Installing NVidia drivers on Ubuntu

Introduction

You're running Ubuntu and you want to manually install the drivers for your NVidia graphics card?

This trick is useful if the automated software does not work or for some other reasons.

Download

• Download the driver from your graphics card here: NVidia Website
• Save the file (. Run) in your home folder and name it "NVIDIA" (without quotes)

Installation

Restart your computer and run Ubuntu in safe mode by command line.

• Then type:

telinit 3

• You login and type:

sudo sh ./NVIDIA.run

The installation will begin, simply accept the license agreement, and finally, it will ask you to update the xorg.conf, please update.

Reboot, and normally before the login screen, you'll have a NVidia logo in full screen.

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