How to Install Nvidia Driver in Debian + XFCE fix

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2017Dec 4

How to install proprietary Nvidia graphics card driver to improve the quality of your video and 3d games. How to Install Nvidia Driver and Steam on Debian 9 Stretch (For Gamers): • How to Install Nvidia Driver and Stea... How to Fix Nvidia Horizontal Lines Screen Tearing Bug: • How to Fix Nvidia Graphics Horizontal... ---------------------------------------------- Before installing Nvidia drivers make sure you have the latest Debian version by running: sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get dist-upgrade then reboot your computer lspci -nn | egrep -i "3d|display|vga" http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86... sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list (main contrib non-free) sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r|sed 's,[^-]*-[^-]*-,,') sudo apt-get install nvidia-settings nvidia-driver nvidia-opencl-common or (for hybrid graphics chipset): sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386 && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install bumblebee-nvidia primus primus-libs:i386 Please support my work on / neoncipher Tip for users with Optimus (hybrid) graphics chipsets with bumblebee-nvidia driver installed: 1. To run a game with Nvidia support, type in the terminal: optirun (program-name) 2. You can't install Nvidia Tweaking tool with graphical interface (Nvidia X server settings). Doing so can corrupt your system! If you've generated /etc/X11/xorg.conf using nvidia-xconfig, remove that file. It's not compatible with Optimus laptops: sudo rm /etc/X11/xorg.conf 3. To fix screen tearing in Bumblebee, you need to follow my tutorial for INTEL cards: • How to Fix Intel Graphics Horizontal ... 4. All Nvidia tweaks should be done through modifying /etc/bumblebee/xorg.conf.nvidia configuration file