I was trying to install the latest driver for my graphic card which is a nVidia GT525M
I opened Software & Updates and I found many options :
-
Using NVIDIA binary driver – version 331.38 from nvidia-331
(proprietary, tested) -
Using NVIDIA legacy binary driver – version 304.117 from
nvidia-304-updates (proprietary) -
Using NVIDIA legacy binary driver – version 304.117 from nvidia-304
(proprietary) -
Using NVIDIA legacy binary driver – version 331.38 from
nvidia-311-updates (proprietary) -
Using X.OrgX server – Nouveau displary driver from
xserver-xorg-video-nouveau (open source)
Which one is the correct (read latest) one to download for my system
Also, what is the difference between all of these drivers?
Best Answer
To install just check one of them, you will see a bar in the lower right conner, when it's done the driver is installed.
As MrVavkadii said, the highers numbers are newer, in your case, 331.38.
You have all these option cuz sometimes they don't work so you have mirrors to download them from.
Binary driver is the normal one. Legacy binary driver is the ones that nVidia don't have avaible in the site to download anymore. Xorg driver is the one made to be compatible to your OS, while it is opensource and made by users.
Proprietary are the ones made by nVidia Proprietary (tested) is the one that will most of the times work at your system, so is the first choice you should make. Open source means you can see and edit the driver.
Still newbie, but I had the same question some days ago and searched for info... If someone see that I'm saying **** please say.