so I want to know how to install the latest nvidia drivers even in the terminal because my TV is stuck at 30 hertz which is VERY slow and I have a GT 1030 so if that is important then there it is can anyone here help me?
Do this and make sure your system is working before deciding on adding external repos for the possibility for a more current driver, which may not be all that useful on this not-new card.
Are you running under Wayland? Try switch to Xorg and see if it improves.
My recipe is forget the repo and do it manually. My manual to do that I keep in one file (your driver is 570.133.07):
TIP: Read everything before doing anything even if you see a lot of handwriting. The process is very simple.
Preparations
- Have the kernel development packages installed. In total, these packages must be installed:
kernel-default, kernel-default-devel, kernel-devel, kernel-macros and kernel-syms- Uninstall and mark Taboo the package:
Mesa-dri-nouveau
- Ignore the nouveau driver. To do this, type the following command:
echo "blacklist nouveau" >> /etc/modprobe.d/50-blacklist.confInstall the driver manually
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Install the libglvnd, libglvnd-32bit, libglvnd-devel and libglvnd-devel-32bit packages. These packages will help you with the installation interface in ncurses that we will use.
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Download the drivers from the Nvidia website.
1.1. To do this go to the address:
and choose all the data of your graphics card with linux-64bit system (leave Download type by default).
Click Search, Download Now, Download Now and click Save File. The driver is already down.
- Install the Nvidia driver.
2.1. Reboot
First restart the computer and on the Grub screen press the down arrow key so that it does not continue to boot.
Select (without pressing enter) the first line and hit the āeā key on the Grub screen. Scroll down with the down arrow key until the cursor is at the beginning of the line that starts with linux.
Hit the āEndā key to go to the end of the line (one or more lines below) and write a space and a 3.
It would be something like āquiet 3ā at the end of the line (it can end with a different parameter instead of quiet).
Hit the F10 key and the computer will boot into a mode where the desktop manager does not load.
2.2. Installation process
You will first have to log in with the root user.
Change to the directory where you downloaded the driver and then type:
sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-570.133.07.runNOTE: 570.133.07 is the latest driver available. If you have downloaded a different version you will have to type another number.
A text interface will open for you. If you have done all the steps of the Preparations and have installed the libraries of point 0 of this section, everything will be limited to hitting Enter all the time.
There will be a time when you see raise a bar while you are compiling the kernel module of the driver.
Everything continues to hit Enter to install 32-bit files, Enter to rebuild initramfs, and Enter to exit.
2.3. Ending
When everything is finished and you are back in the black terminal you will have to type the following command to run the graphical system.
init 52.4. Changing the kernel
Sometimes there are security patches that update the kernel version. When that happens (and also if you change the Nvidia driver version), you have to repeat the entire process described above from point 2.
NOTE: Point 0 and 1 does not have to be done again.
As soon as you do it a couple of times, the process is very mechanical and short to do.
2.4.1 Rebuild Kernel module only
When is only a minor upgrade (e.g. kernel 6.13.6 to 6.13.7) you can do only a rebuild of kernel module (if you no changed the Nvidia driver version) adding the parameter -K. As this:
sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-570.133.07.run -K- Optional package
You can install the nvdock package to have the Nvidia icon in the taskbar and from there access with the right click to the driver version, the graphic temperature and by clicking on NVIDIA Settingsā¦ open an extensive control panel for the graphics card.
Regards
so get the 550 driver or something like that?
This is bad advice, never bypass your package manager by installing the binary blobs using the .run script.
Add the Launchpad Nvidia PPA and install the latest drivers via your package manager. Iāve been using this method for many, many years and have never had a problem.
Open terminal and copy/paste the following:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa
sudo apt install nvidia-driver-570
Reboot and youāre done.
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Yes. Start it simple with fewer steps and official, well known driver packaging. If things work well for you, you can stop there.
If you had a much more current GPU that wasnāt 8 years old, sure, a much more current driver from a PPA might be warranted, but here it may be prudent to keep things as simple as possible until you get your feet wet a bit more. imo, the stock Ubuntu packages remove or revert ācleanerā than the ones from the PPA so if you did want to try a different version from among those that are already available, this will have less of a chance of breaking things.
Do completely ignore anyone who suggests manually installing drivers directly from Nvidia. That IS an easy recipe for a bad day. Even people who know what they are doing normally donāt do this.
Iāve been doing it for years without any problem.
I always keep 5 versions of drivers just in case, but I have not needed to go back.
I have never used the repository.
Regards
Installing Nvidia drivers by downloading the binaries direct from Nvidia and using the .run script is the absolute number one reason why people (falsely) claim that Nvidia drivers are hard to install or Nvidia drivers are unreliable and flaky.
Installing using the .run script overwrites important packages, resulting in all sorts of problems. Iāve been running KDE Neon since about 2018, in that time Iāve only installed drivers via the Nvidia Launchpad PPA, and Iāve encountered almost no problems whatsoever - No more problems than those experienced by Windows users, and definitely no deal breaker issues.
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Everyoneās millage may vary.
In the past the Nividia Launchpad PPA never worked for me, the .run script did. (on Kubuntu but that should be the same PPA, though.) Probably because I had always tried it with the brand spanking newest Nvidia card and after that got older could go to the ubuntu provided non-free (non-PPA) driver anyway.
But if the Launchpad PPA works, at least that way you donāt miss a update.
I find it unlikely the Launchpad PPA didnāt work under an LTS distro, Iāve been running the PPA since itās release under a number of LTS distroās without issue.
Drivers under the Launchpad PPA go all the way back to the 304ās, itās unlikely you wouldnāt be able to find a suitable driver for your hardware.
The thing is, what are the benefits for using the much more lengthy, complicated, and involved method that might require re-doing with every kernel bump or security fix?
The OP mentions an older GPU. Is the freshest driver and the more complex method warranted ? No.
A simple command like ubuntu-drivers install gets it done, and no need to repeat with every kernel update.
Or two commands to install the 570 driver that is ~a month old from the PPA.
I have myself manually installed Nvidia drivers more than a few times over many years with mostly no issue, but I have seen far more people have problems doing so versus using official Ubuntu tools and packaging (KDE neon IS Ubuntu 24.04 LTS here).
Personally, Iāve been using that PPA since before KDE Neon was classed as a testing platform for the KDE DE (yes, there was a time that KDE Neon was classed as built on a rock stable platform), and Iāve never experienced one problem that was a result of the PPA - Not one.
While I can in no way recommend anyone download binaries direct from Nvidia and install them using the .run script, Iām 100% confident that no one will experience any more problems installing drivers via the PPA as opposed to direct from Canonical.
At one stage, that PPA was literally the only way to get even remotely up to date Nvidia drivers under any distro based on Ubuntu LTS.