In this article, we will have explained the necessary steps to install and configure Install NVIDIA Graphics Driver on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Before continuing with this tutorial, make sure you are logged in as a user with sudo privileges. All the commands in this tutorial should be run as a non-root user.
Ubuntu by default use open source video driver Nouveau which has limited support and features when compared with proprietary Nvidia drivers. Installing NVIDIA drivers on Ubuntu is an easy task that can be done in less than a minute. Ubuntu includes a tool that can detect the graphics card model and install the appropriate NVIDIA drivers.
Install NVIDIA Graphics Driver on Ubuntu 20.04
Step 1. First, before you start installing any package on your Ubuntu server, we always recommend making sure that all system packages are updated.
sudo apt update sudo apt upgrade
Step 2. Install NVIDIA Graphics Driver on Ubuntu system.
Now identify which graphic adapter is installed in your laptop, desktop, or server using the following command:
sudo lspci
Next, add the PPA repository to install Nvidia driver packages:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers sudo apt update
After that, search for the latest available release of NVIDIA Graphics Driver:
sudo apt search *nvidia*
Finally, install drivers using the following command below:
sudo apt install xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-430 nvidia-utils-430 nvidia-kernel-source-430 nvidia-driver-430 nvidia-dkms-430
When installation finished, reboot your Ubuntu system:
reboot
The new NVIDIA driver will be active after the system boot up. If you want to view or change the driver setting, launch the Nvidia-settings utility:
sudo nvidia-settings
That’s all you need to do to install Install NVIDIA Driver on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Focal Fossa. I hope you find this quick tip helpful. For further reading on Install NVIDIA Graphics Driver, please refer to their official knowledge base. If you have questions or suggestions, feel free to leave a comment below.
