wiki:gaming:nvidia_driver_linux
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Installing the NVIDIA Driver on Linux
Ubuntu/Linux Mint
The Driver Manager application should handle this for you pretty easily. Just select the latest/recommended NVIDIA driver version.
Note: In my experience (as of January 2025) the partially open-source nvidia-driver-*-open
drivers don't always work completely (e.g. things like sleep will be buggy). Thus I'd avoid them and install the proprietary versions instead.
Debian
Enable the non-free and non-free-firmware sections in your base Debian repos in /etc/apt/sources.list
:
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ trixie main non-free-firmware non-free deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian/ trixie main non-free-firmware non-free deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security trixie-security main non-free-firmware non-free deb-src http://security.debian.org/debian-security trixie-security main non-free-firmware non-free # trixie-updates, to get updates before a point release is made; # see https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-reference/ch02.en.html#_updates_and_backports deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ trixie-updates main non-free-firmware non-free deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian/ trixie-updates main non-free-firmware non-free
Update your apt sources, then install the Linux kernel headers for your architecture:
sudo apt update sudo apt install -y firmware-misc-nonfree linux-headers-amd64 # change this based on your architecture
Install the NVIDIA driver w/ DKMS:
sudo apt install -y nvidia-kernel-dkms nvidia-driver
wiki/gaming/nvidia_driver_linux.txt · Last modified: 2025/01/17 14:23 by Greg