Envy (software)

Envy (software)

Infobox_Software
name = Envy



caption = EnvyNG running in a GNOME desktop environment.
developer = Alberto Milone and Ubuntu developers.
operating_system = Debian, Linux Mint, Ubuntu and other Ubuntu derivatives
license = GNU General Public License
website = [http://albertomilone.com/nvidia_scripts1.html Envy]

Envy is an open source application written in python and pyGTK, released under the GNU/GPL license. It is aimed at making the process of installing and uninstalling ATI or Nvidia proprietary graphics drivers on Linux distributions easier. Envy automatically detects the correct graphics card, installs the appropriate driver from online software repositories and configures the X server. [http://www.albertomilone.com/nvidia_scripts1.html] Currently Envy is available for Debian, Ubuntu and Linux Mint.

Early Development

The Envy project was started by Alberto Milone, an open source enthusiast. Envy Legacy was developed and maintained by Alberto Milone himself, however, EnvyNG (Envy's Next Generation) is developed and maintained collaboratively by Ubuntu developers and Alberto Milone. [http://www.albertomilone.com/index.html]

Release History and supported operating systems

There are two version of Envy available: Envy Legacy and EnvyNG.

Envy Legacy

EnvyNG

EnvyNG has been included in Linux Mint Elyssa's default installation. [http://linuxmint.com/rel_elyssa.php] PowerPC architecture, however, is not supported. [http://www.albertomilone.com/nvidia_scripts1.html]

References

External Links

* [http://albertomilone.com/pmwiki/pmwiki.php?n=Main.HomePage Envy Wiki]
* [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/EnvyNG Envy at Ubuntu Wiki]
* [http://albertomilone.com/ Alberto Milone's Homepage]
* [https://launchpad.net/envy Envy Launchpad]
* [https://bugs.launchpad.net/envy/+bugs Known bugs in Envy]
* [http://linux.softpedia.com/get/System/Software-Distribution/Envy-36960.shtml Envy at Softpedia]


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