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"Reboot" is self-explanatory! I figured hey, since you're in Terminal already, take the geeky option. This may be necessary if you have an older model GeForce card.) (Note that after "apt-update" you can also browse to your "Software & Updates" app, click the Additional Drivers tab, and select the newest available Nvidia driver. In the third line, you told Ubuntu to install the newest Nvidia driver, which as of this writing is 396.54. In the second line, you instructed Ubuntu to scan for the newest software available, as well as the "dependencies" or supporting software required, which will be installed automatically. This means they'll auto-update now as well. Sidebar: But what does all that mean? In the first line you added another software source to Ubuntu, allowing you to snag the latest and greatest graphics drivers. This command adds a software repository to your Ubuntu installation Jason Evangelho

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

Simply hit your Windows Key (which is called the Super key in Linux) and type "Terminal." Once it's open, type the following commands (note that "sudo" means you're executing the command as an administrator or "root" so you'll need to enter your user password): No clicking through menus or advancing through setup screens, no manual downloading. Using Terminal, let's enter a few commands to gain access and install it. Since the Steam Proton update is so new, it requires a newer Nvidia driver than what's distributed with Ubuntu 18.04.1. Step 2a: Install The Latest Nvidia Driver

I've written an Ubuntu installation guide for beginners, so if you don't have Ubuntu on your PC yet, make this your first stop.

Valve has advanced Linux-based gaming by leaps and bounds with this initiative, but proceed with caution knowing this is still firmly in the realm of "Beta!" I can confirm that many of them work flawlessly. So now, theoretically, the vast majority of games you could only play on Windows can now be installed directly in the Steam for Linux client. It's open source, and the tools are installed seamlessly in the background depending on the game. What Valve has done is improved upon those tools (and employed the main developer of the DirectX to Vulkan project) and published their own version called Proton. While this method works, it's a bit scattershot and requires a ton of trial and error, manual configuration and guesswork.