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Install Mesa & NVIDIA Drivers on Ubuntu

This document provides step-by-step instructions for installing the Mesa driver for AMD and Intel GPUs, including commands for adding repositories, updating the system, and rebooting. It also includes a warning for AMD Vega users to use an alternative driver if issues arise, along with commands for removing the old driver. Additionally, it outlines the process for installing NVIDIA drivers, including removing the current driver, downloading the new one, and completing the installation through the terminal.

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Install Mesa & NVIDIA Drivers on Ubuntu

This document provides step-by-step instructions for installing the Mesa driver for AMD and Intel GPUs, including commands for adding repositories, updating the system, and rebooting. It also includes a warning for AMD Vega users to use an alternative driver if issues arise, along with commands for removing the old driver. Additionally, it outlines the process for installing NVIDIA drivers, including removing the current driver, downloading the new one, and completing the installation through the terminal.

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Installing the Mesa driver for AMD & Intel GPUs

Right Click Desktop, Select "Open in Termimal"

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

Lots of disclaimer text and donation info will popup on screen, simply press ENTER

Terminal: sudo apt-get update

Next open up the software updater application, Select Install Now (It may ask you
for an password)

Once it finished downloading/installing, reboot and you now have the latest Mesa
Driver for your AMD/Intel GPU

AMD/AMD Vega WARNING: If you are having issues with the above driver, Please use
this instead and follow the same proceedure as before

Simply enter thefollowing termimal commands to remove older driver anbd use the new
one

Terminal: sudo apt-get install ppa-purge aptitude


Terminal: sudo ppa-purge ppa:oibaf/graphics-drivers
Terminal: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:paulo-miguel-dias/pkppa
Terminal: sudo apt-get update
Terminal: sudo apt-get upgrade

NVIDIA DRIVERS

First Remove Current Nvidia display Driver it should be 418.56 by Switching To The
nouveau driver, Then do a Reboot

Download the new driver from =>


([Link]

Save it in the "Downloads" folder

Open a terminal

Terminal: sudo passwd root

make up some password (make it simple & remember it)

Terminal: su

Enter above password

Terminal: cd Downloads (<= This targets the Downloads folder where we saved the
driver)

Terminal: sh ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-[Link] (You may need to change this based on


the driver number you downloaded)

Select yes on all the options, proceed through setup. Once finished, Restart into
ubuntu

Your driver is now installed

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