Open the terminal and type:
sudo apt install ubuntu-drivers-common
ubuntu-drivers-common detects and installs additional Ubuntu driver packages.
This package aggregates and abstracts Ubuntu specific logic and knowledge about third-party driver packages, and provides APIs for installers and driver configuration GUIs. It also contains some NVidia specific support code to findvthe most appropriate driver version (as Ubuntu usually ships several), as well as setting up the alternatives symlinks that the proprietary NVidia and FGLRX packages use.
Command line interface
The simplest front-end is the "ubuntu-drivers" command line tool. You can use it to show the available driver packages which apply to the current system (ubuntu-drivers list
), or to install all drivers which are appropriate for automatic installation (sudo ubuntu-drivers install
), which is mostly useful for integration into installers.
See also: Can I install extra drivers via the command prompt?