Install Nvidia Linux Display Driver - x86 on Linux Ubuntu / Mint and Debian


 
Install Nvidia Linux Display Driver - x86 on Linux Ubuntu / Mint and Debian
  • Added support for the following GPUs:
    • Quadro K420
      Quadro K620
      Quadro K2200
      Quadro K4200
      Quadro K5200
  • Fixed a regression that prevented the internal stereo infrared emitter built into some 3D Vision monitors from working.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause some Java-based OpenGL applications using JOGL to crash on startup on systems with Xinerama enabled.
  • Fixed a bug that could prevent OpenGL Framebuffer Objects (FBOs) from being properly redrawn after a modeswitch.
  • Fixed a memory leak that occurred when starting OpenGL applications.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented the EDID-Like Data (ELD) of audio-capable displays from being updated when hotplugged/unplugged.
  • Fixed a bug that caused Xid errors when using stereo mode 12 (HDMI 3D) on Quadro boards without an onboard stereo DIN connector.
  • Fixed a video corruption issue for VDPAU decoding of VC-1 and WMV video streams utilizing range remapping on Maxwell GPUs.
  • Fixed a "black window" bug in Ubuntu 14.04 when using the Xinerama and Composite extensions.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the screen's contents to be shifted downward when a G-SYNC monitor is unplugged and replaced by a non-G-SYNC monitor.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented G-SYNC from working when a G-SYNC monitor was unplugged and plugged back in without a modeset.
To Install Nvidia Linux Display Driver - x86 on Linux Ubuntu / Mint and Debian , open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:
sudo wget -c http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/340.32/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-340.32.run
sudo chmod +x 340.32/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-340.32.run
./340.32/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-340.32.run