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  • GA Z170-HD3P-mobo
  • Intel 6500 3.2 - CPU
  • NVIDIA Gtx 770 - GPU
  • 250GB SATA - hard drive
  • 750W - PSU
  • some fans
  • OS Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Although I've read that all the hardware is compatible, Ubuntu is not recognizing the GPU and when I go to the NVIDIA GEFORCE website for the most recent driver for this card and run the file it tells me that there was an error in the Text to run the file.

After attempting to install through ppa, i see a list of drivers in the "Software and Updates" to choose from. all binary drivers, however after selecting one and trying to apply the changes, when done the changes are not made and it is still stuck "using X.Org X server-Nouveau display driver from xserver-xorg-video-nouveau(open source)"

may i ask for some assistance on what i should do next?

Dante Dom Malkarov
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You do not need to download the drivers for the Nvidia website, this is not Windows.

First, make sure any partly installed driver is removed, run

sudo apt purge nvidia*

Then reboot and run the following commands

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa
sudo apt update
sudo apt install nvidia-375

Now reboot again and your driver is installed.

You claim, this is not documented but it is, please have a search around our FAQ, you will find almost all the basics have been coverd, including this.

Mark Kirby
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