

Naturally users will remain free to download and install drivers outside of the repo (and indeed this screen will continue to display ‘manually installed’ drivers where applicable). Installing Nvidia drivers via GUI can be done by opening the Software and Updates.

Installation of Nvidia drivers can be done using the GUI or command line interface.
#Video drivers for ubuntu 18.04 driver
However, since the Ubuntu 20.04 is a long term support (LTS) release the AMD Radeon graphic card users have few AMD Radeon driver installation options to their disposal. The default open source AMD Radeon Driver is installed and enabled by default out of the box. Long-lived – received more testing, gets regular fixes AMD graphic cards are well supported on Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa.If you’re using an older version of Ubuntu, or a new one (AMD doesn’t yet support Ubuntu 15.10), you’ll need to select the generic Linux option on the download page and use AMD’s tool to compile and build the packages yourself. Personally, as a non-gamer, I must say I find NVIDIA’s labels a tad confusing ( and I’m not alone) but I believe the general gist is: deb packages for Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. You’ll also notice in the mockup above, which I pulled from the Ubuntu Wiki on the Software & Updates utility, that NVIDIA’s “Long Lived” and “Short Lived” terms are being used here. actually looking like information and not just part of the package name): Replace nvidia-361, or just use nvidia-current instead and keep an eye on the installing process to make sure the installed driver is listed in above picture. Other info, like the specific driver version number and the license that the driver is distributed under get styled in a more consistent, useful manner (i.e. Install NVIDIA proprietary driver as it shows by launching terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command: Intel Video Drivers Ubuntu 18.04.
