I'm running Kubuntu and I'm pretty new to the Linux scene. I thought I had my graphics drivers set up fine during installation, but every game I try to run on Steam with Proton is lagging badly. When I checked the driver manager, I noticed I'm currently using the Nouveau display driver instead of the Nvidia drivers. I've read online that Nouveau isn't great for gaming, so I tried to follow the recommended steps for installing the Nvidia drivers, but I keep hitting a wall. When I run `sudo ubuntu-drivers install`, I get a bunch of error messages about unmet dependencies, and I can't seem to get past that. It's also not showing an Nvidia file in /proc/driver/. I'm not quite sure what to do next. Should I stick to the Ubuntu instructions and manually install kernel modules, or is there a better way?
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You should just be able to select the right driver in the driver manager. If that's not working, something's off with your setup. Maybe try updating everything first? You can use the commands `sudo apt update` and `sudo apt upgrade` in the terminal to refresh the package lists and upgrade your system. After that, check the driver manager again to see if the Nvidia options are showing up.
Yeah, I've seen people say it should be simple, so I get why you're confused when it's not working for you. I hope it gets sorted!