NVIDIA Driver Linux Mint 18 Installation

Installing

2. 2. Setting Up Repo

   How to Add NVIDIA Graphics and GPU Drivers Linux Mint 18 PPA Repo

   Adding NVIDIA PPA

   GNU/Linux Mint 18 NVIDIA PPA Setup.

3. 3. Installing NVIDIA Driver

   Search the NVIDIA WebSite for your Card Supporting Drivers

   NVIDIA Driver Searching Page

   .

   Especially relevant: Linux Mint 18 Do Not Support the Newest NVIDIA Cards, so in case you may try to Run your System with the Open Source Nouveau Driver.

   Then Check for the Available NVIDIA Linux Mint 18 Drivers.

   sudo apt search nvidia-driver*

   And in case if you do Not find in the PPA just the Last then take the Nearest one…
   Finally, to Install the Driver, for Instance do:

   sudo apt install nvidia-driver-430 nvidia-settings

   And in case of Issue try instead with the more powerful aptitude Package Installer.
   So first, to Install Aptitude run:

   sudo apt install aptitude

   And next try the Setup again playing:

   sudo aptitude install nvidia-driver-430 nvidia-settings