[un1versal]

I only use LTS releases

Look at my signature for 24p /checking fixes etc (last link).

[gurabli]

@un1versal I tried to add the official Ubuntu ppa for drivers. I added the ppa, updated, and then run: sudo apt-get install nvidia-graphics-drivers-340
But I get the following error message:

server@SERVER:~$ sudo apt-get install nvidia-graphics-driver-340
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package nvidia-graphics-driver-340

And the other ppa is no longer available. Any ideas?

[un1versal]

Code:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
sudo apt-get install nvidia-graphics-driver-340

[gurabli]

Yes, that is exactly what I did, and no go. Then I tried install nvidia-340, that worked, but I got gnome and many other things installed too. Now I have to reinstall Ubuntu Server.

Can I follow Intel EGL VAAPI how to or the AMD how to here in sticky? Or is there one for NVIDIA?

[un1versal]

thats Intel only but you can adpat it to nividia by not doing the intel specific bits, for other config tips see my signature.

[gurabli]

Yes, I know it is Intel specific. But what do I need to leave out exactly? Your post is to automated install.

[gurabli]

@un1versal
Something is wrong. I just can't install nvidia drivers using sudo apt-get install nvidia-graphics-driver-340, just with nvidia-340
But with this Unity is installed on Ubuntu Server.
Any ideas?

[un1versal]

nvidia-340 is right...

no idea about unity, I dont use any of those ubuntu anything, I use a ubuntu minimal iso, which is like the server but doesnt intall any server components, I prefer to add what I need manually after that.

[ursli]

I ran into the same problem today, even though this is an old thread it may still help googling people (like me) to solve this.

Code:

sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends nvidia-340 nvidia-settings libvdpau-dev

Installed the needed nvidia drivers without gnome for me.