Long time Mint user

[claydoh]

Thanks, I found the driver manager, but any options to select Nvidia are greyed out?[ATTACH=CONFIG]9226[/ATTACH]

What driver did you manually install? The latest drivers from Nvidia do not support your gt 610, only the legacy drivers do (the 340 and the 390)
The driver manager only handles distro packages, not manually installed nvidia drivers.

[rdonnelly]

What driver did you manually install? The latest drivers from Nvidia do not support your gt 610, only the legacy drivers do (the 340 and the 390)
The driver manager only handles distro packages, not manually installed nvidia drivers.

NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-390.138 it is working fine, and even shows up in the Nvidia X server settings. I have to admit I am about due for a new graphics card. Anyone know of a good Nvidia card that behaves well with Linux?

[GreyGeek]

I use muon for a package manager. It also gives me a source GUI by clicking on "Settings --> Software Sources".
On the panel also is a tab for setting updates. I have muon check for updates daily and install security updates without confirmation. I have no concern about any updates borking my system because I use BTRFS, take nightly snapshots along with a differential update to a 2nd HD, and can rollback within a minute or two.

[rdonnelly]

All moved into Kubuntu, I like the System Settings app, lots of setting for me to go through.

Thanks all, and Happy New Year!

[rdonnelly]

I use muon for a package manager. It also gives me a source GUI by clicking on "Settings --> Software Sources".
On the panel also is a tab for setting updates. I have muon check for updates daily and install security updates without confirmation. I have no concern about any updates borking my system because I use BTRFS, take nightly snapshots along with a differential update to a 2nd HD, and can rollback within a minute or two.

Actually Muon started to work for me.

[brianinnes]

Welcome aboard rdonnelly.

Like you, I've been a long term user of Linux Mint, now I've changed over to Kubuntu. I couldn't be happier, as I wasn't finding a few niggles with Cinnamon :-)

Definitely either install Synaptic or Muon through Discover, as I find the Discover package manager somewhat annoying to use.

It's Kubuntu 20.04 LTS I'm using, so I'm just sticking with the stock kernel.

[rdonnelly]

Welcome aboard rdonnelly.

Like you, I've been a long term user of Linux Mint, now I've changed over to Kubuntu. I couldn't be happier, as I wasn't finding a few niggles with Cinnamon :-)

Definitely either install Synaptic or Muon through Discover, as I find the Discover package manager somewhat annoying to use.

It's Kubuntu 20.04 LTS I'm using, so I'm just sticking with the stock kernel.

Yes, there is not a lot of difference between Mint and Kubuntu. I liked the old Gnome, hated Cinnamon, Plasma made the perfect replacement.

I was interested in kernel changing, because sometime my Mint would crash on resume, and using an older kernel prevented this. I was having the same problem with Kubuntu, until I installed Nvidia proprietary drivers.

[rdonnelly]

Does anyone have the default .face icon, I messed mine up, I suppose I could create a new home temporary if no one can share?

Thank you

[oshunluvr]

The problem with the nvidia supplied drivers is you'll have to re-install them at every kernel update, which is fairly often. Do yourself a favor and remove it. You'll want to install the "dkms" package so every kernel update will automatically build the kernel modules.

IMO, most experienced Linux users do not rely on a package manager to install these sort of things.All the tools you need are there.

Beginning with "apt-cache search":

[FONT=monospace][COLOR=#18B218][B]stuart@office[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]:[/COLOR][COLOR=#18B2B2][B]/subvol[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]$ apt-cache search nvidia | grep 390 | grep dkms[/COLOR]
nvidia-[COLOR=#B21818][B]dkms[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]-390 - NVIDIA DKMS package[/COLOR]
nvidia-headless-no-[COLOR=#B21818][B]dkms[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]-390 - NVIDIA headless metapackage - no DKMS[/COLOR]
[/FONT]

Then "sudo apt install nvidia-dkms-390" and the package along with the dkms packages should all install at once. Then it will build the modules for all currently install kernels and all new kernels will also have modules built each time on is installed.

[oshunluvr]

Your face icon can be any icon you want I think. The default is the Kubuntu logo. Copy it to your home folder, then make it hidden by rename it to ".face" - Note no extension (I had to add it to allow uploading to the forum) and the leading period - that's what makes it hidden.

[rdonnelly]

Thanks for the driver tip, and the .face osh.
I will be sure to give your code a try, but for now I am not getting on resume crashes at least.

BTW, I am not the most experienced, Linux user, but I do okay with what I have.

[rdonnelly]

The problem with the nvidia supplied drivers is you'll have to re-install them at every kernel update, which is fairly often. Do yourself a favor and remove it. You'll want to install the "dkms" package so every kernel update will automatically build the kernel modules.

IMO, most experienced Linux users do not rely on a package manager to install these sort of things.All the tools you need are there.

Beginning with "apt-cache search":

[FONT=monospace][COLOR=#18B218][B]stuart@office[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]:[/COLOR][COLOR=#18B2B2][B]/subvol[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]$ apt-cache search nvidia | grep 390 | grep dkms[/COLOR]
nvidia-[COLOR=#B21818][B]dkms[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]-390 - NVIDIA DKMS package[/COLOR]
nvidia-headless-no-[COLOR=#B21818][B]dkms[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]-390 - NVIDIA headless metapackage - no DKMS[/COLOR]
[/FONT]

Then "sudo apt install nvidia-dkms-390" and the package along with the dkms packages should all install at once. Then it will build the modules for all currently install kernels and all new kernels will also have modules built each time on is installed.

I am going to be getting a newer GPU, does that driver work on all Nvidia cards?

https://www.newegg.com/asus-geforce-...82E16814126170

[oshunluvr]

No, the 390 driver only supports the older cards - like 10 years older. That card would use the newest 455 driver, but the process is the same. BTW, the nVidia website has a driver search function on it, but that's card is rather new and the current (newest) drivers support it.

[rdonnelly]

Thank you again osh, you are a world of knowledge. Would I want to use the drivers from the website, or apt?

[oshunluvr]

Use the dkms driver from apt. Way easier to keep updated.