I'm aware there's already been a question and answer regarding Nvidia drivers, but my case is a little different. My wireless adapter's driver is proprietary, and for a minimal install, I need a command to install it. A general command for any other restricted driver that I may come across in the future would also be extremely helpful.
You can run jockey-text, which is the command line equivalent of the "Additional Drivers" GUI tool.
jockey-text -h will show you the options available.
answered Feb 19 '11 at 1:09
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Do I need to install anything to use it? And is it necessary to have jockey* installed for restricted drivers?– OxwiviFeb 19 '11 at 19:49
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It's installed by default, and unless you plan to manually hunt down individual drivers then you need it installed to fetch the right ones. Feb 19 '11 at 23:04
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Thou art mistaken, for executing the above code asketh me to installeth
jockey-common.– OxwiviFeb 21 '11 at 18:01 -
what code? Did it ask you to install jockey-common after you ran jockey-text for the first time? Feb 21 '11 at 18:05
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Anyway, it'd be great if I could simply locate and download only the necessary driver package for my model since
jockeyseems to be an one-time use application.– OxwiviFeb 21 '11 at 18:10
jockey-text -l
shows what drivers are available
jockey-text -e <type:name>
enables a driver. Only last -e seems to be used. eg.
jockey-text -e kmod:wl
It goes quiet for a long time during which it fetches and installs the driver. You can use
jockey-text -l
again to check that your driver is now enabled.
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