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Install NVIDIA Drivers on Linux Mint 19 Tara. To install the driver recommended above, execute the command below as user with sudo privileges. $ sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall depmod. Linux Mint 19 with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M 1. Installing Linux Mint. The problem starts with installing the operating system. As I have seen with many other laptops with Nvidia graphics, the open. Hey, I've been a Linux Mint user for over a year now, I've used 18.1, 18.2 as well as 18.3 for pretty much everything (including gaming). Ever since, I've been using NVIDIA latest video drivers I downloaded from their website (the.run file) that I installed manually, and everything was working fine (I could overclock my card as well as edit its settings, games were running smooth, etc). How to identify and install the correct driver for your Nvidia video card in Linux Mint can be viewed on page 'How to detect and install the correct version of the Nvidia driver on Linux Mint'. Otherwise, after you install the NVIDIA driver 390 you risk not to run the system.
Like other Linux distributions, Linux Mint allows you to test the system before installation. If you want to install it on your computer, you can start the installation immediately.
How to Install Linux Mint on a Desktop or Laptop Computer
Before starting the installation, you must download the ISO image file from the official site. When you visit its website to download the ISO file, you will see that there are 3 different versions.
These versions include;
- Cinnamon : The most advanced and full-featured desktop pc environment
- MATE : A more stable and faster desktop environment
- Xfce : The lightest and most stable desktop environment
The most used and preferred Mint desktop environment is the Cinnamon desktop environment. In addition, a common feature of other versions is, of course, the Kernel.
The current version of Linux Mint is 19.2 Tina. This version has both 32-Bit and 64-Bit architecture and will also support until 2023.
Linux Mint 19.1 Features
The main enhancements of this release are Cinnamon 4.0, Linux Kernel 4.15, and Ubuntu 18.04 package base. This release also has many new features and enhancements. The main features are;
- Cinnamon 4.0
- Nemo
- Software Manager
- Software Resources
- Input Methods
- XApps Enhancements
- Xed
- LibXApp
- Artwork Improvements
Linux Mint 19.2 Features
This version basically has Cinnamon 4.2, Kernel 4.15 and Ubuntu 18.04 package base. Other features are;
- Update Manager
- Software Manager
- “Adding Missing Keys” scans your repositories and PPAs and downloads any keys that may be missing.
- “Remove duplicate resources” finds and corrects duplicate definitions in your resources configuration.
- System reports
- Scrollbar settings
- Pinning files
- File sharing
- XApps enhancements
- System improvements: Added “Boot-Repair” to the installation ISO images. It can fix most boot configuration problems.
- Artwork improvements
Click here for more detailed features and improvements.
In our previous articles, we installed Linux Mint using VMware and VirtualBox virtualization programs.
In this article, we will examine how to setup and configure the Mint system on a desktop or laptop.
How to Install Linux Mint 19.2
To install a clean Linux Mint on a PC, first, download the ISO file from here.
After downloading the ISO file, make sure to verify Linux ISO. Because an incorrect ISO file will cause errors.
Follow the steps below to install Mint step by step.
Step 1
To download the ISO, click the Download section after viewing the Mint website and then select the current version you want to download.
To start the download process, you can select the server closest to you from the links in the Download Mirrors section.
Step 2
After downloading the image file to your computer, prepare a Bootable USB memory using the Rufus program. After printing the ISO file to the USB memory, insert the USB memory into your computer.
Locate the Boot Device setting in your computer’s BIOS settings and save your settings after selecting your USB stick as the first boot device.
Step 3
After your computer restarts, you will see the Boot screen as follows. In the following image, press the Enter key to quickly go to the Boot menu.
Step 4
Welcome to Linux Mint On the Cinnamon 64-bit screen, press the Enter key on the Start Linux Mint option.
Step 5
Wait while the system starts up …
Step 6
Once the system is turned on, you can either test it or start the installation immediately. Double-click Install Linux Mint to start the installation.
Step 7
Select the Linux system language you want to use and click Continue.
Step 8
Select the keyboard layout and language you want to use in the Keyboard Layout window, then click Continue.
