Tutorial: GeForce GTX 1080Ti GPU NVIDIA Driver Installation in Ubuntu 18.04 (2018)

NVIDIA-390 Driver

(I have written a newer story to install the more up-to-date driver, please read the newer story: NVIDIA Driver Installation (2019))

(If you want to install an older version driver, it is also welcome to read this story as well. :D )

There are only few steps to install the GPU driver for GeForce GTX 1080Ti in Ubuntu 18.04. (Sik-Ho Tsang @ Medium)

1. First, remove any previously installed Nvidia driver by entering the following command in the terminal:

sudo apt-get purge nvidia*

2. Then, add a repository — PPA (Personal Package Archives):

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa

3. Then update:

sudo apt-get update

4. After that, we can install the Nvidia driver:

sudo apt-get install nvidia-390 nvidia-settings

5. After the installation, reboot the system:

sudo reboot

6. After reboot, to check whether the driver is sucessfully installed:

nvidia-smi

The following screen should be shown if the driver is successfully installed.

GPU Driver is successfully installed.

7. We can also enter the following command to check other details of the GPU:

cat /proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/{tab}/information

8. I just posted what I have done here. Hope this can be helpful. :)