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Check The Available Drivers For Linux Ubuntu System Hardware
Run the following commands to get the list of the available drivers for your Ubuntu Linux System hardware:
sudo ubuntu-drivers list
sudo ubuntu-drivers list --gpgpu
If you want to install the drivers for generic use, Ubuntu desktop and for gaming, you can run the following command which will install the best-matched drivers for your system’s hardware:
sudo ubuntu-drivers install
If you know the exact name of the driver you wish to install, you can simply execute the command with the name of the driver and can tell the ubuntu-drivers tool which driver you would like to be installed.
For example, let us assume that we wish to install the 460 driver, the we shall run the following command:
sudo ubuntu-drivers install nvidia:460
Note that if you wish to install the drivers on servers and/or for computing purposes, you can execute the command:
sudo ubuntu-drivers install --gpgpu
Install Drivers on Ubuntu via GUI
To install the drivers on Ubuntu Linux using GUI, follow the following steps:
- Open “Software and Updates“.
- Move to the “Additional Drivers” section.
- Select the driver from the options and click on “Apply Changes“.
Note to restart the system.