How to Install Latest Nvidia Drivers on Ubuntu

Updated on January 17, 2018 by
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The latest Nvidia drivers are available on graphics-drivers PPA. This repository provides the latest drivers for your Ubuntu Desktop systems. This tutorial will help you to install the latest Nvidia drivers for your Ubuntu desktop using PPA.

Step 1 – Remove Old Nvidia Driver

The first step is to purge currently installed Nvidia drivers so that it does not conflict with the newer versions.

sudo apt-get purge nvidia*

Step 2 – Install Latest Nvidia Driver

Now enable the graphics-drivers PPA to your system. Currently, it supports Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, 17.10, 17.04, 16.04 LTS, and 14.04 LTS operating systems. Keep in mind that its still under testing phase.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa

Execute the below command to install Nvidia graphics driver on your system.

sudo apt update
sudo apt install nvidia-390

Step 3 – Verify Nvidia Driver

After installation reboot your system, So that your desktop load the new Nvidia driver. Now run below command to check Nvidia module.

lsmod | grep nvidia

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7 Comments

  1. Mike Shaw Reply to Mike
    June 10, 2018 at 6:24 pm

    Seems to be broken:

    $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa
    Cannot add PPA: ‘ppa:~graphics-drivers/ubuntu/ppa’.
    ERROR: ‘~graphics-drivers’ user or team does not exist.
    $

  2. Rob Marsden Reply to Rob
    March 4, 2018 at 11:45 am

    I have the same problem as Julien.
    My system is for AI development
    OS Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
    Hardware is
    Mobo Asus X99-WS/IMPI + Xeon on board VGA active
    1 off Titan Xp
    I got to the reboot point. It cam up and asked for password, as expected. Accepted it then looped back to ask
    for password ad infinitum. Ctrl+Alt+F2 gives me a login, which works. So there is “somebody working in the cellar”.
    Rob

    • Samuel Reply to Samuel
      March 21, 2018 at 10:56 am

      Hi Rob,

      I’m having the same problem as you, also on Ubuntu 16.04.
      Did you manage to find a solution?
      I’d really appreciate it if you could point me in the right direction.
      Kind regards

  3. mn Reply to mn
    February 22, 2018 at 7:05 pm

    Thanks for the post.
    The question is what about having more than one nvidia card? For example, a quadro with version X and a GeForce with version Y.

  4. melih ozman Reply to melih
    February 16, 2018 at 4:16 am

    thanks Rahul…

  5. Julien Reply to Julien
    February 9, 2018 at 8:27 am

    I’ve completed step 1 & step 2.
    I restarted the system.

    It starts loading, I see Ubuntu written on the screen, then BLACK SCREEN… and nothing happens….

    Did I do something wrong?

    My system is: (for mining purposes)
    OS: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
    Mobo: Gigabyte GA-H110-D3A
    3 nvidia 1080-ti

    Now I have to reinstall the whole thing…
    Is there an other way around?

    Still, thank you for the tutorial, I’ve been having a lot of trouble to find how to update the drivers….

    I’ll retry while having only one card plugged. and my fingers crossed !

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