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How to Install Nvidia Driver 331.38 in Ubuntu 14.04, 13.10, 12.04

Last updated: January 13, 2014

Nvidia 331.38 ubuntu

Nvidia Driver for Linux 331.38 has been released on January 13 with OpenGL promotion, bug fixes and other improvements. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 12.04 and Linux Mint.

Before getting started, let’s take a look at what’s new in Nvidia 331.38:

  • Fixed a bug that caused the X server to crash if video memory is exhausted and the GPU does not support rendering to system memory.
  • Updated nvidia-installer to make the –multiple-kernel-modules option imply the –no-unified-memory option: Unified memory is incompatible with multiple kernel modules.
  • Updated the behavior of the nvidia-settings PowerMizer Preferred Mode drop-down menu, to make the setting apply consistently across all GPUs in an SLI group.
  • Improved the robustness of the NVIDIA X driver in scenarios where GPU-accessible memory for allocating pixmaps was exhausted.
  • Added NV-CONTROL attributes to control the brightness of the illuminated logos on certain graphics boards.For example, to turn off the illumination of the “GEFORCE GTX” lettering on the GeForce GTX 780, use
    nvidia-settings –assign GPULogoBrightness=0
  • Fixed a bug that prevented screen transformations from being applied properly when starting X.
  • GLX protocol for the following OpenGL extensions from OpenGL 2.1 and OpenGL 3.0 have been promoted from unofficial to ARB approved official status:
  • GL_ARB_pixel_buffer_object
  • GL_NV_conditional_render
  • GL_ARB_map_buffer_range
  • GL_EXT_texture_integer
  • GL_ARB_vertex_array_object
  • GL_ARB_pixel_buffer_object was the last piece of protocol needed to have official support for indirect rendering with all OpenGL 2.1 commands.
  • GLX Protocol for the miscellaneous OpenGL 3.0 commands not associated with specific extensions has also been promoted from unofficial to ARB approved status.
  • Deprecated display mask related configuration of display devices via NV-CONTROL and nvidia-settings.Display target specifications should be used instead – A display target is one of the display’s valid names, with an optional GPU or X screen qualifier.
  • Deprecated the following NV-CONTROL attributes:
  • NV_CTRL_CONNECTED_DISPLAYS
  • NV_CTRL_ENABLED_DISPLAYS
  • NV_CTRL_ASSOCIATED_DISPLAYS
  • NV_CTRL_NOTEBOOK_INTERNAL_LCD
  • NV_CTRL_FRAMELOCK_MASTER
  • NV_CTRL_FRAMELOCK_SLAVES
  • NV_CTRL_FRAMELOCK_MASTERABLE
  • NV_CTRL_FRAMELOCK_SLAVEABLE
  • Also, although NV_CTRL_PROBE_DISPLAYS is still operational, the return value has been deprecated and should not be used.
  • Added deprecation warning messages in nvidia-settings when deprecated attributes are used.This also includes display mask usage.

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    Download & Install Nvidia Driver 331.38

    The official installer is available for downloading at this page.

    If you’re not sure your system type, press Ctrl+Alt+T to open terminal and run:

    uname -m

    You can also run below command to download the Nvidia installer:

    For 32 bit (x86):

    cd && wget us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/331.38/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-331.38.run

    For 64 bit (x86_64):

    cd && wget us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/331.38/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-331.38.run

    Now start the installer via below steps:

    0. Remove previous proprietary driver if any:

    sudo apt-get purge nvidia-current

    1. Press Ctrl+Alt+F1 to switch to command console. Login with your username and password.

    2. Stop the graphic session by:

    sudo service lightdm stop

    You may change the lightdm to gdm or mdm if you’re using Ubuntu Gnome or Linux Mint.

    3. Make the installer executable:

    chmod +x NVIDIA-Linux-*-331.38.run

    4. Finally start the installer and follow the on screen prompts:

    sudo sh NVIDIA-Linux-*-331.38.run

    You may keep the installer file so that you can remove this driver via below command if for some reason this driver does not work properly:

    sudo sh NVIDIA-Linux-*-331.38.run --uninstall

    You may also add blacklist nouveau to a file in /etc/modprobe.d/ if you get blank screen after installed the new driver.

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    How to Install Turpial 3 via PPA in Ubuntu 13.10 & Linux Mint 16

    Last updated: January 13, 2014

    Turpial Twitter client 3.0 now is available in PPA for Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy and Linux Mint 16 Petra.

