ref: https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-disable-blacklist-nouveau-nvidia-driver-on-ubuntu-20-04-focal-fossa-linux https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-the-nvidia-drivers-on-ubuntu-20-04-focal-fossa-linux sudo bash -c "echo blacklist nouveau > /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-nvidia-nouveau.conf" sudo bash -c "echo options nouveau modeset=0 >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-nvidia-nouveau.conf" cat /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-nvidia-nouveau.conf sudo update-initramfs -u sudo reboot sudo apt install build-essential libglvnd-dev pkg-config sudo telinit 3 CTRL + ALT + F1 sudo telinit 5 sudo apt install gcc-12 sudo ln -s -f /usr/bin/gcc-12 /usr/bin/gcc sudo bash NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-440.44.run sudo reboot