nvidia-drivers

a simple guide on how to get nvidia drivers working on adaos (GTX1650+)

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Setup

1. copy the content in the nvidia-sources file

2. enter sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list in your terminal

3. remove everything and paste the contents of the nvidia-sources file, then ctrl+o to write out, enter - then ctrl+x to exit

4. run sudo apt update to update repos and sudo apt upgrade to update packages if needed

5. run export PATH=$PATH:/usr/sbin to add dkms to PATH temporarily, for some reason it isnt by default and dkms is required to install drivers

6. run sudo apt install dkms build-essential linux-headers-$(uname -r) to install required build tools (should be installed automatically after step 4 but double check nonetheless)

7. run sudo apt install nvidia-driver firmware-misc-nonfree to install drivers

8. sudo reboot to restart your system

9. run nvidia-smi to confirm drivers are working

10. your all set, to confirm your gpu is being used run nvidia-smi and you should see in your processes tab which apps are indeed using your descrete graphics, note - nvidia drivers 535 and up drivers support hybrid graphics natively