![]() Install Nvidia Optimus Graphics Drivers on Ubuntu 17.10 In this article, I will show you how to install Nvidia Optimus drivers on Ubuntu 17.10. Or 'sudo aptitude install nvidia-glx', whichever you prefer. That would be 'sudo apt-get install nvidia-glx', the restricted modules should have been installed by default in 6.06. If your printer didn't automatically get recognized when you booted up your computer, you will need to install it manually. How to Install a Printer Driver to Ubuntu. Nvidia Optimus is a technology that enables a device to use 2 graphics card at once. ![]() There are also older drivers, like nvidia-304 and nvidia-340 (but that's not why you are here, right?). The PPA provides the following Nvidia Graphics Drivers versions: nvidia-361, nvidia-367, nvidia-370, nvidia-375 and nvidia-378. I should also mention that the PPA provides packages for all supported Ubuntu (17.04, 16.10, 16.04, 14.04 and 12.04) and Linux Mint (18, 17 and 13) versions. Even so, unfortunately this is still the safest (or maybe that's not the right word, let's say the least breakage prone) way of installing NEWER Nvidia drivers in Ubuntu or Linux Mint. ![]() That means issues may still occur (though I didn't encounter any and I've been using it for some time), so you should only use this PPA if you have experience with recovering your system from a failed graphics driver upgrade. Even though the PPA is probably the most stable way of upgrading to the latest proprietary Nvidia drivers version in Ubuntu or Linux Mint, it's still considered in testing. Despite its name, the PPA only provides proprietary Nvidia graphics drivers updates, with no support for AMD or Intel. ![]()
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