Trying to install software (nvidia drivers)

[Chrisss]

OK, I'm using Fedora Core 5, and I'm trying to install the Nvidia drivers. I downloaded the setup file from www.nvidia.com into my home directory and ran it, and it says I need to be logged in as the root. So I type 'su -' into the terminal and then try and run the file again, to which it says it can't find it, presumably because I'm no longer in the route.

How can I log in as the root and still run files from my home directory?

Thanks

 

[FirebarUK]

cd to /home/username

or just put the driver file in /tmp then sudo, then cd to /tmp.

 

[Chrisss]

What do you type into the terminal to 'cd to something'

Cheers

 

[BillytheImpaler]

What do you type into the terminal to 'cd to something'

Cheers

cd is the command for change directory. To go to a directory use cd then the location. If I wanted to go to /etc/boot/grub I'd type

cd /etc/boot/grub

 

[LizardKing]

Have you tried using yum set up with the linva repo's?
http://www.fedorafaq.org/