Need new driver package

[steve7233]

Please update the NVIDIA package. I am trying to get the game Surviving Mars to work and it was suggested to upgrade the NVIDIA driver. Looks like Ubuntu hasn't made a package for Disco Dingo yet. If they are working on it then nevermind. I just wanted to tell you that it is needed to get a game working.

I got this from https://www.nvidia.com/content/Drive...=us&type=TITAN

Linux x64 (AMD64/EM64T) Display Driver

Version: 430.14
Release Date: 2019.5.14
Operating System: Linux 64-bit
Language: English (US)
File Size: 105.75 MB

Thanks.

[claydoh]

Ubuntu devs won't ever see this, just fyi.

Also, just like most packages, they don't often update these between releases. New doesn't always mean better, especially with Nvidia, and with drivers that are still hot off the oven

However, there is this, the popular place for those who need the latest Nvidia crack
if you do use this, do make sure you use the Driver Manager to install it, and run sudo apt autoremove afterwards, to get rid of any stray older bits that may have been left behind, and might make life a little interesting, in an 800x600 resolution sort of way.

[oshunluvr]

I installed 430 yesterday.

https://launchpad.net/~graphics-driv...ive/ubuntu/ppa

[steve7233]

Turns out something in my system got borked. I lost the @/ BTRFS and had to reinstall Disco. SM works just fine now. No NVIDIA update required. I thought it was odd that I would need to update to a brand new driver version. Altho the Windows version needs to be updated to the latest version. NVIDIA discovered a big security flaw in the Windows version! Yet another reason not to use that weak and bloated operating system.

[dagmann]

I've been using nVidia for decades and the only problem I ever had was using GeforceExperience. I never install that app now!
Just found their newest Linux bases driver: https://www.nvidia.com/Download/driv...x/151568/en-us
It's release is .10 more that what I am currently using.

[vinnywright]

vinny@vinny-Bonobo-Extreme:~$ dpkg -l | grep nvidia
<snip>
ii  nvidia-driver-430                             [COLOR=#ff0000]430.50[/COLOR]-0ubuntu0.18.04.1                             amd64        NVIDIA driver metapackage
<snip>

VINNY

[dagmann]

I currently have 418 installed.

I downloaded nVidia NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-430.50.run, but I am a bit nervous about installing it.

[claydoh]

I currently have 418 installed.

I downloaded nVidia NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-430.50.run, but I am a bit nervous about installing it.

If you really want to try and install this, you are very very brave
I would not recommend this. Even seasoned Linux users stay away from doing a manual nvidia driver install.
it is incredibly messy at best if it is screwed up, or want to upgrade to a new or different driver version, and you have to reinstall the driver if there is a kernel update/upgrade, often even if it is a minor one.
I think you still need to install the .run without having the desktop loaded (ie no video drivers loaded at all) to have the best chance of success.

Use the PPA and the Driver manager. And make sure you run sudo apt autoremove afterward.

[oshunluvr]

What Claydoh says.

The couple of weeks lead on the newest driver isn't worth the manual kernel rebuild each time you install a kernel.

If you want the latest nvida driver built for us (as a kernel module rather than a binary package - much easier to upgrade) then you might want to add this PPA and install from there:

https://launchpad.net/~graphics-driv...ntu/ppa/+index