Have you noticed any difference? Take a look at the panel. Once the computer boots, you should see the following window. Once the installation is complete, just click on “Restart” to restart your computer. It should take several minutes depending on your internet connection. To install Nvidia drivers, click on ‘nvidia-384 (recommended)’ and click on Apply changes. Linux Mint is now using the open source nouveau driver.

Open “Driver Manager” and you should see a list of the proprietary hardwares you’re using.Īs you can see, I have Nvidia GeForce 940M graphics card installed on my computer. Click on Linux Mint “Menu” and search for “driver” and you should see “Driver Manager” on the list. You can install Nvidia drivers from “Driver Manager”. It has Nvidia GeForce 940M Optimus Supported Graphics Card and Intel HD Graphics 520. I am using ASUS Zenbook UX303UB for the demonstration in this article. Otherwise, you use the Intel HD Graphics if you’re using an Intel processor. In hybrid graphics mode, you only use Nvidia high performance graphics card when you need it. The reason is that Nvidia Optimus technology lets a device run in hybrid graphics mode. Most of the new Laptops/notebooks these days have Optimus supported graphics card installed. In this article, I will show you how to install Nvidia drivers on Linux Mint 18.2 with Optimus supported graphics card. Install Nvidia Optimus Drivers on Linux Mint 18.2

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