Ubuntu18.04 install Nvidia graphics driver tutorial (graphic)

0、 Preliminary preparation

Disable the secure boot of the BIOS, that is, disable it. If it is not closed, installing the graphics card driver using a third-party source will not work after installation.

1、 Disable nouveau

1、 Create a file, if you haven’t downloaded the vim editor, just change vim to gedit

$ sudo vim /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-nouveau.conf

2、 Insert the following content in the file to add nouveau to the blacklist, which is not enabled by default

blacklist nouveau
options nouveau modeset=0

3、 Enter the following command to make the disable effective and then restart

$ sudo update-initramfs -u
$ sudo reboot

4、 Verify after restart

lsmod | grep nouveau

If there is no response after pressing Enter, then disable successfully

2、 Install graphics driver

First completely uninstall the graphics driver installed before:
Uninstall the ppa source file:

$ sudo apt-get remove --purge nvidia*

Runfile source file uninstall:

$ sudo ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-384.59.run --uninstall

Now introduce the easiest installation method-ppa source driver installation
Query the most suitable graphics card driver version for the computer

ubuntu-drivers devices

As shown in the figure, the best graphics driver version for my computer is nvidia-driver-435
Then use the command line to install

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install nvidia-driver-435 #The number here should correspond to the version number queried above
$ sudo apt-get install mesa-common-dev

Note: If you have not disabled secure boot before, you will be prompted to set a password during the installation process, and you need to enter the password verification to disable secure boot when restarting. A blue screen will appear after restarting. At this time, you cannot directly select continue, but press the button , Select Enroll MOK, after confirming, select continue in the next option, then enter the password set during driver installation, and turn on the computer.

Restart after installation

$ sudo reboot

Verify in terminal after restart

$ nvidia-smi

If the GPU list appears, the installation is successful