# Nvidia Drivers

There are [many cases reported](https://www.reddit.com/r/elementaryos/search/?q=nvidia\&restrict_sr=1) that devices with Nvidia cards have different issues from strange colored screens, distorted screens to blank screens at all.

<figure><img src="/files/XC2FlXfdQwG0lDO8x9yR" alt=""><figcaption><p>Examples of the Screen Issues</p></figcaption></figure>

This is a common Nvidia driver issue, still the following way of Nvidia driver installation via the Terminal may help (try to boot into recovery mode if the screen color makes it impossible).

1. If you have never added a PPA on your system, you might need to run this first:

```
sudo apt install -y software-properties-common
```

2. Add the Nvidia drivers' repository, get all updates and upgrade the distro.

```
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
```

3. Check the repository for the latest driver:

```
sudo apt search nvidia-driver
```

4. Run the following:

```
sudo apt install linux-headers-$(uname -r)
```

5. Install the latest driver found (535 is the latest at the moment of writing the guide):

```
sudo apt install nvidia-driver-535
```

6. Reboot.

{% hint style="info" %}
Sometimes kernel updates can cause problems. If this is your case, boot in recovery mode, and repeat the following commands

`sudo su`

`sudo apt install linux-headers-$(uname -r)`

and reboot.
{% endhint %}

Thanks [this Reddit post](https://www.reddit.com/r/elementaryos/comments/10q99ib/you_want_to_use_elementary_os_but_have_a_nvidia/?utm_source=share\&utm_medium=web2x\&context=3) for the method.


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