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<dt><span class="section"><a href=
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<p>This chapter provides instructions for installing the NVIDIA
driver. Note that after installation, but prior to using the
driver, you must complete the steps described in <a href=
"editxconfig.html" title=
"Chapter 6. Configuring X for the NVIDIA Driver">Chapter 6,
<i>Configuring X for the NVIDIA Driver</i></a>. Additional details
that may be helpful for the new Linux user are provided in <a href=
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<i>Tips for New Linux Users</i></a>.</p>
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<p>Before you begin the installation, exit the X server and
terminate all OpenGL applications (note that 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. See <a href="newusertips.html"
title=
"Appendix J. Tips for New Linux Users">Appendix J,
<i>Tips for New Linux Users</i></a> for details.</p>
<p>If you're installing on a system that is set up to use the
Nouveau driver, then you should first disable it before attempting
to install the NVIDIA driver. See <a href=
"commonproblems.html#nouveau" title=
"Interaction with the Nouveau Driver">Q & A 8.1,
“Interaction with the Nouveau Driver”</a> for
details.</p>
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<p>After you have downloaded the file <code class=
"filename">NVIDIA-Linux-x86-275.09.07.run</code>, change to
the directory containing the downloaded file, and as the
<code class="systemitem">root</code> user run the executable:</p>
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# cd yourdirectory
# sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-275.09.07.run
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<p>The <code class="filename">.run</code> file is a self-extracting
archive. When executed, it extracts the contents of the archive and
runs the contained <code class="filename">nvidia-installer</code>
utility, which provides an interactive interface to walk you
through the installation.</p>
<p><code class="filename">nvidia-installer</code> will also install
itself to <code class="filename">/usr/bin/nvidia-installer</code>,
which may be used at some later time to uninstall drivers,
auto-download updated drivers, etc. The use of this utility is
detailed later in this chapter.</p>
<p>You may also supply command line options to the <code class=
"filename">.run</code> file. Some of the more common options are
listed below.</p>
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<p class="title"><b>Common <code class="filename">.run</code>
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<dt><span class="term"><code class=
"option">--info</code></span></dt>
<dd>
<p>Print embedded info about the <code class="filename">.run</code>
file and exit.</p>
</dd>
<dt><span class="term"><code class=
"option">--check</code></span></dt>
<dd>
<p>Check integrity of the archive and exit.</p>
</dd>
<dt><span class="term"><code class=
"option">--extract-only</code></span></dt>
<dd>
<p>Extract the contents of <code class=
"filename">./NVIDIA-Linux-x86-275.09.07.run</code>, but do
not run <code class="filename">nvidia-installer</code>.</p>
</dd>
<dt><span class="term"><code class=
"option">--help</code></span></dt>
<dd>
<p>Print usage information for the common commandline options and
exit.</p>
</dd>
<dt><span class="term"><code class=
"option">--advanced-options</code></span></dt>
<dd>
<p>Print usage information for common command line options as well
as the advanced options, and then exit.</p>
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Kernel Interface</h2>
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<p>The NVIDIA kernel module has a kernel interface layer that must
be compiled specifically for each kernel. NVIDIA distributes the
source code to this kernel interface layer.</p>
<p>When the installer is run, it will check your system for the
required kernel sources and compile the kernel interface. You must
have the source code for your kernel installed for compilation to
work. On most systems, this means that you will need to locate and
install the correct kernel-source, kernel-headers, or kernel-devel
package; on some distributions, no additional packages are
required.</p>
<p>After the correct kernel interface has been compiled, the kernel
interface will be linked with the closed-source portion of the
NVIDIA kernel module. This requires that you have a linker
installed on your system. The linker, usually <code class=
"filename">/usr/bin/ld</code>, is part of the binutils package. You
must have a linker installed prior to installing the NVIDIA
driver.</p>
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<p>Without options, the <code class="filename">.run</code> file
executes the installer after unpacking it. The installer can be run
as a separate step in the process, or can be run at a later time to
get updates, etc. Some of the more important commandline options of
<code class="filename">nvidia-installer</code> are:</p>
<div class="variablelist">
<p class="title"><b><code class="filename">nvidia-installer</code>
options</b></p>
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<dt><span class="term"><code class=
"option">--uninstall</code></span></dt>
<dd>
<p>During installation, the installer will make backups of any
conflicting files and record the installation of new files. The
uninstall option undoes an install, restoring the system to its
pre-install state.</p>
</dd>
<dt><span class="term"><code class=
"option">--latest</code></span></dt>
<dd>
<p>Connect to NVIDIA's FTP site, and report the latest driver
version and the url to the latest driver file.</p>
</dd>
<dt><span class="term"><code class=
"option">--update</code></span></dt>
<dd>
<p>Connect to NVIDIA's FTP site, download the most recent driver
file, and install it.</p>
</dd>
<dt><span class="term"><code class=
"option">--ui=none</code></span></dt>
<dd>
<p>The installer uses an ncurses-based user interface if it is able
to locate the correct ncurses library. Otherwise, it will fall back
to a simple commandline user interface. This option disables the
use of the ncurses library.</p>
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