GeForce 8500 GT drivers won't install for Ubuntu 15.10?

BomarBumber

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I recently built a Linux Box running Ubuntu and one of the parts I used as stand in before I could get my actually good graphics card was a Ge Force 8500 GT that I pulled out of an old HP desktop. I keep trying to get the drivers for it but the driver install Window just stops responding then I have to force quit it. Does anyone know how to fix this? Do I need to just wait for the good card to come and hopefully it's drivers will work?

In case it matters here are my system specs:
CPU: AMD FX 6300
GPU: Ge Force 8500 GT
Motherboard: AsRock 970 Pro3
RAM: 8GB of 2400mhz G.Skill Ripjaws X Series Memory

P.S. Sorry if this is the wrong Category, Steam OS is just the closest thing to Ubuntu

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BomarBumber

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Thanks very much for the response! But I replaced Zorin with Ubuntu along with getting a new GPU (Radeon 5770) and everything has been working fine since.
 

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