Step 9
The cinnamon desktop environment includes many multimedia tools. If you want to download and install 3rd party software, select Install third-party software for graphics and Wi-Fi hardware, Flash, MP3, and other media, and then click Continue.
Step 10
To install a clean Mint on your computer, select Erase Disk and Install Mint.
What is Encrypt the new Mint installation for security?
Answer: If you select this option and continue the installation, you will encrypt the entire disk for security. If you want to continue with this option, you need to set a strong password that you can remember. If you are a newcomer to Linux, please note that this option may cause problems with some NVIDIA drivers.
Step 11
Click Continue to allow changes to the disk.
Step 12
Continue by selecting the region where you live.
Step 13
After creating your user name and password for your system, type your computer name as well. Click Continue to continue the installation steps.
Step 14
Wait while configuring the Mint system. This process will take approximately 10 minutes, depending on your computer’s specifications.
Step 15
After the installation is complete, click Restart Now to restart your computer.
Step 16
After your PC restarts, if you see a warning like an image below, remove your USB installation media and press Enter.
Step 17
Opening the Mint system …
Step 18
After the installation completed smoothly, you will see the welcome screen below on the desktop.
Step 19
You can check the version of the system you have installed by opening System Info.
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Install Nvidia Driver Linux Mint 19
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| ralphw Send message Joined: 7 May 99 Posts: 77 Credit: 17,974,992 RAC: 0 | Started with Linux Mint 19.1 on a new computer: Installed boinc, set clients, and the boinc manager from the default repos. Every startup process ignores the fact that there is an NVidia 1070 GPU installed. That's because nouveau drivers are still in charge, I suspect, but even CPU-only work units abort in computation errors. I'm ready to downgrade to 18.something else at this point. Nothing including the graphics ppa seems to work as expected, either - I can never switch to any NVidia driver version. The noveau drivers keep getting in the way: Now I have to edit my grub config and get the noveau driver blacklisted, boot into single-user mode and run the NVidia .run file again. I've downloaded and used the .run file from NVidia, but it complains about the lack of an ncurses6 library. (ncurses 5 is current on this Linux box) Can I ignore this error? If I give up on Ubuntu & Linux mint, what other Linux distro are folks with GPUs running? I'm perfectly happy to switch. Comment from a recent contributor here: 'I've recently found Ubuntu is making it very difficult to use the driver downloaded from nVidia with the newer systems'. I completely agree with this statement, and would rather run 'Any other version of Linux' that will let me use a proper NVidia driver with minimal hassle. |
| Keith Myers Send message Joined: 29 Apr 01 Posts: 9731 Credit: 904,116,520 RAC: 1,652,394 | I never could get any version of Mint to properly install and allow Nvidia drivers. Never had any issues at all with any version of Ubuntu. I've installed Ubuntu 14, 16 and 18 LTS versions with no issues. Either run the Nvidia .run installer from tty terminal without a display manager running or the easier way to just add the graphics-drivers ppa and simply select whichever version of the drivers that suit your fancy. I have the choice of the 390, 396, 410 or 415 drivers for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Just use the Software&Updates utility to select the Additional Drivers tab and then select the Nvidia driver you want. Why doesn't the graphics-driver ppa not work for you.Seti@Home classic workunits:20,676 CPU time:74,226 hours |
| ralphw Send message Joined: 7 May 99 Posts: 77 Credit: 17,974,992 RAC: 0 | I went for it and ignored the warning about ncurses: Here are the steps take to get the nouveau blacklist made permanent: As root: # NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-410.78.run # echo options nouveau modeset=0 >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-nvidia-nouveau.conf # sudo update-initramfs -u
