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Message: <blockquote data-quote="fallenzeraphine" data-source="post: 2297474" data-attributes="member: 76400">This is the way to install the official nVidia Linux Driver on Debian Based systems, Including Ubunt Linux and all its Variants. The driver is needed if you want to have the full Hardware acceleration for 2D and 3D, and is essential if you want to use Compiz-Beryl.1. Getting the proper Driver from nVidiaGet the official Linux driver for your nvidia card from <a href="http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux.html" target="_blank">here</a>and save it to a folder ex inside your user's home folderthe downloaded file looks something like this NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.09-pkg1.run2. now you have to go to a Run level where you can shut down the X server, logout from the user account if you are logged in, then press Ctrl+Alt+F2 to enter the run level 2, now you will be faced with a command prompt to login, use your normal user info to login to linux. then execute this command to shut down GDM (and the X server with it)sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stopyou will be asked to enter your user password again because this is a command only the root account can perform, and sudo command gives temporary root capability to a normal userif successful you will end up back in the command prompt3. Now to give the nVidia driver package the full read write Access type in this command.sudo chmod 666 NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.09-pkg1.run4. Now to install the driver Type in this commandsudo sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.09-pkg1.runnow follow the instructions of the nVidia installer, let it compile the kernel for you and youll be finished in a few seconds5. now that all is done lets restart the X server and GDM typesudo /etc/init.d/gdm startnow you will be greeted with the nVidia logo as it loads, you have to restart the X again by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Backspaceyou are all done, To change the setting of your driver please use the tool nvida has provided, it can be located in the applications menu usualy. you have to run it as root to be able to save any changes to the xconfig file.thats it folks good luck.Linux Rox</blockquote>

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