    Turpial 3.0 was released on December 19, 2013, two years after the last stable release. Main features in this release include:

    • New backend on top of libturpial
    • Rewrite of the whole interface using Qt
    • Multiple accounts and multiple columns
    • Pre-visualization of images and user avatars
    • Messages queue
    • Added support for Mac OS (and Windows theoretically)
    • Broadcasting messages
    • Autologin
    • Cleaned and improved overall UI
    • Improved user interaction
    • Links, mentions and hashtags are clickable
    • Enhanced Twitter search
    • More services to short URLs and upload pictures
    • Improved conversation interface
    • Welcome screen
    • Restored window geometry at startup
    • Available in 11 languages: Catalan, German, Esperanto, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Russian (Russia) and Turkish

    The Turpial website has announced a few hours ago that the Turpial’s PPA is back and so far it supports Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy.

    To add the PPA, press Ctrl+Alt+T to open terminal and run:

    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:effie-jayx/turpial

    Then update and install the client:

    sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install turpial

    via: turpial.org.ve

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    How to Install Rekonq 2.4.2 in Ubuntu 14.04, 13.10, 13.04, 12.04

    Last updated: January 13, 2014

    Rekonq is a web browser for KDE based on WebKit. Rekonq 2.4.2 has been released recently and here’s how to install it in Ubuntu, Linux Mint and their derivatives while the Kubuntu Backports PPA still has version 2.3.2.

    Recently changes in rekonq:

    rekonq 2.4.2

    • clear urlbar action added
    • global zoom settings added
    • faster suggestions in the urlbar
    • work around favicons
    • default tab width changed
    • doc update
    • bugfixes

    rekonq 2.4.0:

    • added a simple ssh sync handler
    • adblock improvements
    • work on startup settings: load important things before, UI and then last things in the background

    Install Rekonq:

    Press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run below command to add the PPA for Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 12.04:

    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/apps

    Ubuntu 12.04 and Ubuntu 12.10 users also need the KUbuntu Backports PPA:

    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa/backports

    Finally update and install the browser:

    sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install rekonq

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    Install G’MIC Plugin For GIMP in Ubuntu Linux via PPA

    Last updated: January 11, 2014

    The G’MIC plug-in for GIMP proposes a set of various filters to apply on your images, including artistic effects, image denoising and enhancement algorithms, 3D renderers, etc. It is a quite large plug-in, integrating a lot of different effects.

    This plug-in is able to :

    • Propose an image preview window for each available filter.
    • Manage multi-layers inputs and outputs. G’MIC defines filters to compose layers or create animations from static images.
    • Update his list of filter definitions from the Internet, so it is able to improve itself over time.
    • Allow any user to add its own custom filters in it, written in the G’MIC language interpreted by the internal image processing engine.

    Install G’MIC Plugin in Ubuntu:

    Thanks to Otto Meier, the GIMP PPA maintainer has built this plugin and standalone app into PPA, available for Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 12.04, Linux Mint and their derivatives.

    To get started installing it, press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run command to add the PPA:

    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimp

    After that, checking for updates via:

    sudo apt-get update

    Install the plugin for Gimp:

    sudo apt-get install gimp-gmic

    Once done, you can access the plugin from gimp menu Filters -> G’MIC….

    You can also install the standalone (command line) app via:

    sudo apt-get install gmic

    Get help from its man page.

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    How to Install Hugin 2014.0 Beta via PPA in Ubuntu Linux

    Last updated: January 10, 2014

    Hugin is an easy to use panoramic imaging toolchain based on Panorama Tools. With Hugin you can assemble a mosaic of photographs into a complete immersive panorama, stitch any series of overlapping pictures and much more.

    The first beta of Hugin 2014 has been released. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 12.04, Linux Mint and their derivatives.

    What’s New in Hugin 2014.0:

    • inherit many of the libpano improvements (of version 2.9.19)
    • the translation plane variables Tpy and Tpp have been added to the GUI (better support for translation parameters, e.g. for nadir images. A pano with translation parameters can now be rotated)
    • improvement of the GPU remapping code (bug fixes in the glue code, added some missing GPU transformations. Now fisheye lenses are supported by GPU code as well)
    • better support for line control point in Control points tab (it still requires that the same image is displayed left and right for full features, but also better support for line control points above several images)
    • obsolete programs matchpoint, nona_gui and PTBatcher have been removed
    • outdated translations have been removed from the default install
    • initialize the colour balance values during loading with EXIF values (this information is only stored and decoded by some cameras (mainly models by Panasonic, Pentax, Olympus, Nikon))
    • improved the assistant
    • allow customization of exiftool command used to copy metadata to output images

    New tools added:

    • pto_mask: manipulate mask in project file
    • pto_template: apply template to project file
    • pto_move: move or copy project files with all associated images

    Install Hugin:

    The current stable version is available in Ubuntu universe repository, just search for and install it in Ubuntu Software Center.

