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sabret00the
Asked: 2017-04-14 09:24:34 +0800 CST

How to change video drivers from the CLI

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I've read a few things but can't get a definitive answer.

So to confirm, is it

sudo ubuntu-drivers devices
sudo apt-get install nvidia-381

and then to switch back, it would be simply

sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-nouveau

So just to clarify, to switch to the video drivers you want, you're essentially installing them rather than just enabling them?

command-line

1 Answers

  1. Yes sudo apt-get install nvidia-340 would be how you switch to the Nvidia-340 driver. Basically you're installing the drivers like software and the old driver is automatically uninstalled.

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