How do I install GTX 970 drivers for ubuntu

Operating Systems & Open Source Linux
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I just installed ubuntu 15.10 with gnome 3.0 how do I install the drivers for a GTX 970.

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bookmarked at the "how to instal nvidia drivers"

edit: it worked for me and i have done this twice with 2 different distros.

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Don't use the drivers from Nvidia's website.
Use a ppa.
One I've been using for a long time is from ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa

In short it will be
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa
sudo apt-get update

Then what I like to do is search for the drivers because I can never remember the name of the drivers

aptitude search nvidia*

If it doesn't work then you probably need to install aptitude
sudo apt-get install aptitude
THEN

sudo apt-get install nvidia-settings nvidia-'DRIVER NUMBER'

Where DRIVER NUMBER is what driver you want to install from your search.
At the moment I am running nvidia-361
But I think nvidia-352 is stable or nvidia-355
I don't remember.

Someone please correct me if I am wrong.

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