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I need to upgrade my nvidia-driver in my two ubuntu machines.

I am thinking of using

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade nvidia-driver

but I also know there is the option of searching for a driver in nvidia homepage and downloading manually.

My question is, if I use upgrade is there a risk that I install a driver that is not adequate for my GPU? (My two ubuntu machine use different GPU card models)

KansaiRobot
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    It is not recommended to use the nvidia-driver metapackage because according to https://packages.ubuntu.com/search?suite=all&searchon=names&keywords=nvidia-driver , it will be removed on newer Ubuntu versions. The "searching for a driver in nvidia homepage" is not recommended either. The recommended method is indeed to select the nvidia driver by its version number: https://askubuntu.com/a/1258909/1004020 – Daniel T Feb 02 '24 at 03:50
  • Unfortunately that didn't work. – KansaiRobot Feb 02 '24 at 05:00

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