One of the most mysterious things people coming into Linux find is that Linux graphics card drivers can be a chore to properly install. Up until recently this process has been almost a circus act with how many hoops one had to jump through in order to properly utilize a modern GPU. Installing GPU drivers has become a process so simple it's merely procedural. The following guide documents this process.
The process below is described for Ubuntu and other Debian-like Linux Distributions
- Go to the Nvidia driver download web page and fill in all the appropriate fields with your relevant setup. [Link]
- Download the .run file (In my case NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-180.51-pkg2.run) to your home folder
This next part you will want to print out or write down as proceeding from here will kill your desktop and browser. (But thats what we want)
- Press [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [F5] to drop to a TTY command prompt(This sometimes takes pressing the key sequence 2-3 times before it switches)
- Login with your user name and pass
- Type the following:
Code:
sudo killall gdm
sudo sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-180.51-pkg2.run- Hit enter on all the [OK] prompts
- Say [Yes] to the 32-bit compatibility drivers
- Say [Yes] to Updating your X configuration
- When it finishes it will return you to the command prompt, type:
Code:
sudo gdm- Done!
- You'll notice your Nvidia X Configuration App in System > Preferences > NVIDIA X Server Settings
- If you want to Overclock, see my post on Nvidia Overclocking
Edited by Caedis - 5/14/09 at 8:44am
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