The Easiest Way to Install Nvidia Drivers on Debian in 2024 No More Headaches!

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[flowerpower]

While I wasn't able to get Debian working the first time due to Nvidia, hence why I'm here, but the absolute easiest way to make yourself a sudoer is to just not set a root password during installation. It makes you a sudoer by default.

[xmachinax]

A perfect way to say RTFM :) works like a charm! just one remark: for those who are using an older nvidia card eg. geforce gtx780 one should install the nvidia-tesla-470-driver instead of the nvidia-driver package.

[btspal]

For me, this worked. My system was freezing due to incorrect Nvidia driver (mostly when waking up from suspend mode). Thanks brother.

[Mikey_xx_]

Glad I found your channel. Question..maybe clarification.... why are you entering a SU session then using SUDO? You could just run the apt get command without sudo as you are already admin level no?

[chickensinmotion]

Where is that page that you found the drivers on? I can't see where you are in the video

[daniellewis]

So, I've got the drivers on my system, but Wayland doesn't let me capture screenshots. So I switched to X. But also my nvidia card can't render the desktop, so I can't use my HDMI port for anything at all. And everywhere I look I'm seeing a bajillion *almost* related older posts about similar problems but nothing the same.

Here I am trying to do AI research and there isn't a single functioning OS and graphics card combination that you don't have to fight through to do your job. In 2024.

[Phoenixwizard]

I've been using Linux for about 3 years and stuck with the more beginner friendly distros. Debian and I haven't always gotten along, but I've always wanted to try using it as my daily driver to cut all the Red Hats, and Canonicals out of my distros. This was a step in the right direction. Though I used a different method to make myself a sudoer. (I already forgot which one already. lol)
Anyway, Thanks!

[silverspuppet]

Ok this is like my last resort, the debian page and multiple reddit posts couldn’t help me.
Do you have any idea why it could be throwing the error Package ‚nvidia-driver‘ has no installation candidate?
My sources list has all the contrib non-free non-free-firmware stuff outlined in the video done precisely as you did.
I tried with gedit, with nano I tried adding aditional sources, but nothing worked and I am kind of out of options.
I also checked my Quadro K1000M seems at least to me, to be supported. I also have debian 12. I don’t have dracut. Secure boot is disabled.
This is a completely new installation of Debian on a Laptop where I reset everything prior to installing it.

If anyone has any suggestions, ideas, resources I could look at I would be incredibly happy.
Thank you for taking the time to read this.

[edwardfoust]

It worked like a charm! Thank you so much!

[Olsby]

I can see this is helpful to some, but you say that driver 525 is perfect for you..is it though, that driver is more than a year old, maybe a video of how to install the latest nvidia driver from their website would show more useful ?

[DarkblooM_IO]

Why use sudo as root user? Doesn't that defeat the purpose?

[nicolnl]

Thanks mannnn! I have been looking for this a long time ago

[cssplayer]

....I think I'll just keep using Ubuntu 😆 I wanted to go back to Debian but all the manual work to even install the video drivers take wayyy to many steps

[chuckles]

Thank you for making a video of this process. It was not hard after watching your video.

[Crutxh]

Thank you very much! Very helpful video :)

[luna_lunix]

You misunderstand the step in /etc/apt/source.list and this way dosn't work in my case.
my opinion the easiest way is still the runfile (where works in the end for me).
Simply install the linuxheaders, gcc and run the script, no sudo, no gedit, three commands as root and reboot.

[FeaRNiqht]

not working everytime my gdm crushes so manually installing is the way for trixie (debian 13 for now)

[HaitiSpaceAgency]

how about using the latest drivers? the one on debian wiki is only showing how to use pretty old drivers. the download page for the latest drivers have completely different instructions.

[LoveAntifa]

And yet here I am still struggling to install RTX3070 drivers on Commodore OS 2.0 debian 11

[Alex_prave]

so it didnt work i got some error something like some files are missing ....
i rebooted in hope the error wont affect anything, but it seems something doesnt work, cause in the system info app, the gpu doesnt show up, as im strugling for few days now to get it to work, once i did it like few weeks ago and it was showing up in system info and even was working as it should