ubuntu-drivers

List available drivers for current hardware

$ sudo ubuntu-drivers list

$ sudo ubuntu-drivers install

$ sudo ubuntu-drivers install nvidia-driver-535

$ ubuntu-drivers --help

$ ubuntu-drivers devices

ubuntu-drivers [options] command

ubuntu-drivers is a utility for managing driver packages on Ubuntu systems. It detects hardware that requires proprietary or additional drivers and can automatically install the recommended drivers.

list

List recommended driver packages for detected hardware

Install recommended drivers for all detected hardware

Install a specific driver package

Show devices and available drivers

Install drivers automatically (used during installation)

Print debug information for troubleshooting

Requires root privileges for installation. A system restart is typically required after driver installation. For NVIDIA drivers, this tool is the recommended method on Ubuntu systems.

ubuntu-drivers is developed by Canonical as part of Ubuntu's device driver management system, simplifying the process of finding and installing hardware drivers.

apt(8), dpkg(1), nvidia-smi(1)