Introduction: Tumbleweed users can't use RPMs from the official openSUSE repositories for Nvidia kernel module drivers because the RPMs are matched to the static kernel in the underlying static distro. The kernels in Tumbleweed are constantly changing, so drivers for Nvidia have to be reinstalled every time the kernel changes.
BTW, you don't have to be a Tumbleweed user to use this method; it works in standard openSUSE too.
This article is for openSUSE 11.4 and higher, and for users who are a bit confused by the cryptic nature of
the wiki edition. Advanced users will find it quicker to use
the wiki edition provided they skirt the
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