How to Install the proprietary NVIDIA driver

Prerequisites

• Download the proprietary NVIDIA driver and save it to a known location. Throughout this guide we assume you used your home directory.
• Blacklist nouveau driver
• Install the kernel sources

Installation

1. Close all your applications and save all date. Also log out if possible.
2. Now press Ctrl + Alt + F1 to go to the first terminal in text-mode and login as root.
3. Now terminate X by dropping to runlevel 3 (text-mode only).
   

   init 3

4. Now change to the folder where you saved the NVIDIA driver. Replace <youruser> with your user name.
   

   cd ~<youruser>

5. Now start the installer.
   

   sh NVIDIA-Linux-*.run

6. Follow the instructions of the installer. Select to update your xorg.conf. Otherwise you need to do so manually.
7. When finished return to X by going to runlevel 4.
   

   init 4

Installation of kernel sources

As root run the following:

slapt-get --update
slapt-get -i kernel-source

This first updates your local package cache and then installs the kernel-source package, which is quite big and thus can take a while. When your finished install the actual driver.

Blacklisting nouveau

Run the following as root:

slapt-get --update
slapt-get -i xf86-video-nouveau-blacklist

When finished you need to reboot your computer. Afterwards you need to continue with the installation of kernel sources or if you have already installed the kernel-source package, you can go directly to the installation of the driver.