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HOW TO install or uninstall nVidia drivers



The old howto is somewhat outdated. In latest versions of Ubuntu there is no more need for EnvyNG. (At least in my case). The procedure is now much simple but I will leave the old howto just in case.

To install the drivers simply click:

System > Administration > Hardware Drivers

and enable/disable the recommended/enabled version.

However I belive that you will still need to restart the gmd for it to start working properly. Before you procede save all your work because your GUI will restart. Now type:

sudo /etc/init.d/gdm restart


OLD HOW TO:


This is a short and simple guide that will show you how to install and uninstall nVidia drivers. The simplest way known to me is using EnvyNG, You can install it by opening terminal (Alt+F2 then type gnome-terminal) and typing following:

sudo apt-get install envyng-gtk

When installation is complete start it with Alt+F2 then type envyng-gtk. Select NVIDIA and you will see seomething like this:




Now go to the nVidia drivers page and check is the driver listed in EnvyNG latest one. If it is, select automatic installation in EnvyNG and let it install the drivers. When it's done reboot the computer and thats all. To uninstall drivers via EnvyNG just select the option uninstall.




If the driver listed in EnvyNG is not the latest one you'll have to install it manually. First of all type:

sudo apt-get install build-essential libxft-dev

Next, download the latest driver from nVidia drivers page and then in terminal (Alt+F2 and type gnome-terminal) type following (this will close graphical interface so read the HOWTO to the end first):

sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop

If this closes the graphical interface but you can't write anything press Alt+Ctrl+1. If graphical interface is not shut down reboot the computer and in grub menu select recovery mode (second option). When the new menu appears select Drop to root terminal.
When in terminal navigate to the location where you have downloaded nVidia driver (for example if it's on your desktop type cd /home/username/Desktop/) and start the installation by typing:

sudo sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.12-pkg1.run

If your driver version differs from mine (173.14.12) write that name and not the above one. Installation is pretty straightforward and you can't do anything wrong. If you have problem with dependencies installer will tell you which packages to install. Simplest way to do it is to write the dependencies on piece of paper and boot to the graphical interface. Then start Synaptic (Alt+F2 then gnome-terminal then sudo synaptic) and search for the packages.

When installation is finished reboot the computer and thats all. Do not delete the driver as you might need it for eventuall uninstallation later.

To uninstall drivers that were installed manually close the graphical interface again (as when installing drivers manually), navigate to where it's located and type:

sudo sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.12-pkg1.run --uninstall

Again, change the name of the file if you use some other driver version.




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