The following sections list the important changes and the most common issues resolved in this version. If you already have any drivers installed you need to delete them first before to install the newer version, better if you have any CPU built-in graphic.Īll the installation can be done via GUI as well using more drivers menu in Software Updater, but in my experience it doesn't always work well and shell is much more effective way to manage it.Changes and Fixed Issues in Version 442.19 If you agree with the recommendation provided by ubuntu-drivers devices command you can use sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall, it will install recommended ones (all not only VGA if you have any other difference). You can search drivers to install via: apt search nvidia-driverĪnd install via sudo apt install nvidia-driver-xxx replace xxx with version, of course. Or dkms status to see the modules loaded in kernel (it will show the driver version normally). To check if you have the propietary ones installed: nvidia-smi So, you can check what is available for you and also the recommended ones with: ubuntu-drivers devices However, not all versions have the newer ones (I think 18.04 only has 435 as the largest version, but as of 19.10 you have 440). Most of the good NVIDIA drivers are available through the system itself and as of 19.10 they are included to the ISO so they are not downloaded separately. You can create some USB with the default version of your system if you have Ubuntu preinstalled or just make a Snapshot with Timeshift to reinstall and go back to the previous state, just backup your personal data somewhere else (Deja Dup) because it is not a good idea to include home folders to a snapshot.Īs for Mesa drivers, the article you shared is quite outdated.
If you can consider upgrading to 20.04 I would probably recommend it, but make a backup of all your data in case you encounter any problems so you can roll back.
However, migrating to 20.04 with kernel 5.40 and NVIDIA driver 440 works better than ever, even the small bug in Firefox is gone. Some problems occurred at login and with HDMI sound, so I wouldn't recommend it. I tried to upgrade to 19.10 having the new kernel versions and it didn't work well with any of the available drivers: 430, 435, 440 and nouveau. You can have another kernel version in 18.04 if you use Hardware Enablement Stack (you can read more in the official wiki). One bug was that there was a crash when maximizing and then minimizing videos in Firefox. In my case, for kernel 4.15 the NVIDIA 430 proprietary driver worked fine. I think it depends on the kernel version you use. I have a GTX1650 which is not the same, but close enough and from the same family.
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