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nvidia-graphics-drivers-updates package

  1. Bug #1068341
  2. Comment #2

Comment 2 for bug 1068341

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Diego Germán Gonzalez (diegogermangonzalez) wrote : Re: nvidia-current-updates missed linux-headers-generic deps

this problem is solved this way

Switch to a terminal (Ctrl-Alt-F1).

    Login as your username.

    Install linux source (sudo apt-get install linux-source) and headers (sudo apt-get install linux-headers-3.5.0-17-generic).

    Uninstall nvidia driver - this depends on which version you installed (sudo apt-get remove nvidia-current or sudo apt-get remove nvidia-current-updates or sudo apt-get remove nvidia-experimental-304).

    Reinstall nvidia driver (sudo apt-get install nvidia-current-updates).

    If it successfully installs, restart the computer (sudo shutdown -r now).
Source
http://askubuntu.com/questions/202574/ubuntu-12-10-desktop-does-not-show-when-i-installed-nvidia-drivers