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In my recent question I didn't get the meaning of Nvidia proprietary driver. Can somebody help?

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  • This is a good question because you are using the NVIDIA binary driver version 340.102 (open source) and I am using the NVIDIA binary driver version 340.101 (proprietary, tested) from the default Ubuntu repositories and I would also like to know the answer to this question. – karel Mar 11 '17 at 13:32
  • did you see my screenshot – LaxrKool Mar 11 '17 at 13:37
  • and my http://askubuntu.com/questions/891946/csgo-running-slow-in-ubuntu-help post – LaxrKool Mar 11 '17 at 13:38
  • if yes what should i do – LaxrKool Mar 11 '17 at 13:38
  • I noticed something else that's different in your screenshot it says you are using an alternative driver and in my Additional Drivers tab it says I am using the recommended driver. I installed my driver from the terminal with the command: sudo apt install nvidia-340 How did you install your Nvidia driver? – karel Mar 11 '17 at 13:44
  • http://askubuntu.com/questions/301648/how-to-install-nvidia-driver-in-ubuntu – LaxrKool Mar 11 '17 at 13:46
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    SS – LaxrKool Mar 11 '17 at 13:49

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All nvidia-xxx are proprietary Nvidia drivers.

They are shown as "open source" because you added an unofficial PPA, probably graphics-drivers/ppa and the system can't detect what driver is there.

You can check the nvidia-375. It should support your GT 640.

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