In this Tutorial I will tell you how to install the Latest stable version of NVIDIA Graphics driver 331.89 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 331.89 On Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 13.10 /12.04 LTS and LinuxMint 15 / 14
This Version 331.89 released on 4th July 2014 with a fix of bugs and new support to a GPU
Added support to the below GPU
- GeForce GT 730
- Fixed a race condition in the NVIDIA kernel module that caused some GPUs to sporadically become unresponsive.
- Updated the error reporting in the NVIDIA kernel module to include the GPU serial number, when available, in error messages written to the system log.
- Fixed a bug that caused blank screens when transforming or rotating displays in an SLI Mosaic layout.
- Fixed a bug that corrupted certain software rendering on 32-bit systems.
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 331.89
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 stopFor LinuxMint
sudo mdm stopStep 4: Give execute permissions to the installer
sudo chmod 755 NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-331.89.runStep 5: Install the Nvidia 337.25 driver
sudo ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-331.89.runAfter successfull installation reboot the system
sudo NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-331.89.run --uninstall
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