I am new to Linux and I am using Ubuntu. I was use x.org drivers and I want to change to Nvidia. When I get into Software & Updates and in Additional Drivers try to change x.org to nvidia I get an error:
pk-client-error-quark:Failed to obtain authentication(303)
I had the exact same error report following a stuck update. To release the stuck update, I ran sudo apt dist-upgrade and then an autoremove.
After restarting, my screen configuration was totally trashed and the system was using the open-source non-proprietary driver (and very unstable, and slow). I tried to install the nvidia driver and received this message.
I then ran the driver installation from the command line using the following steps:
identify available/appropriate drivers with this command:
ubuntu-drivers devices
choose the one marked "recommended"
install it using the command:
sudo apt install nvidia-driver-XXX
(replace XXX with the driver id number you want)
reboot:
sudo reboot
After this, my system came back properly.
HTH
I'm using Ubuntu 21.10 and I got the same error in "Additional Drivers". I've been flipping back and forth between different Nvidia drivers and have multiple video cards. I went into the shell and did "sudo apt autoremove" and "sudo apt install nvidia-driver-495" and the driver installed with no issue.
Upgrading to 22.10, then choosing driver 25 (recommended) in Software & updates solved my Nvidia installations issues for Nvidia RTX3080ti.
