </body> </html>
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