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how could I install and enable nvidia-glx driver?

Asked by senyorita

I installed nvidia-glx driver through synaptic manager.
The description of the package in synaptic manager told me to execute "sudo nvidia-glx-config enable", but when I enter the command, the terminal says there is no kernel driver.

How can I fix the probleM?

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senyorita (bdoojin) said : 		#1

In addition to that problem, After I installed nvidia-glx driver and rebooted, I can't start xserver.

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Jeff Greene (jeffgreene) said : 		#2

This should be an easy fix. I just need some information first.
What version of Ubuntu are you running?
Can you confirm that you have installed nvidia-glx?
When you boot your system, hit Ctrl + Alt + F1, log in, then type:
sudo apt-get install nvidia-glx and say yes if it asks you to install other programs.
If you need to re-test a configuration, type:
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm restart
to restart X11 and bring you to the login screen.

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Alan Pope 🍺🐧🐱 🦄 (popey) said : 		#3

It is likely you don't have the "linux-restricted-modules" package installed. To install it you can logon and type the following:-

sudo apt-get install linux-restricted-modules-`uname -r`

Note the "backticks" around uname -r.

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Best williamts99 (williamts99) said : 		#4

A very informative text would be https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/Nvidia

Best Regards,
Williamts99

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senyorita (bdoojin) said : 		#5

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