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Today I installed Ubuntu for the very first time. I am having trouble installing any drivers for my GT 720M card.

I've tried to follow the guides for general NVIDIA driver installation but haven't had any success. Likewise, the "additional drivers" program fails to detect anything.

I would really appreciate any instructions to be typed out in baby-steps. Traditionally, I'm a Windows user, and I'm unfamiliar with what are, probably, basic operations.

Braiam
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Sam
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Add this ppa repository: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat/+archive/x-updates

To do that, open the Terminal and type (in this order):

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates 
sudo apt-get update

When you type the first command, you will be asked to type your password. (Note that while you are typing your password you won't see anything on the screen. Don't worry: that's normal.)

Then try to open "additional drivers" again and check if it finds any driver.

PS: to learn what Repositories and PPAs are, take a look here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Ubuntu

PPS: Welcome to Ubuntu and GNU/Linux ;)

korg91
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