GeForce Rtx 2080 Ti Lubuntu 18.04 Driver Installation Easy Guide

Lubuntu 18.04 RTX 2080 Ti Driver Installation Guide

Hi! The tutorial provides a comprehensive, step-by-step guide on How to Install the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Graphics Driver on Lubuntu 18.04 Bionic LTS GNU/Linux Desktops.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Driver Installation on Lubuntu is a breeze, requiring just a few straightforward Shell Commands to complete.

Moreover, following the NVIDIA Recommendations it is recommended to use the Graphics Driver from the Distro Repository.

Finally, with the nvidia-settings Tool you can configure Brightness, Gamma, XVideo attributes, Temperature, and OpenGL.

1. Open a Shell Terminal emulator window
   Ctrl+Alt+t on desktop
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

   

2. How to Add NVIDIA Graphics and GPU Drivers Lubuntu PPA Repo

   Adding NVIDIA PPA

   GNU/Linux Ubuntu NVIDIA PPA Setup

   Possibly now see How to Check NVIDIA Graphics Card Model Supported Drivers.

3. Then Check for the Available NVIDIA Driver.

   sudo apt update && apt search nvidia-driver

4. Find the Right NVIDIA Driver in your Graphics Card

   NVIDIA Driver LookUp

   Searching for NVIDIA Driver

   Take Note of the Driver Release

5. Finally, to Install the Right NVIDIA Lubuntu Driver
   For Instance to Install the currently Latest one:

   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