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    [SOLVED] How do I install nvidia drivers and enable desktop effects?

    Hi all,

    I'm very new to linux and ubuntu. I successfully installed kubuntu 10.04 onto my desktop. I have been following the lucid lynx guide at http://kubuntuguide.org/ and I have installed the ubuntu 10.04 i386 live cd version.

    However, after the install when I selected 'restart' I got a window with a progress bar saying 'searching for drivers' and then another window saying 'abort current sessions?' and there were many entries like 'tty session 0' etc etc.

    Moreover after the reboot I did not get a prompt asking me if I wanted to use the proprietary nvidia drivers as mentioned in http://kubuntuguide.org/Lucid

    Also enabling desktop effects doesn't work as mentioned in http://kubuntuguide.org/Lucid#Kwin

    Can someone guide me how to get the 3d drivers working?
    D'oh!
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    Re: How do I install nvidia drivers and enable desktop effects?

    since you don't get the prompt be sure the machine is online then look in your "k-menu" for jockey that is the installer for "restricted" drivers.
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      Re: How do I install nvidia drivers and enable desktop effects?

      This may help: http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3107406.0
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        Re: How do I install nvidia drivers and enable desktop effects?

        @dibl:

        This is the message I got when I tried 'jockey' and tried to install the recommended driver..
        SystemError: Failed to lock /var/cache/apt/archives/lock

        EDIT: I get the same error message for all the options in the window. Unfortunately I'm not much of a computer guy so I cant understand most of the stuff in the link that dibl provided (although I'm reading up on it )

        EDIT II: I probably shouldn't be saying this on Ubuntu forums but I found it pretty easy to install the Nvidia drivers on F****a 12 by following the guide on mjmwired.net.. Its been 2 days since I installed Kubuntu and its been a pretty frustrating experience. I'm surprised since many have told me that Ubuntu was way easier to use and setup than rival distros. Sorry for the negative talk guys
        D'oh!
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          Re: How do I install nvidia drivers and enable desktop effects?

          Originally posted by adityak28


          This is the message I got when I tried 'jockey' and tried to install the recommended driver..
          SystemError: Failed to lock /var/cache/apt/archives/lock
          That message indicates that you have synaptic or adept or kpackagekit or something running with access to the repositories. Try a reboot, and then don't do anything except run the KMenu>System>Hardware Drivers thing (aka jockey-kde).
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            Re: How do I install nvidia drivers and enable desktop effects?

            Yeah I tried that and it worked Thanks for the help guys.. I still dont understand why it didn't work previous many times.. Anyway this prob is solved
            D'oh!
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