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Getting the latest (20 series) Nvidia drivers to work on Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS
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Getting the latest (20 series) Nvidia drivers to work on Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS

Disclaimer: This is mostly for my own reference when I reinstall Ubuntu, however you may find it useful.

  1. Boot into Ubuntu without modesetting, or else you'll get a black screen. When GRUB appears, highlight Ubuntu and press e, then change quiet splash to nomodeset, then press F10 to boot. You'll have to do this to get the LiveCD to boot also.
  2. Install the ppa for proprietary Nvidia drivers: sudo apt-add-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa
  3. Update your repositories: sudo apt update
  4. See what drivers you have available: ubuntu-drivers list
  5. Install the latest driver (in my case, "nvidia-driver-435": sudo apt install nvidia-driver-435)
  6. Reboot your system
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