This is a how-to article to install nvidia-352 in laptops running Nvidia optimus cards. Compatible operating systems are Ubuntu 14.04.x LTS and above. Tested on Ubuntu 14.04.2 running on NVIDIA Corporation GF117M [GeForce 610M/710M/820M / GT 620M/625M/630M/720M]. Read More >>:
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Bumblebee, by default, installs nvidia-304 graphics drivers. The current Nvidia graphics driver which supports optimus cards is nvidia-331. You can follow the following steps to get the latest Nvidia driver on your laptop. Read more here:
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Optimus cards running in Linux don’t enjoy the same level of support from Nvidia as its Windows counterpart. Using bumblebee gives people some control over the two graphics cards and power management but dynamic switching isn’t available yet. Anyone using optimus cards for gaming or some graphics intensive program will have to invoke the game
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If you have a broken display , rather a 640×480 display with no unity panels, you are one of the many who tried to install the new Nvidia beta driver which promised initial Optimus graphics card support for Linux. In reality, the Nvidia beta driver 319.17 does not support the current Xorg nor the current Ubuntu kernel
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With less than two weeks left for the final release of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, this video shows the performance of Ubuntu 12.04 after 16th April updates. The latest updates stabilizes the OS even more and adds Unity 5.10, which brings a nice little animation during installation (although, for me, the animation is a bit too
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Some users are terrified of the terminal and some simply do not want to type on the keyboard to launch an application. However, if your laptop has a hybrid graphics card and you want to make use of it by installing bumblebee, you would need to get your hands dirty! Firefox launcher with optirun mode
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Seems like we are watching the “Transformers” movie (starring Shia LeBeouf and Megan Fox)! Bumblebee has come to the rescue of the great Optimus Prime! logo courtesy: Nvidia Although Transformers was a work of fiction, something similar has come true in real life. Nvidia’s Optimus technology is finally getting support on Linux via the bumblebee project! Optimus?
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