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I'm attempting to install the proprietary Nvidia drivers for my card:

$ lspci | grep VGA 
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation G96 [GeForce 9500 GT] (rev a1)

on my system:

$ lsb_release -a -u
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS
Release: 18.04
Codename: bionic

I've followed the steps outlined here:

sudo apt-get purge nvidia* 
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa
sudo apt update

but the command

sudo apt install nvidia-driver-

shows several available versions of the driver:

nvidia-driver-390 nvidia-driver-396 nvidia-driver-410 nvidia-driver-415 nvidia-driver-418

I've seen the 396 version used several times, but intuitively I would install the latest version. How do I know which one I should install?

drivers 18.04 nvidia graphics

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asked 2 days ago

GabrielGabriel

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  For that old card choose the latest legacy driver version.
  
  – GabrielaGarcia
  2 days ago
  

  
  
  
  


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  Which one would that be @GabrielaGarcia?
  
  – Gabriel
  2 days ago
  

  
  
  
  


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  According to Nvidia that should be 340. If not available in the official repos or at a PPA better not to install anything else and just use the open-source nouveau.
  
  – GabrielaGarcia
  2 days ago
  
  

  
  
  
  

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I'm attempting to install the proprietary Nvidia drivers for my card:

$ lspci | grep VGA 
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation G96 [GeForce 9500 GT] (rev a1)

on my system:

$ lsb_release -a -u
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS
Release: 18.04
Codename: bionic

I've followed the steps outlined here:

sudo apt-get purge nvidia* 
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa
sudo apt update

but the command

sudo apt install nvidia-driver-

shows several available versions of the driver:

nvidia-driver-390 nvidia-driver-396 nvidia-driver-410 nvidia-driver-415 nvidia-driver-418

I've seen the 396 version used several times, but intuitively I would install the latest version. How do I know which one I should install?

drivers 18.04 nvidia graphics

share|improve this question

asked 2 days ago

GabrielGabriel

1,45852545

• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  For that old card choose the latest legacy driver version.
  
  – GabrielaGarcia
  2 days ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Which one would that be @GabrielaGarcia?
  
  – Gabriel
  2 days ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  According to Nvidia that should be 340. If not available in the official repos or at a PPA better not to install anything else and just use the open-source nouveau.
  
  – GabrielaGarcia
  2 days ago
  
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

I'm attempting to install the proprietary Nvidia drivers for my card:

$ lspci | grep VGA 
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation G96 [GeForce 9500 GT] (rev a1)

on my system:

$ lsb_release -a -u
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS
Release: 18.04
Codename: bionic

I've followed the steps outlined here:

sudo apt-get purge nvidia* 
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa
sudo apt update

but the command

sudo apt install nvidia-driver-

shows several available versions of the driver:

nvidia-driver-390 nvidia-driver-396 nvidia-driver-410 nvidia-driver-415 nvidia-driver-418

I've seen the 396 version used several times, but intuitively I would install the latest version. How do I know which one I should install?

drivers 18.04 nvidia graphics

share|improve this question

asked 2 days ago

GabrielGabriel

1,45852545

$ lspci | grep VGA 
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation G96 [GeForce 9500 GT] (rev a1)

$ lsb_release -a -u
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS
Release: 18.04
Codename: bionic

sudo apt-get purge nvidia* 
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa
sudo apt update

sudo apt install nvidia-driver-

nvidia-driver-390 nvidia-driver-396 nvidia-driver-410 nvidia-driver-415 nvidia-driver-418

share|improve this question

asked 2 days ago

GabrielGabriel

1,45852545

share|improve this question

asked 2 days ago

GabrielGabriel

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asked 2 days ago

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As Geforce 9600 GT owner I can write the following.

I'm using it with nvidia-340 driver on my 16.04 LTS, it still exists for all current releases. It is recommended on Nvidia Drivers site.

The driver PPA are not needed. So you may remove the PPA with

sudo apt-get install ppa-purge
sudo ppa-purge ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa

and install nvidia-340:

sudo apt-get install nvidia-340

share|improve this answer

answered 2 days ago

N0rbertN0rbert

25.2k853118

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  Thanks Norbert, I Installed the 340 drivers. Sadly now I'm getting this bug and I might have to go back to nouveau.
  
  – Gabriel
  2 days ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Fixed it! Had to change the color range from Full to Limited for some reason.
  
  – Gabriel
  2 days ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Nice to hear, that you have fixed the issue!
  
  – N0rbert
  2 days ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

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As Geforce 9600 GT owner I can write the following.

I'm using it with nvidia-340 driver on my 16.04 LTS, it still exists for all current releases. It is recommended on Nvidia Drivers site.

The driver PPA are not needed. So you may remove the PPA with

sudo apt-get install ppa-purge
sudo ppa-purge ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa

and install nvidia-340:

sudo apt-get install nvidia-340

share|improve this answer

answered 2 days ago

N0rbertN0rbert

25.2k853118

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Thanks Norbert, I Installed the 340 drivers. Sadly now I'm getting this bug and I might have to go back to nouveau.
  
  – Gabriel
  2 days ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Fixed it! Had to change the color range from Full to Limited for some reason.
  
  – Gabriel
  2 days ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Nice to hear, that you have fixed the issue!
  
  – N0rbert
  2 days ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

2

As Geforce 9600 GT owner I can write the following.

I'm using it with nvidia-340 driver on my 16.04 LTS, it still exists for all current releases. It is recommended on Nvidia Drivers site.

The driver PPA are not needed. So you may remove the PPA with

sudo apt-get install ppa-purge
sudo ppa-purge ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa

and install nvidia-340:

sudo apt-get install nvidia-340

share|improve this answer

answered 2 days ago

N0rbertN0rbert

25.2k853118

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Thanks Norbert, I Installed the 340 drivers. Sadly now I'm getting this bug and I might have to go back to nouveau.
  
  – Gabriel
  2 days ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Fixed it! Had to change the color range from Full to Limited for some reason.
  
  – Gabriel
  2 days ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Nice to hear, that you have fixed the issue!
  
  – N0rbert
  2 days ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

As Geforce 9600 GT owner I can write the following.

I'm using it with nvidia-340 driver on my 16.04 LTS, it still exists for all current releases. It is recommended on Nvidia Drivers site.

The driver PPA are not needed. So you may remove the PPA with

sudo apt-get install ppa-purge
sudo ppa-purge ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa

and install nvidia-340:

sudo apt-get install nvidia-340

share|improve this answer

answered 2 days ago

N0rbertN0rbert

25.2k853118

sudo apt-get install ppa-purge
sudo ppa-purge ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa

sudo apt-get install nvidia-340

share|improve this answer

answered 2 days ago

N0rbertN0rbert

25.2k853118

answered 2 days ago

N0rbertN0rbert

25.2k853118

answered 2 days ago

N0rbertN0rbert

25.2k853118