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I am trying to install Xubuntu14.04 on my MSI GE72QC with NVIDIA GTX960M. After including nomodeset in the GRUB I install Xubuntu. I clik on download updates with the installation. Reboot does not work so I modify again the grub with nomodeset. Then I follow Ubuntu 14.04: nvidia drivers for GeForce GTX 960M that is I do sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install nvidia-352 nvidia-prime sudo add-apt-repository -r ppa:bumblebee/stable

I would like then to see if the nividia graphic works. The suggestion I received in the installation is type glxspheres. I type glxspheres and I get : unknown command.

I guess this means that bumblebee is not installed. But since I loaded prime do I need to install bumblebee? If not how can I check that the nvidiadiver works? I thank you in advance for your help.

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No you do not have to install bumblebee - nvidia-prime is the replacement to switch the GPUs.

Use the NVIDIA X Server Settings application (Prime Profiles) to switch between the two GPUs.

In case this does not work, uninstall every NVIDIA related software ... so - boot your computer ...

When the GRUB boot menu appears : Highlight the Ubuntu menu entry and press the E key.
Add the nouveau.modeset=0 parameter to the end of the linux line ... Then press F10 to boot.

When the login screen appears press Ctrl+Alt+F1.

Update : Enter your user name and password - then execute :

sudo apt-get install ppa-purge
sudo apt-get purge nvidia* bumblebee  
sudo ppa-purge ppa:bumblebee/stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo reboot

Now install the latest available official stable NVIDIA drivers 358.16 from the short-lived branch.

When the GRUB boot menu appears : Highlight the Ubuntu menu entry and press the E key.
Add the nouveau.modeset=0 parameter to the end of the linux line ... Then press F10 to boot.

When the login screen appears press Ctrl+Alt+F1.

Update : Enter your user name and password - then execute : 

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nvidia-358 nvidia-prime
sudo reboot
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