Help me install Nvidia drivers for Ubuntu.

[slash_89]

hey just a doubt,
i dwnloaded a package to install flash player, the file has a .run extension,
how do i install it?

and i dwnloaded gnome partition edito but it doesnt show up in system tools,
wat do i do?

 

[eddie]

Install Flash Player from Add/Remove programs rather than through any randomly downloaded files.

 

[kalpik]

Or, you can just goto a page that requires flash, and firefox will automatically prompt you to install flash plugin. And gparted can be found under System->Administration.

 

[amitava82]

.run files can be run using this command in terminal (considering the file is in your home folder),. If you needed to be root then prefix "sudo"

sh finename.run

simplest way is using Synaptic

 

[TheTerribleTwist]

As much as I like using Linux, these kinds of problems are exactly why Windows is so popular.

 

[QwertyManiac]

As much as I like using Linux, these kinds of problems are exactly why Windows is so popular.

Ahem, what problem? These kind of reasons are what drove me off Windows. You just can't figure what's wrong with them. Let us know your problem?

 

[mehulved]

As much as I like using Linux, these kinds of problems are exactly why Windows is so popular.

Please forward this to nvidia and ati people. That's the only thing that could solve the problem.
The day they release their drivers under gpl compatible license instead of those binary blobs, you won't have anything more to complain on this.