Ubuntu 16.04: Which Nvidia graphics drivers to use (not nouveau)?

[mrjayviper]

So I want to install the proprietary drivers for my GTX770 and I found conflicting information.

I found this (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/Nvidia#Ubuntu_14.04_and_up) official Ubuntu page and it seems to me it uses Nvidia drivers that are provided by Ubuntu. I'm guessing I don't need to add additional entry on my repository list to access this.

But I also found this PPA (https://launchpad.net/~graphics-drivers). Multiple internet guides suggests this 3rd-party repository for Nvidia drivers.

So which one to use?

Also Is there some sort of alias to install the latest so I don't have to know which version number to use?

example:

use

sudo apt-get install nvidia-latest

instead of

sudo apt-get install nvidia-375

I tried:

sudo apt-get install nvidia-current

and it wants to install version 30x which I know is definitely not the latest.

Thanks for the help.

 

[pjmssn]

Ubuntu should provide you with a couple of options for proprietary drivers for your NVidia card. You can easily switch from the nouveau drivier to an official NVidia drivier on the administrative menu. Not sure where the settings are located in Ubuntu as I am using Ubuntu Mate. Search for the application in the menus, it will scan your hardware and show you which proprietary drivers are available.