Use the steps above to guide you in downloading the driver.

You can get the latest Nvidia Beta Drivers for Linux by clicking the following link: The trade off, however, being potential new issues and instability. If using Google Chrome or Chromium the file will save itself automatically.īeta drivers are in-progress version that come with newer features and enhancements. If using Firefox a pop-up will ask you whether you want to ‘Save’ the file.Ĥb. A license agreement will present itself to you before the download will appear.Ĥa. You’ll then be taken to an overview page, detailing the changes, features and improvements the driver has over it’s previous version as well as the all-important ‘Download’ button for you to press.ģ. Use the drop down menus to find the appropriate driver and when you’ve selected the correct categories press the green ‘Search’ button.Ģ. Head to the official Nvidia driver download page : Before all else you’ll need a driver to install.

You tried a 3rd party application/PPA but it borked your systemġ.

You want to install a more recent driver version with the latest features and improvements.

You feel you’re not getting optimal performance from your hardware.

Your Nvidia Graphics card fails to be detected by the Ubuntu “Hardware Drivers” application.

Why would you want to install Graphics drivers manually?

At the end of the tutorial is a “recap” that you may wish to write down before trying. The following how-to will help guide you through the process in bite-seized chunks. In many respects it’s the easiest way to get your graphics card up and running if the Hardware Manager doesn’t do it for you. It’s literally a few button pushes, a round of “Ok”, “Ok”, “Ok” and a reboot.

Installing Nvidia drivers manually isn’t as big of a deal as it sounds.

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