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In the Ubuntu Software Center, the nvidia-96 package come up when Searched, but when clicked on "more details", it brings me to a "Not Found"

It doesn't work through the terminal either, apt-get reports that the package is not found.

I need these legacy drivers for a system with an older graphics Card.

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  • Did a `sudo apt-get update` first? – Xen2050 Feb 07 '15 at 11:23
  • Yes, @Xen2050 I've tried everything I could think of, and it doesn't seem to work. I'm wondering why the package even shows up in the software center if it's "not Found" Plus I still need the Drivers... – Droidmaster909 Feb 07 '15 at 18:29
  • possible duplicate of [How do I install additional drivers?](http://askubuntu.com/questions/47506/how-do-i-install-additional-drivers) – David Foerster Feb 08 '15 at 19:39

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The Software Center may not always work 100%, try using another program like synaptic (GUI, easier to use), or aptitude (terminal, but with menus, "semi-gui", CTRL+T opens the menu, then arrows, or mouse clicks might work), or the command line tools like:

apt-cache search "nvidia"

For me a partial output is:

$ apt-cache search "nvidia"
dmraid - Device-Mapper Software RAID support tool
conky-all - highly configurable system monitor (all features enabled)
xserver-xorg-video-nouveau - X.Org X server -- Nouveau display driver
ubuntu-drivers-common - Detect and install additional Ubuntu driver packages

and after finding some packages (name is the first part, before the "-") a closer look with:

apt-cache show <packagename>

And install with 

sudo apt-get install <packagename>

Did you change any Software Repositories? That can cause strange errors sometimes. These links might be useful about changing/resetting them:

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