Without options, the .run file
executes the installer after unpacking it. The installer can be run
as a separate step in the process, or can be run at a later time to
get updates, etc. Some of the more important commandline options of
nvidia-installer are:
nvidia-installer
options
--uninstallDuring installation, the installer will make backups of any conflicting files and record the installation of new files. The uninstall option undoes an install, restoring the system to its pre-install state.
--latestConnect to NVIDIA's FTP site, and report the latest driver version and the url to the latest driver file.
--updateConnect to NVIDIA's FTP site, download the most recent driver file, and install it.
--ui=noneThe installer uses an ncurses-based user interface if it is able to locate the correct ncurses library. Otherwise, it will fall back to a simple commandline user interface. This option disables the use of the ncurses library.
Note that, as suggested by the options, the installer has the ability to download updated precompiled kernel interfaces from the NVIDIA FTP site (for kernels that were released after the NVIDIA driver release).