app_info.xml needs work Need the optimized CUDA 9 client (I've downloaded it, I need to build an installer for it) |
| Keith Myers Send message Joined: 29 Apr 01 Posts: 9731 Credit: 904,116,520 RAC: 1,652,394 | I found both ncurses 5 and ncurses6 on my hosts. If you use the TBar All-in-One packages the app_info is already written for you. Also make sure you have OpenCL support in the Nvidia drivers for the AP app.Seti@Home classic workunits:20,676 CPU time:74,226 hours |
| TBar Send message Joined: 22 May 99 Posts: 4841 Credit: 565,485,117 RAC: 1,253,909 | Comment from a recent contributor here: 'I've recently found Ubuntu is making it very difficult to use the driver downloaded from nVidia with the newer systems'. I completely agree with this statement, and would rather run 'Any other version of Linux' that will let me use a proper NVidia driver with minimal hassle.Actually, it's even worse than I was experiencing at the time. I started using some disks with just a single system installed instead of multi-systems. With just a single system even getting to the recovery mode is a PITA. You end up having to edit etc/default/grub to comment out the lines GRUB Hidden... and place nomodeset in the quotes GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX='nomodeset'. Then you can get to the recovery mode. It seems nouveau has been designed to counter your every move to try to install the nVidia drivers. I lost count of how many times I installed and uninstalled the repository NV driver and the Downloaded driver before I got it to work with the downloaded driver. Even with the nouveau driver blacklisted I still had to install the repo driver then drop into the console and remove the repo driver and immediately install the downloaded driver. It seems to have started around 16.04, and it's worse with 18.04. |
| juan BFP Send message Joined: 16 Mar 07 Posts: 8053 Credit: 490,096,364 RAC: 360,306 | Just curiosity, why you instead of Mint not use Ubuntu like the vast majority of SETI Linux does? |
| Oddbjornik Send message Joined: 15 May 99 Posts: 175 Credit: 258,764,077 RAC: 329,872 | Just curiosity, why you instead of Mint not use Ubuntu like the vast majority of SETI Linux does?Not to hijack the question, but I personally chose Mint because I read some random test concluding that it was the best version for n00bs like myself. And it looks like it's all Ubuntu inside. I haven't had any real trouble getting it to run on three of my hosts.... |
| J. Mileski Send message Joined: 9 Jun 02 Posts: 611 Credit: 156,574,122 RAC: 22,689 | with mint you can still add the ubuntu ppa for the nvidia drivers. I did run mint for a while but I switched to lubuntu, as it is very lightweight and leaves more resources for computing |
| Keith Myers Send message Joined: 29 Apr 01 Posts: 9731 Credit: 904,116,520 RAC: 1,652,394 | Just curiosity, why you instead of Mint not use Ubuntu like the vast majority of SETI Linux does?Not to hijack the question, but I personally chose Mint because I read some random test concluding that it was the best version for n00bs like myself. The main reason Mint is recommended to noobs is because it supposedly bears the closest resemblance to Windows. I never really liked Windows, I tolerated it, so no thank you. I will go with something else that doesn't have the same faulty UI as Windows.Seti@Home classic workunits:20,676 CPU time:74,226 hours |
| Ian&Steve C. Send message Joined: 28 Sep 99 Posts: 1761 Credit: 725,097,086 RAC: 2,405,814 | I wouldn’t expect a PPA aimed at and intended to be used with Ubuntu to work with other distributions.Seti@Home classic workunits: 29,492 CPU time: 134,419 hours |
| Keith Myers Send message Joined: 29 Apr 01 Posts: 9731 Credit: 904,116,520 RAC: 1,652,394 | I wouldn’t expect a PPA aimed at and intended to be used with Ubuntu to work with other distributions. Ubuntu is a Debian based distribution. So is Mint.Seti@Home classic workunits:20,676 CPU time:74,226 hours |
| Ian&Steve C. Send message Joined: 28 Sep 99 Posts: 1761 Credit: 725,097,086 RAC: 2,405,814 | True. But they are still different. Seems to be a problem with Mint at large regarding nvidia drivers based on your previous comments/experience. Especially if even the nvidia run file doesn’t work. I’ve only ever used Ubuntu and Fedora versions of Linux at length for home use. And some very short bouts using things like Xubuntu and Mythbuntu more than 10 years ago.Seti@Home classic workunits: 29,492 CPU time: 134,419 hours |
