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How do I install Nvidia drivers for Ubuntu 12.10? I have a GeForce GT 540m and have been trying to do this for the past 2 months with no luck. I tried the official repository, then I added the x swat ppa. I've installed Linux-headers-generic and Linux-source, and virtually every solution google has to offer. Throughout the course of this I must have done at least 25 fresh installs of Ubuntu; does anybody else(with a GT 540m) have this problem?

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possible duplicate of How well do laptops with Nvidia Optimus work?. You need bumblebee. Read thoroughly in the link. I have 540m too – Web-E Dec 3 '12 at 5:06
Thanks, I got it working now. – Stacks Dec 4 '12 at 4:06
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Hi Stacks, if you got it working you might consider answering your own question. – Private Feb 22 at 15:15

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Drivers are already available at geforce website for both 32 and 64bit installations. Have you tried to download from there?

You can find more details at

http://www.geforce.com/hardware/notebook-gpus/geforce-gt-540m

http://www.geforce.com/drivers

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