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NVidia Optimus with Ubuntu 12.04
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First, uninstall everything nvidia: sudo apt-get purge nvidia-*

Second, add the precise-proposed package archive:

sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-proposed restricted main multiverse universe" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ros-latest.list'

Third, install nvidia-prime>=0.5 and nvidia drivers:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nvidia-prime nvidia-331 nvidia-settings

Fourth, reboot.

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