| Mike Send message Joined: 17 Feb 01 Posts: 31847 Credit: 74,938,346 RAC: 23,848 | On my Mint 18 install i had to replace Ubuntu with Mint in the run file to get it work. That`s all.With each crime and every kindness we birth our future. |
| JohnDK Send message Joined: 28 May 00 Posts: 1128 Credit: 319,634,915 RAC: 589,328 | Running Mint 18.3 and Nvidia PPA, works just fine. |
| Wiggo 'Democratic Socialist' Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 16722 Credit: 227,900,245 RAC: 157,032 | Last April I got a Mint 18.1 test rig up and crunching within an hour without any driver problems, though it did take me 30mins or so to get BOINC actually working. Cheers. |
| ralphw Send message Joined: 7 May 99 Posts: 77 Credit: 17,974,992 RAC: 0 | I found the workarounds and accomplished the goal of nuking nouveau from my grub config AND getting the module blacklisted. I did fell like I was fighting the system the entire way - it's frustrating when there is a 'driver manager' script that purportedly lets you switch, but that doesn't work. I've been running SAH on Linux Mint for > 2 years, and it's gotten more frustrating with each new release. The new system is only going to run Mint 19.1 (until 2023). Now I just have the question of where to unpack the .7z file contents. Do the new binaries and .cl files go into /usr/lib/boinc-app-seti? root@asimov /usr/lib/boinc-app-seti # ls -l -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 3405264 Oct 14 2014 ap_7.05r2728_sse3_linux64 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 82 Aug 21 01:24 ap_cmdline_7.08_x86_64-pc-linux-gnu__opencl_nvidia_100.txt -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2814 Aug 27 16:57 app_info.xml -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2508192 Sep 18 2015 astropulse_7.08_x86_64-pc-linux-gnu__opencl_nvidia_100 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 120992 Sep 18 2015 AstroPulse_Kernels_r2751.cl drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Aug 27 17:07 docs drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 23 2017 For AMD CPUs drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jan 12 23:21 Linux_Pascal+0.97b2_Special -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 73308207 Jan 12 03:38 Linux_Pascal+0.97b2_Special.7z -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 5678784 Nov 14 2017 MBv8_8.22r3711_sse41_x86_64-pc-linux-gnu -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1027656 Feb 2 2016 setiathome_v8 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 132283048 Aug 27 18:46 setiathome_x41p_V0.97b2_Linux-Pascal+_cuda92
root@asimov /usr/lib/boinc-app-seti # find / -name 'app_info.xml' -exec ls -l {} ; -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2814 Jan 12 23:32 /usr/share/boinc-app-seti/app_info.xml -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2814 Aug 27 16:57 /usr/lib/boinc-app-seti/app_info.xml -rw-r--r-- 1 ralphw3 ralphw3 2814 Aug 27 16:57 /var/lib/boinc-client/ralphw/Linux_Pascal+0.97b2_Special/app_info.xml lrwxrwxrwx 1 boinc boinc 38 Jan 12 03:54 /var/lib/boinc-client/projects/setiweb.ssl.berkeley.edu/app_info.xml -> /usr/share/boinc-app-seti/app_info.xml lrwxrwxrwx 1 boinc boinc 38 Jan 12 03:54 /var/lib/boinc-client/projects/setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/app_info.xml -> /usr/share/boinc-app-seti/app_info.xml lrwxrwxrwx 1 boinc boinc 38 Jan 12 03:54 /var/lib/boinc-client/projects/setiathome.berkeley.edu/app_info.xml -> /usr/share/boinc-app-seti/app_info.xml |
| ralphw Send message Joined: 7 May 99 Posts: 77 Credit: 17,974,992 RAC: 0 | Conclusion: The run file method is working for me in 19.1, as it did in Mint 18. I have installed 4.10 and 4.15 NVidia drivers this way. I have other, older Ubuntu distributions that were LTS long-term support. I'm taking a break from crunching WUs for a few days, I'm going to rearrange my GPUs so they are more similar across machines, and try an 8-core 16-thread Ryzen chip at the same time. |
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