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--- misc:nvidia [2018-11-02 12:14] – [Official Nvidia drivers] jens
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 === Installing the driver ===
   - Download the latest driver [[http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html|from Nvidia]], afterwards make it executable.
-  - Install your Kernel headers and some build tools. On Debian (Etch or later) run this: <code>apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r` build-essential</code>
+  - Install your Kernel headers and some build tools. On Debian (Etch or later) run this: <code>apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r` build-essential dkms</code>
   - Invoke the Nvidia Installer. I, personally, prefer a few options as well (see [[#Explanations_of_the_used_options|below]] for an explanation): <code>./NVIDIA-Linux-<version>.run -a -n -s --dkms</code>
   - Edit your X-configuration file (usually ''/etc/X11/[[xorg.conf]]''), I don't trust the script to do that accurately. See [[#X_configuration|below]] for the steps.