Installation for Ubuntu and Debian (Official Guide) 1) Install the development tools. apt-get update apt-get install systemd build-essential -y apt-get purge nvidia-* -y apt-get autoremove -y 2) Disable the Nvidia nouveau open source driver. echo "blacklist nouveau" > /etc/modprobe.d/nvidia-installer-disable-nouveau.conf echo "options nouveau modeset=0" >> /etc/modprobe.d/nvidia-installer-disable-nouveau.conf update-initramfs -u reboot 3) Install the Nvidia driver. service lightdm stop nvidia-uninstall --silent wget http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/460.67/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-460.67.run bash ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-460.67.run --silent --install-libglvnd