    If you’d like to try the Hugin 2014.0 beta, press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal. When it opens run below commands one by one:

    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:hugin/next

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install hugin

    Hugin Homepage

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    How to Install MKVToolNix 6.7 (mkvmerge GUI) in Ubuntu Linux

    Last updated: January 10, 2014

    mkvmerge GUI has been updated to version 6.7 recently with enhancements and various bug fixes. This simple tutorial shows you how to install or upgrade it in Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 12.04 from its official repository.

    Changes in mkvmerge GUI:

    • fixed faulty timing informations for H264/AVC
    • fixed mapping of MKV elements
    • support for muxing OPUS/WEBM
    • reading of DTS audio tracks for MP4 video files
    • improved AAC, AC3 and MP3 header decoding
    • enhanced reading of uncompressed PCM audio tracks from QUICKTIME and MP4
    • See the release note for details.

    How to Install mkvmerge:

    Press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run commands below one by one to install the tool:

    sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://www.bunkus.org/ubuntu/saucy/ ./"

wget -O - http://www.bunkus.org/gpg-pub-moritzbunkus.txt | sudo apt-key add -

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install mkvtoolnix mkvtoolnix-gui

    You may replace saucy for Ubuntu 13.10 with raring for Ubuntu 13.04, quantal for Ubuntu 12.10, or precise for Ubuntu 12.04.

    For those who hate Linux commands:

    1. go to this page

    2. select your Ubuntu editon -> binary

    3. Choose your system type amd64 (64-bit) or i386 (32-bit). Check it out in System Settings -> Details.

    4 Download and install the latest .deb package.

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    RawTherapee 4.0.12 Released with New Tools & Speed Improvements

    Last updated: September 11, 2019

    RawTherapee, a cross-platform raw image processing program now is at version 4.0.12. The new release brings many new tools, a whole bunch of speed improvements and bug fixes.

    RawTherapee 4.0.12 should be considered a release candidate for version 4.1. That will be the first officially stable version which will be released later this month if no major issues are found with 4.0.12.

    What’s New in RawTherapee 4.0.12:

    • Graduated Filter
    • Post-crop Vignette Filter
    • Powerful Black-and-White tool
    • New curves:
      • Luminance according to hue (LH)
      • Chromaticity according to hue (CH)
      • Hue according to hue (HH)
      • Chromaticity according to luminance (CL)
    • Contrast by Detail Levels tool (wavelet decompose) now has 5 levels
    • Auto Levels improved
    • Image dimensions added to (i) info
    • White Balance slider non-linear for easier control of low and high values
    • Noise Reduction tool allows targetting of specific colors (e.g. remove yellow blotches)
    • Pre-demosaic automatic removal of chromatic aberration improved
    • New output queue template variables %s(0-9)
    • New File Browser shortcuts, revision of existing shortcuts (refer to RawPedia)
    • New Custom Profile Builder parameters
    • Bundled and user profiles in separate submenus
    • camconst.json for immediate addition or correction of raw file format support
      • White and black levels
      • Color matrix
      • Crop coordinates
    • dcraw 9.19
    • The main histogram now shows color levels using the Output Profile
    • Enhanced lens info and filter possibilities for manual Nikon lenses
    • Added support for
      • Kodak DCS 760 and 760s
      • Various medium-format backs
    • New DCP profiles for
      • Canon PowerShot S110
      • Fujifilm FinePix S9500
      • Pentax K-5
      • Pentax K-5 II
      • Pentax K-r
    • Support for Capture One ICC profiles
    • All Bundled Processing Profiles (PP3) revised

    There’s also a notable change that Ctrl+q is used to (q)uit RawTherapee and Ctrl+b is used to send the currently open image in the Editor tab to the (b)atch Queue since this release.

    Install / Upgrade RawTherapee in Ubuntu:

    Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 12.04 and Linux Mint users can install / upgrade RawTherapee via PPA.

    To get started, press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run below commands one by one:

    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:dhor/myway

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install rawtherapee

    via:rawtherapee.com

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    HPLIP 3.14.1 Released with Security Fixes, Install it in Ubuntu

    Last updated: January 10, 2014

    HPLIP, an HP-developed solution for printing, scanning, and faxing with HP inkjet and laser based printers in Linux now is at version 3.14.1. This release mainly fixed two security fixes and added digital signature validation in upgrade feature.

    As you may know, HPLIP is free, open source software distributed under the MIT, BSD, and GPL license. provides printing support for 2,295 printer models, including Deskjet, Officejet, Photosmart, PSC (Print Scan Copy), Business Inkjet, LaserJet, Edgeline MFP, and LaserJet MFP. (Note: Not all models are currently supported. See Supported Printers for more information.)

