Uninstall and Install Nvidia Drivers on Ubuntu 20.04
NVIDIA Drivers Installation Guide for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Welcome to the NVIDIA Drivers Installation Guide for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa). This manual provides step-by-step instructions for installing the official NVIDIA drivers necessary to fully utilize the graphical capabilities of NVIDIA GPUs on your Ubuntu system.
Follow the subsequent sections carefully to remove any pre-existing NVIDIA drivers, disable the open-source Nouveau driver, and install the proprietary NVIDIA drivers. At the end of this guide, we will also cover how to verify the installation to ensure your NVIDIA drivers are correctly set up.
Step 1: Remove Old NVIDIA Drivers
First, you need to remove any existing NVIDIA drivers from your system.
`sudo apt-get remove — purge ‘^nvidia-.*`
Step 2: Install the Ubuntu Desktop Package
Reinstall the ubuntu-desktop package to ensure that all dependencies are satisfied.
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
Step 3: Remove Unnecessary Packages
Clean up any unused packages that were previously installed.
`sudo apt autoremove`
