NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.28-pkg1.run

[specmod1]

How do i install this driver? it is princess that X is running? Why can sypt install the older version but i can't install the newer one?

[specmod1]

I am on ubuntu live cd, Can't do it from here what the hell

[hemimaniac]

its supposed to be run within an installed system, not a live one, besides why not use the additional hardware drivers tool from the mennu? It not seeing anything?

[ppk]

I actually installed this last night. Follow this tutorial step by step, it worked flawlessly for me.
http://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphicsDrivers

The tricky part for me was figuring out which {VERSION} to use, in the command

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# m-a auto-install nvidia-kernel${VERSION}-source

but in your case it will be {173}. Good luck.