Need help with installing the graphics driver

[markcodes]

Hi, I'm new to Linux and recently installed Ubuntu on my Asus laptop. I've been struggling to install the driver for my Nvidia GT 520M. I used the command "sudo apt install nvidia-driver-390" (390 being the latest supported version for my GPU), the installation resulted in an error (log: https://pastebin.com/TzZNUFRu). What could be the issue and how do I fix it? Thanks for your help.

[deadflowr]

Does the driver even work with the 6.8 linux kernel?

[markcodes]

I don't know, how can I check that?

[#&thj^%]

Does the driver even work with the 6.8 linux kernel?

Not without extra help.
EDIT: https://launchpad.net/~dtl131/+archive/ubuntu/nvidiaexp

I don't know, how can I check that?

apt policy nvidia-dkms-390

or

nvidia-smi

[markcodes]

Thanks a lot, is this alternative version usable for the current Ubuntu version though? When I added the PPA and tried to install the driver, it said "Unable to locate package nvidia-driver-390". Is it because it's built for an older version?

[#&thj^%]

It supports kernels up to 6.8.
Show me this:

sudo apt update

EDIT I see you are a newer user, Enter that code in the terminal, and copy and paste back here please. (With Code Tags if you how)

BTW This driver is not going to help you on Gnome and in particular Wayland..

Note that you probably want to use XServer instead of Wayland with a driver this old.

[markcodes]

I get this:

Hit:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble InRelease
Hit:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-updates InRelease                 
Hit:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-backports InRelease               
Hit:4 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-security InRelease               
Hit:5 https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/dtl131/nvidiaexp/ubuntu noble InRelease 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
1 package can be upgraded. Run 'apt list --upgradable' to see it.

[#&thj^%]

I get this:

Hit:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble InRelease
Hit:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-updates InRelease                 
Hit:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-backports InRelease               
Hit:4 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-security InRelease               
Hit:5 https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/dtl131/nvidiaexp/ubuntu noble InRelease 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
1 package can be upgraded. Run 'apt list --upgradable' to see it.

Cool it works on Noble:
Now before we continue, you did remove and purge all nvidia right? If not do that now please.
please show this now:

apt policy nvidia-dkms-390

[markcodes]

Yup, Nvidia should be removed

N: Unable to locate package nvidia-dkms-390

[#&thj^%]

It better be there, from the site:

Built packages

    libcuda1-384 Transitional package for nvidia-headless-390

    libnvidia-cfg1-390 NVIDIA binary OpenGL/GLX configuration library

    libnvidia-common-390 Shared files used by the NVIDIA libraries

    libnvidia-compute-390 NVIDIA libcompute package

    libnvidia-decode-390 NVIDIA Video Decoding runtime libraries

    libnvidia-encode-390 NVENC Video Encoding runtime library

    libnvidia-fbc1-390 NVIDIA OpenGL-based Framebuffer Capture runtime library

    libnvidia-gl-390 NVIDIA OpenGL/GLX/EGL/GLES GLVND libraries and Vulkan ICD

    libnvidia-ifr1-390 NVIDIA OpenGL-based Inband Frame Readback runtime library

    nvidia-384 Transitional package for nvidia-driver-390

    nvidia-384-dev Transitional package for nvidia-driver-390

    nvidia-compute-utils-390 NVIDIA compute utilities

    nvidia-dkms-390 NVIDIA DKMS package

    nvidia-driver-390 NVIDIA driver metapackage

    nvidia-headless-390 NVIDIA headless metapackage

    nvidia-headless-no-dkms-390 NVIDIA headless metapackage - no DKMS

    nvidia-kernel-common-390 Shared files used with the kernel module

    nvidia-kernel-source-390 NVIDIA kernel source package

    nvidia-libopencl1-384 Transitional package for nvidia-headless-390

    nvidia-opencl-icd-384 Transitional package for nvidia-headless-390

    nvidia-utils-390 NVIDIA driver support binaries

    xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-390 NVIDIA binary Xorg driver

One more:

apt search nvidia-dkms-390