How to check if Nvidia Optimus drivers are install

Question

I am running Ubuntu 13.10 and I have an Nvidia Geforce 640m Card.

I installed the bumblebee PPA follow the instructions from the original website. I rebooted but how do I check if the drivers were installed?

I run glxgears and optirun with it and both of them yielded the same results.

I tried installing the Bumblebee GUI but it's not showing up after I boot.

Also, are there supposed to be any changes in the "Graphics" section in the "About this Computer"?

It's currently only showing Driver :Intel® Ivybridge Mobile Experience: Standard.

Would really appreciate any help.

Thanks!

Avinash Raj · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-09 14:50:30Z

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Try this command,

sudo dpkg --get-selections | grep nvidia

If the output of the above code shows nvidia xxx then it was confirmed that you had installed nvidia drivers.

answered Jan 9, 2014 at 14:50

Avinash Raj

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Thank you. It shows that bumblebee nvidia as well as nvidia 304 are installed! Just wondering though, do all these drivers run automatically, or do I have to run a certain code every time I want to run it? Like the optirun command?
– user233699
Jan 9, 2014 at 19:33

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