Nvidia on Ubuntu/ubuntu-drivers: Difference between revisions

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Ubuntu forums will recommend use of this tool, while Nvidia forums will advise to (download and) use their '.run' installer method.
Ubuntu forums will recommend use of this tool, while Nvidia forums will advise to (download and) use their '.run' installer method.




In theory, if you have an Nvidia graphics card, you should be able to simply invoke
In theory, if you have an Nvidia graphics card, you should be able to simply invoke


<code>ubuntu-drivers install nvidia-driver-570</code> to both install the driver package, and do any/all additional steps to make it work. In practice, this has not resulted in a working system for me.
<code>ubuntu-drivers install nvidia-driver-570</code>  
 


to both install the driver package, and do any/all additional steps to make it work. In practice, this has not resulted in a working system for me.
== ubuntu-drivers debug==
== ubuntu-drivers debug==


<code>ubuntu-drivers debug</code> Print all available information and debug data about drivers.
<code>ubuntu-drivers debug</code> Print all available information and debug data about drivers.


Since it outputs info with wiki-style headings, I reproduce it below in chunked headings rather than raw text.
 
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|text=Since the command outputs text with wiki-style headings, the content below is chunked into headings rather than raw text.
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=== log messages from detection ===
=== log messages from detection ===