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In Ubuntu, you don't necessarily DOWNLOAD drivers, in fact, you should avoid it when possible. Ubuntu has what's called a Repository of programs, and you use Synaptic Package Manager to install them.
If I remember correctly, the 'nvidia-glx' package is the drivers you'll need for any nVidia card (been a while since I used my old geforce4, now I have a radeon).
You can install it in one of two ways:
1) You can open a terminal (applications-> accessories-> terminal) and type the following:
sudo apt-get install nvidia-glx
It will install the drivers for you.
2) You can use Synaptic: Open System --> Admin --> Synaptic Package Manager, then click Search and type nvidia-glx. It will display a list of packages, select nvidia-glx, and install it (you must click Apply to install after you select the packages).
If these don't work, you have to enable repositories, open Synaptic Package Manager, click Settings --> Repositories, and select all of the repositories, then apply. You'll then have to RELOAD, then you can try the above steps again.
For the ATi drivers, the package you need to install is "xorg-driver-fglrx" (I think it is anyways), you can use synaptic or:
sudo apt-get install xorg-driver-fglrx
If I remember correctly, the 'nvidia-glx' package is the drivers you'll need for any nVidia card (been a while since I used my old geforce4, now I have a radeon).
You can install it in one of two ways:
1) You can open a terminal (applications-> accessories-> terminal) and type the following:
sudo apt-get install nvidia-glx
It will install the drivers for you.
2) You can use Synaptic: Open System --> Admin --> Synaptic Package Manager, then click Search and type nvidia-glx. It will display a list of packages, select nvidia-glx, and install it (you must click Apply to install after you select the packages).
If these don't work, you have to enable repositories, open Synaptic Package Manager, click Settings --> Repositories, and select all of the repositories, then apply. You'll then have to RELOAD, then you can try the above steps again.
For the ATi drivers, the package you need to install is "xorg-driver-fglrx" (I think it is anyways), you can use synaptic or:
sudo apt-get install xorg-driver-fglrx