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OK, i've managed to get them installed, but i'm not 100% clear how I actually did this and why it actually worked. Hopefully someone can help explain.

Here's what I ran as commands to get this working;

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install nvidia-graphics-drivers-396

sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall
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So, now this is working. Why did it work, how did it work, why, how?

The above is from a few hours of researching/testing/experimenting. Seems to work, but I'd love to know why it works... I can't seem to find any useful information online about how all these pieces of the puzzle fit together.

Any ideas?

Michael Cropper
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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers

Adds the Personal Package Archive (more) where packages for such drivers may be obtained for Ubuntu installs.

sudo apt-get update

Looks at all packages not on your system and updates them if out of date or adds them if absent.

sudo apt-get install nvidia-graphics-drivers-396

Install the driver package for NVIDIA #396, so it can be added to the kernel next.

sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall

Tells the installed driver package to add itself to your kernel.

You may also find https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-the-nvidia-drivers-on-ubuntu-18-04-bionic-beaver-linux and https://tecadmin.net/install-latest-nvidia-drivers-ubuntu/ useful in understanding proprietary (i.e., not Open Source) installation better.

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