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DRIVeR InsTall aTIon
Linux Installation
before you begin the installation, you should exit the X server and
close all openGl applications (it is possible that some openGl
applications persist even after the X server has stopped). You
should also set the default run level on your system such that it
will boot to a VGa console and not directly to X. Doing so will make
it easier to recover if there is a problem during the installation
process.
1
Download the 32-bit or 64-bit linux driver (the driver will have a
similar naming convention as NVIDIA-Linux-x86-100.14.11-pkg1.
run or NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-100.14.11-pkg2.run) from
www.nvidia.com/drivers.
2
Change to the directory containing the downloaded file.
Run as root the NVIDIA-Linux*.run file downloaded in step 1.
3
as the root user you can run the following executable files:
>
cd download_directory
>
NVIDIA-Linux-x86-xxx-xx-xx.run or
NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-xxx-xx-xx.run
The NVIDIA-Linux*.run file is a self-extracting archive. When
executed, it extracts the content of the archive and runs the contained
nvidia-installer utility, which provides an interactive interface to walk
you through the installation. nvidia-installer will also install itself to
/usr/bin/nvidia-installer which may be used at a later time to unin-
stall drivers, auto download updated drivers, etc.
4
select Accept to accept the license agreement.
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