Install / Uninstall NVIDIA Driver 346.35 On Ubuntu / LinuxMint

In this Tutorial I will tell you how to install the Latest stable version of NVIDIA Graphics driver 346.35 On Ubuntu 14.04 LTS /14.10...

In this Tutorial I will tell you how to install the Latest stable version of NVIDIA Graphics driver 346.35 On Ubuntu 14.04 LTS /14.10 /  12.04 LTS and LinuxMint 15 / 14
 
This Version 346.35 released  on 16th Jan 2015 with a fix of  bugs and support to new GPU's
 
Support to New GPU's

• GeForce GTX 960
• GeForce 800A
• GeForce 800M
• GeForce GTX 970M
• GeForce GTX 980M

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 346.35

• 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_64-346.35.run

Step 5: Install the Nvidia 346.35 driver

sudo ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-346.35.run

After successfull installation reboot the system. 

 Uninstalltion of Nvidia driver 346.35

For uninstall run the below command

sudo NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-346.35.run --uninstall