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Guys I am having same problem all the time year after year after year.

When new GPU is out and I am trying to install Ubuntu on new PC I never can't get it to boot in to GUI. It's always same thing, black screen with Nouveau error. If I am not mistaken Nouveau is some sort of driver that is in use during post and if new GPU is not yet supported by this Nouveau I am screwed.

Now I do know there is few ways to install Ubuntu. I remember old msdos looking shell and I really have no problem with it as long as I can get Ubuntu installed and then update GPU drivers with latest available and boot to proper GUI.

Is there a tutorial for this problem I can find somewhere? I am sure I am not only person with Nvidia 2000 series GPU trying to install Ubuntu. Thank you so much guys !!

XAKEP
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Your best bet if you are getting new Nvidia GPUs, is probably to go with the Nvidia proprietary drivers, as they will probably have support built-in in advance, or at least quicker than Mesa can update Nouveau. IIRC, Nvidia does not help with the maintenance of Nouveau, but AMD does do a significant amount of the development for new open source drivers, generally making them an easy time with Linux, but Nvidia has been getting better, or so I hear.

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