=== Download the latest drivers ===

=== Download the latest drivers ===

To begin, go to the official website of your graphics card manufacturer  

To begin, go to the official website of your graphics card manufacturer  

(in this example we’ll install an Nvidia driver).  

(in this example we’ll install an Nvidia driver). <br>

Find the most up-to-date version of the correct driver for your graphics card, and then download it.  

Find the most up-to-date version of the correct driver for your graphics card, and then download it. <br>

If the drivers are in a compressed file, extract them into your Downloads folder.  

If the drivers are in a compressed file, extract them into your Downloads folder. <br>

Next, open up the terminal and make the .run drivers file executable with the following command:

Next, open up the terminal and make the .run drivers file executable with the following command:

chmod 777 ~/Downloads/NVIDIA- Linux-*-340.24.run

<pre>chmod 777 ~/Downloads/NVIDIA- Linux-*-340.24.run</pre>

Make sure you replace ‘NVIDIA-Linux-*-340.24. run’ with the name of the drivers you installed.

Make sure you replace ‘NVIDIA-Linux-*-340.24. run’ with the name of the drivers you installed.

=== Out with the old, in with the new ===

=== Out with the old, in with the new ===

Now exit out of the graphical user interface with Ctrl + Alt + F1 (or F2).  

Now exit out of the graphical user interface with Ctrl + Alt + F1 (or F2). <br>

Log in with your username and password, then uninstall any existing drivers with the following:

Log in with your username and password, then uninstall any existing drivers with the following:<br>

sudo apt-get purge nvidia*

<pre>sudo apt-get purge nvidia*</pre>