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title: Nvidia Drivers on Debian Sid
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2021-12-31 05:00:23 +00:00
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date: 2021-12-27
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draft: false
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description: Finally a working config
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category: article
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---
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# Packages you need
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To detect the right type of driver to install `apt` repositories have a package
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called `nvidia-detect` which I recommend running first. In my case running a
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_GTX 2060_ I had to install the generic `nvidia-driver` package
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**Before you install the driver package!**
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Grab the apt package `nvidia-xconfig`. If you're like me and never bothered to
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an `/etc/X11/xorg.conf` this will write out a config for you that should,
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_just werk_.
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# Installing
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Commands are listed in order, just be sure to run with correct permissions.
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```
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apt install nvidia-detect
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package=$(nvidia-detect | grep '^ *nvidia')
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apt install "$package"
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nvidia-xconfig
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```
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Note: Pretty much all of the above commands, except for line 2 require elevated
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permissions.
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