    HPLIP 3.14.1 fixed below issues:

    • CVE-2013-6427: hplip: insecure auto update feature
    • CVE-2013-6402: hplip: insecure temporary file handling in pkit.py

    Download & Install HPLIP:

    1. Download the .run file from sourceforge page.

    2. Right-click on the file and go to its Properties window, under Permissions tab check the box “Allow executing file as program”

    3. Press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal. When it opens run below command to start the installer:

    ./Downloads/hplip-3.14.1.run

    Answer the questions and you’ll finally get the latest version of HPLIP installed on your system.

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    Kernel 3.10.26 LTS Released, How to Install it in Ubuntu Linux

    Last updated: January 10, 2014

    The Long Term Support Linux Kernel 3.10 series now is at the 26th update. Greg Kroah-Hartman announced this release on January 9 and urged users of this Kernel series to upgrade as soon as possible.

    The Kernel 3.10.26 brings various improvements to ARM, PowerPC and x86 architectures, several improvements to the EXT4, GFS2, Ceph and JBD filesystems, and updated drivers, including USB, wireless, i915, Radeon. See the Changelog

    Install / Upgrade Kernel 3.10.26:

    The Ubuntu Kernel Team has made the Deb packages which are available in this page. If you’re comfortable with command line, follow the below steps to download & install them.

    1. Press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal and run commands below one by one to download Kernel Debs:

    For 32 bit system:

    cd /tmp/ && wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.26-saucy/linux-headers-3.10.26-031026-generic_3.10.26-031026.201401091635_i386.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.26-saucy/linux-headers-3.10.26-031026_3.10.26-031026.201401091635_all.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.26-saucy/linux-image-3.10.26-031026-generic_3.10.26-031026.201401091635_i386.deb

    For 64 bit system:

    cd /tmp/ && wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.26-saucy/linux-headers-3.10.26-031026-generic_3.10.26-031026.201401091635_amd64.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.26-saucy/linux-headers-3.10.26-031026_3.10.26-031026.201401091635_all.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.26-saucy/linux-image-3.10.26-031026-generic_3.10.26-031026.201401091635_amd64.deb

    2. Install the Kernel:

    cd /tmp/ && sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-3.10.26-*.deb linux-image-3.10.26-*.deb

    Restart your computer and done.

    If you’re using a proprietary video driver, you may need to re-build or re-install to get it work with the new kernel.

    If for some reason this kernel release doesn’t work properly for you, reboot into previous kernel (Grub -> Advanced -> select previous kernel) and run commands to remove Linux Kernel 3.10.26:

    sudo apt-get remove linux-headers-3.10.26-* linux-image-3.10.26-*
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    Install / Upgrade to Kernel 3.12.7 in Ubuntu Linux Mint

    Last updated: January 10, 2014

    The latest Linux Kernel 3.12.7 has been announced a few hours ago. According the to changlog, Kernel 3.12.7 brings various improvements to ARM, PowerPC and x86 architectures, several improvements to the EXT4, GFS2, Ceph, JBD and CIFS filesystems, some sound and core enhancements, as well as numerous updated drivers, including USB, wireless, i915, Radeon, and more. See the changelog

    This simple tutorial is going to show you how to install or upgrade to this kernel release in Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 12.04, Linux Mint and their derivatives.

    Install / Upgrade Kernel 3.12.7:

    Ubuntu Kernel Team has made the DEB packages available in this page. If you’re comfortable with command line, follow below steps to download & install them.

    1. Download the Kernel Debs:

    For 32 bit system, open terminal by Ctrl+Alt+T and run below commands:

    cd /tmp/ && wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.12.7-trusty/linux-headers-3.12.7-031207-generic_3.12.7-031207.201401091657_i386.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.12.7-trusty/linux-headers-3.12.7-031207_3.12.7-031207.201401091657_all.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.12.7-trusty/linux-image-3.12.7-031207-generic_3.12.7-031207.201401091657_i386.deb

    For 64 bit system:

    cd /tmp/ && wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.12.7-trusty/linux-headers-3.12.7-031207-generic_3.12.7-031207.201401091657_amd64.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.12.7-trusty/linux-headers-3.12.7-031207_3.12.7-031207.201401091657_all.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.12.7-trusty/linux-image-3.12.7-031207-generic_3.12.7-031207.201401091657_amd64.deb

    2. Install the DEBs:

    cd /tmp/ && sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-3.12.7-*.deb linux-image-3.12.7-*.deb

    Restart your computer and done.

    If you’re using a proprietary video driver, you may need to re-build or re-install to get it work with the new kernel.

    If for some reason this kernel release doesn’t work properly for you, reboot into previous kernel (Grub -> Advanced -> select previous kernel) and run commands to remove Linux Kernel 3.12.7:

    sudo apt-get remove linux-headers-3.12.7-* linux-image-3.12.7-*
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