How to enable h.264 hardware decoding support for video playback with my Nvidia 8600 GS? (VDPAU option in Kodi)

Since everything seems to work again with my new driver, including Steam, I think I will keep this driver.

By any chance, is there another way to enable VDPAU for Kodi without installing the Nvidia driver and without the risk of breaking my config like with Nvidia driver?

I found this:

Step 1
sudo apt-get update -y
Step 2
sudo apt-get install -y vdpau-driver-all