/etc/apt/sources.list
. Therefore, first change the content of your /etc/apt/sources.list
file to include contrib
and non-free
packages eg.: deb http://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/ jessie main contrib non-free deb-src http://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/ jessie main contrib non-freeNext, update your repositories:
# apt-get updateAt this point the
nvidia-driver
package becomes available for the installation: # apt-get install nvidia-driver nvidia-current: Running module version sanity check. - Original module - No original module exists within this kernel - Installation - Installing to /lib/modules/3.16.0-4-amd64/updates/dkms/ nvidia-uvm.ko: Running module version sanity check. - Original module - No original module exists within this kernel - Installation - Installing to /lib/modules/3.16.0-4-amd64/updates/dkms/ depmod.... DKMS: install completed. Setting up nvidia-settings (340.46-2) ... Setting up libegl1-nvidia:amd64 (340.65-2) ... Setting up xserver-xorg-video-nvidia (340.65-2) ... Setting up nvidia-driver (340.65-2) ... Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.19-13) ... Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.116) ...
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Conflicting nouveau kernel module loaded The free nouveau kernel module is currently loaded and conflicts with the non-free nvidia kernel module. The easiest way to fix this is to reboot the machine once the installation has finished.Wait for the installation to finish and once done generate a new
/etc/X11/xorg.conf
xorg configuration file with nvidia-xconfig
command. First, install nvidia-xconfig
package: # apt-get install nvidia-xconfigAfter the installation is finished execute
nvidia-xconfig
command to generate new /etc/X11/xorg.conf
config file: # nvidia-xconfig New X configuration file written to '/etc/X11/xorg.confIf the above command shows message about the lack of a previous
/etc/X11/xorg.conf
config file simply disregard it and reboot your system to load a newly installed nvidia driver. After the reboot, login to your desktop and start the official nvidia-settings
configuration tool either from command line: $ nvidia-settingsor by starting it using a relevant menu under the start button to access more nvidia graphic card configuration settings.
