Ubuntu Guide: How to install Beta Graphics Driver (NVIDIA)

The nVidia driver has been split into different branches; latest and new legacy. See http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/1.0-9755/README/appendix-a.html

to find out which driver you should be using. Latest=97xx / New Legacy=96xx

        sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

Add ONE of the following lines based on your architecture

        deb http://www.albertomilone.com/drivers/edgy/latest/32bit binary/
       deb http://www.albertomilone.com/drivers/edgy/latest/64bit binary/

        deb http://www.albertomilone.com/drivers/edgy/newlegacy/32bit binary/
       deb http://www.albertomilone.com/drivers/edgy/newlegacy/64bit binary/

Save the edited file

Add the GPG key

        wget http://albertomilone.com/drivers/tseliot.asc
       gpg --import tseliot.asc
       gpg --export --armor albertomilone@alice.it | sudo apt-key add -

Update and install

       sudo apt-get update
      sudo apt-get install nvidia-glx
      sudo apt-get upgrade

The upgrade should update your linux-restricted-modules & linux-restricted-modules-common packages.

       sudo nvidia-xconfig

Add a menu option for nVidia Settings

       sudo gedit /usr/share/applications/NVIDIA-Settings.desktop

Insert these lines in the new file and save

       [Desktop Entry]
      Name=NVIDIA Settings
      Comment=NVIDIA Settings
      Exec=nvidia-settings
      Icon=
      Terminal=false
      Type=Application
      Categories=Application;System;