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Today I tried install Ubuntu again (I haven't succeeded in weeks!) and I need my NVidia drivers to my GeForce GTX 970.

I followed to simplest guide I could find:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:xorg-edgers/ppa

$ sudo apt-get update

$ sudo apt-get install nvidia-352 nvidia-settings

The problem comes with the later command, where the output looks something like this:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
nvidia-352 : Depends: dkms but it's not installable
             Depends: lib32gcc1 but it's not installable
             Depends: libc6-i386 but it's not installed (I have no idea why bc I'm running AMD)
             Recommends: nvidia-prine (>= 0.5) but it's not installable or
                         bumblebee but it's not installed
             Recommends: libcuda1-352 but it's not installed
             Recommends: nvidia-opencl-icd-352 but it's not installed
nvidia-settings : Depends: screen-resolution-extra (>= 0.12) but it's not installable
                  Depends: libjansson4  (>= 2.3) but it's not installable

E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

My sources.list looks like this:

deb security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu utopic-security main 
deb archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu vivid univrse

I've tried sudo apt-get install dkms (no installation candidates). I don't have any graphics drivers at all so I need to everything from (Ctrl + Alt + F1-F6)-terminal.

I'm starting to go mad because everyone I see installing Ubuntu just press enter and done, no worries about graphics.

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  • Something is wrong with your access to Ubuntu repositories. You probably need to change download mirror in System Settings -> Software & Updates.
    – Pilot6
    Aug 7, 2015 at 20:27
  • I can't access any GUI, I'm stuck in terminal.
    – OskyEdz
    Aug 7, 2015 at 20:28
  • Add it yo your question, not here please.
    – Pilot6
    Aug 7, 2015 at 20:31
  • Are there only 2 lines in your sources.list? Is there really both utopic an vivid?
    – Pilot6
    Aug 7, 2015 at 20:36
  • Correct, is it supposed to be more on a fresh install of Ubuntu 15.04?
    – OskyEdz
    Aug 7, 2015 at 20:37

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You need to create some normal sources.list. Run

sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list

and replace its contents with

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu vivid main multiverse universe restricted
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu vivid-security main multiverse universe restricted

Then run 

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --reinstall nvidia-352
sudo add-apt-repository -r ppa:xorg-edgers/ppa

and reboot. That should let you boot normally.

And after you boot to GUI, you can use this answer to re-create normal sources.list.

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  • Thanks mate! I just passed my internet time. So downloading will take all night. (5-7kB/s)
    – OskyEdz
    Aug 7, 2015 at 21:03

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