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New Nvidia Graphics card drivers

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Hi I am writing this as I have an issue with my Nvidia drivers. I have a Nvidia 750Ti running on a Xubuntu 14.04 LTS.

I have had problems with my nvidia drivers before and solved them using this answer: Unable toboot with Nvidia GTX 750 ti, even with latest beta drivers

After installing the drivers the graphics card have been working perfectly, until the kernel upgraded. After that I would again have driver problems and then would install the newest drivers again.

So here are my questions:

Do I have to install the drivers from the Nvidia website manually every time there is a kernel upgrade?

I saw that there are experimental drivers for the new graphics cards: https://launchpad.net/~xorg-edgers/+archive/ppa. I have heard that they experimental and could potentially damage your system, but they do have the newest Nvidia 337.25 drivers. Are these safe to use and do they update automatically (sudo apt-get upgrade or GUI method)?

Which of the two options would be better?

Thank you for your help

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answered 2 Years ago splenueak · Accepted Answer

Answering to your question:

Yes, you do have to re-install nvidia driver every time kernel upgrades.

Experimental drivers is why they call experimental they can work flawlessly and they can go off anytime, use it at your own risk.

And for the last I recommend to use Proprietary driver from Ubuntu repos or the closed driver from Nvidia official source, which is considered to be the best solution for your video card, it includes all the latest features and support as it's being developed by your graphic card native vendor.

In addition read this manual written by me.