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I need to use NVIDIA drivers, and I used the nvidia-smi command to check which NVIDIA I have, but this was the output:

Command 'nvidia-smi' not found, but can be installed with:

sudo apt install nvidia-utils-390  # version 390.138-0ubuntu0.19.10.1, or
sudo apt install nvidia-utils-440  # version 440.100-0ubuntu0.19.10.1
sudo apt install nvidia-340        # version 340.107-0ubuntu7
sudo apt install nvidia-utils-430  # version 430.50-0ubuntu2
sudo apt install nvidia-utils-435  # version 435.21-0ubuntu2

Any clue which one to install?

I am running on Ubuntu Live on a Lenovo Ideapad 130S (11), but let me know if you need any more information about my system

TheRealTengri
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To check which is the recommended driver for your Nvidia card run:

ubuntu-drivers devices

If you want to install the driver automatically, run :

sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall

If you want to install a specific driver version (410, 440...), run:

sudo apt install nvidia-<driver number>

Once the installation is finished, restart your PC.
Then run prime-select query to check which graphic card is being used by your device.

If you want to change the graphic card used by your PC, run : sudo prime-select <intel/ nvidia>; choose between Nvidia and Intel graphic cards.
After that, restart your PC to apply changes

singrium
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    $ sudo apt install nvidia-535 Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done E: Unable to locate package nvidia-535

    so it doesn't help

     – Arkady Feb 18 '24 at 11:21
  • you can also use the GUI with : sudo kubuntu-driver-manager – Kepol Mar 04 '24 at 12:01