GeForce Rtx 2080 Linux Mint 19 Driver Installation Easy Guide

December 12, 2018 | By the+gnu+linux+evangelist.

Installing

  1. 2. Setting Up Repo

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

    Adding NVIDIA PPA

    Follow Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Setup.

  2. 3. Installing

    Then Check for the Available NVIDIA Driver.

    sudo apt search nvidia-driver*

    Take Note of the latest suitable Driver Release EG: 550.
    But before Setting it up it’s recommended you Verify what is the Drivers Range to Support your Card on: NVIDIA Driver support Website!
    Finally, to Install the Driver, for Instance do:

    sudo apt install nvidia-driver-550 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-550 nvidia-settings

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