How To: Properly Install Proprietary Drivers in Ubuntu

There is some confusion about installing the proprietary drivers in Ubuntu. This article hopes to clear that up by telling you how to properly install drivers in Ubuntu.

dkms and you will have to spend significant time fixing it every time the kernel is updated. It quite likely lead to breakage.

add additional drivers via gui

This should be self-explanatory, so I will just leave this here.

See? Pretty easy. Just pick what you want, apply the changes, and reboot.

enable restricted repo

The arrow should make it clear. That repo needs to be enabled for this.

[code]ubuntu-drivers devices[/code]

[code]sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall[/code]