Install / Uninstall NVIDIA Driver 331.79 On Ubuntu / LinuxMint

In this Tutorial I will tell you how to install the Latest stable version of NVIDIA Graphics driver 331.79 On Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 13.10 /12.04 LTS and LinuxMint 15 / 14 

This Version 331.79 released  on 20th May 2014 with a fix of 5 bugs and no new support to GPU's


Fixes in Nvidia 331.79

• Fixed a bug that caused nvidia-installer to crash in environments where /proc is not mounted.
• Fixed a bug that prevented module signing from working correctly for the NVIDIA Unified Memory kernel module when using module signing keys generated by nvidia-installer.
• Fixed a bug that caused blank screens and flickering when rotating displays in a Base Mosaic layout.
• Fixed a bug that caused BadRRCrtc or BadRROutput errors for big-endian X11 clients making certain XRandR requests.
• Fixed a bug that corrupted certain software rendering, notably the stippled text used to represent disabled entries in xterm's pop-up menus.

Installation steps

Step 1: Remove the Older version of Nvidia driver before installation

sudo apt-get purge nvidia*

Step 2: Reboot the system

Step 3: Download the Nvidia Driver 331.79

• For 32bit click HERE
• For 64 bit click HERE 

Step 4: Switch to command prompt and stop the running Graphics session

Press Ctrl+Alt+F1-F6 for switching to command prompt
For Ubuntu

sudo service lightdm stop

sudo service gdm stop

For LinuxMint

sudo mdm stop

Step 4: Give execute permissions to the installer

sudo chmod 755 NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-331.79.run

Step 5: Install the Nvidia 331.79 driver

sudo ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-331.79.run

After successfull installation reboot the system

For Uninstalltion of Nvidia driver 331.79

sudo NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-331.79.run --uninstall