In this Tutorial I will tell you how to install the Latest stable version of NVIDIA Graphics driver 337.25 On Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 13.10 /...
In this Tutorial I will tell you how to install the Latest stable version of NVIDIA Graphics driver 337.25 On Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 13.10 /12.04 LTS and LinuxMint 15 / 14
This Version 337.25 released on 30th May 2014 with a fix of bugs and new support to GPU's
Added support for the below GPUs
- GeForce GTX TITAN Z
- GeForce GT 740
- GeForce 830M
- GeForce 840M
- GeForce 845M
- GeForce GTX 850M
- Fixed a bug that caused X to crash when querying clock offsets for non-existent performance levels.
- Fixed a performance regression when running KDE with desktop effects using the OpenGL compositing backend.
- Fixed a bug that caused duplicate entries to appear in some dropdown menus in the "Application Profiles" page of nvidia-settings.
- Fixed a regression that could cause OpenGL rendering corruption on X screens with 30 bit per pixel color.
- Fixed a bug causing mode validation to fail for 4K resolutions over HDMI in certain situations.
- Fixed several cosmetic issues in the clock control user interface of nvidia-settings.
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 337.25
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 stopFor LinuxMint
sudo service gdm stop
sudo mdm stopStep 4: Give execute permissions to the installer
sudo chmod 755 NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-337.25.runStep 5: Install the Nvidia 337.25 driver
sudo ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-337.25.runAfter successfull installation reboot the system
For Uninstalltion of Nvidia driver 337.25
sudo NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-337.25.run --uninstall
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