Install Nvidia-Prime in Ubuntu 13.10 or 14.04
Follow the instructions below only if you know what you’re doing and how to revert the changes in case LightDM fails to start, etc.!
Update: the instructions below should work under Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr too.
Note: the
nvidia-prime package only supports the proprietary Nvidia drivers and won’t work with Nouveau!
If you’re using Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander or 14.04 Trusty Tahr and want to test the Optimus support in the Nvidia Graphics Drivers 319.12+, here’s what you need to do:
1. Firstly, purge Bumblebee if installed:
sudo apt-get purge bumblebee*
Also, make sure