Step1 Find out your graphics card model

使用lspci命名查看显卡系列

lspci -vnn | grep -i VGA 12

输出

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation GK107 [GeForce GT 630 OEM] [10de:0fc2] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
    Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. [MSI] Device [1462:275c]
    Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 46
    Memory at f6000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
    Memory at e0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
    Memory at f0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=32M]
    I/O ports at e000 [size=128]
    Expansion ROM at f7000000 [disabled] [size=512K]
    Capabilities: <access denied>
    Kernel driver in use: nouveau

可以看到显卡系列是GeForce GT 630 OEM

Step2 Find out the right driver version for your graphics card

访问Nvidia官方网址,输入显卡类型，点击search按钮,则会显示需要安装的驱动版本。

Version:    340.58
Release Date:   2014.11.5
Operating System:   Linux 64-bit
Language:   English (US)
File Size:  69.00 MB

Step3 Setup the xorg-edgers ppa

运行以下命令更新源：

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:xorg-edgers/ppa -y
sudo apt-get update

Step4 Install the driver

运行以下命令安装驱动：

 sudo apt-get install nvidia-340

Step5 Verify the installation

运行以下命令：

lspci -vnn | grep -i VGA 12

输出

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation GK107 [GeForce GT 630 OEM] [10de:0fc2] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
    Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. [MSI] Device [1462:275c]
    Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 46
    Memory at f6000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
    Memory at e0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
    Memory at f0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=32M]
    I/O ports at e000 [size=128]
    Expansion ROM at f7000000 [disabled] [size=512K]
    Capabilities: <access denied>
    Kernel driver in use: nvidia

可见Kernel driver in user显示使用的内核驱动为nvidia

Step6 Nvidia settings tool

使用nvidia-settings命令配置驱动。

Removing the drivers

如果安装驱动导致系统无法启动，需要卸载驱动，运行以下命令:

sudo apt-get purge nvidia*

Additional Notes

很多教程说安装了nvidia驱动后需要把nouveau放入黑名单，其实并不需要，因为nvidia驱动会自动把它放入黑名单。 运行以下命令：

grep 'nouveau' /etc/modprobe.d/* | grep nvidia

输出:

/etc/modprobe.d/nvidia-340_hybrid.conf:blacklist nouveau
/etc/modprobe.d/nvidia-340_hybrid.conf:blacklist lbm-nouveau
/etc/modprobe.d/nvidia-340_hybrid.conf:alias nouveau off
/etc/modprobe.d/nvidia-340_hybrid.conf:alias lbm-nouveau off
/etc/modprobe.d/nvidia-graphics-drivers.conf:blacklist nouveau
/etc/modprobe.d/nvidia-graphics-drivers.conf:blacklist lbm-nouveau
/etc/modprobe.d/nvidia-graphics-drivers.conf:alias nouveau off
/etc/modprobe.d/nvidia-graphics-drivers.conf:alias lbm-nouveau off

说明已经把它放到黑名单了，即系统启动时不会自动加载这些模块。

References

参照英文博客

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