Nvidia Linux Display Driver 340.65 released, Install/update on Linux Mint, Ubuntu, Fedora, OpenSuse, Debian, RHEL, Slackware and Arch Linux

Nvidia Linux Display Driver 340.65

Nvidia Linux Display Driver 340.65 (32 bit & 64 bit) released, Install/update on Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Fedora 21, Fedora 20, Fedora 19, Fedora 18, OpenSuse 13.2, openSUSE 13.1, openSUSE 12.3, Debian 8 "jessie" (upcoming), Debian 7 "wheezy", Debian 6 "squeeze", RHEL, Slackware, CentOS 6, CentOS 7 and Arch Linux
 
Nvidia Linux Display Driver is a proprietary OpenGL video driver that tries to bring support for the graphics cards produced by Nvidia on Linux-based operating systems. This version supports only the 32-bit architecture. For 64-bit support, see this link. Even if it provides a settings panel, the Nvidia Linux Display Driver is not an application. It is a hardware driver, which provides some instructions that tell an operating system how to use a piece of hardware.

What's New in This Release:

• Added support for X.Org xserver ABI 19 (xorg-server 1.17).
• Improved compatibility with recent Linux kernels.
• Fixed a bug that prevented internal 4K panels on some laptops from being driven at a sufficient bandwidth to support their native resolutions.
• Fixed a regression that prevented the NVIDIA kernel module from loading in some virtualized environments such as Amazon Web Services.
• Fixed a regression that caused displays to be detected incorrectly on some notebook systems.
• Fixed a bug that could cause X to freeze when using Base Mosaic.
• Fixed a regression that prevented the NVIDIA X driver from recognizing Base Mosaic layouts generated by the nvidia-settings control panel.

Supports a wide range of Nvidia GPUs

In our tests, we’ve discovered that the Nvidia Linux Display Driver supports much more Nvidia graphics cards than the open source Nouveau driver. It plays well with most of the ION, ION LE, Quadro Plex, Quadro Sync, GRID, NVS, nForce Professional 3000, Quadro FX, Quadro Blade, as well as all the GeForce series.

All in all, if you have a PC or laptop equipped with an Nvidia GPU, and you have issues with the default Nouveau open source driver, you may want to install the Nvidia Linux Display Driver. It’s also the number one choice for gaming users.

How To Install Nvidia Linux Display Driver 340.65 on Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/12.04, Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Linux Mint 13 Maya, Pinguy OS 14.04, Elementary OS 0.3 Freya, Elementary OS 0.2 Luna, Peppermint Five, Deepin 2014, LXLE 14.04, Linux Lite 2.0, Linux Lite 2.2 and other Ubuntu derivative systems via PPA:

Nvidia Linux Display Driver 340.65 Available PPA for Ubuntu Derivative system, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:

sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:xorg-edgers/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nvidia-340

How To Install Nvidia Linux Display Driver 340.65 on Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Fedora 21, Fedora 20, Fedora 19, Fedora 18, OpenSuse 13.2, openSUSE 13.1, openSUSE 12.3, Debian 8 "jessie" (upcoming), Debian 7 "wheezy", Debian 6 "squeeze", RHEL, Slackware, CentOS 6, CentOS 7 and Arch Linux from Single file installation :

For Linux System 32 bit, do :

sudo su
wget http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/340.65/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-340.65.run
chmod +x NVIDIA-Linux-x86-340.65.run
./NVIDIA-Linux-x86-340.65.run

For Linux System 64 bit, do :

sudo su

wget http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/340.65/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-340.65.run

chmod +x NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-340.65.run
./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-340.65.run

For Linux System 32 bit ARM, do :

sudo su
wget http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86-ARM/340.65/NVIDIA-Linux-armv7l-gnueabihf-340.65.run
chmod +x NVIDIA-Linux-armv7l-gnueabihf-340.65.run
./NVIDIA-Linux-armv7l-gnueabihf-340.65.run

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