Ubuntu – install extra drivers via the command prompt

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Since I can't seem to open the Additional Drivers program? And how do I know what driver I need to install?

Best Answer

For 12.04 and below

The additional drivers program has a command line interface, jockey-text:

Use

jockey-text --list

to get a list of available drivers and their status, then use

# the init lines are required only for graphics drivers
sudo init 1
jockey-text --enable=DRIVER
sudo init 2

where DRIVER is the one you got from the list. For example:

jockey-text --enable=firmware:b43

To install the Broadcom B43 wireless driver.

For your graphics card, you will get a choice of the proprietary driver from the manufacturer and a free alternative. You have to either restart the display server (log out and back in) or restart the system entirely (recommended).

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Ubuntu – How to determine the version and origin of proprietary drivers installed by Additional Drivers

The "Additional Drivers" (aka jockey-gui) GUI tool can't tell you much and it can be easily confused. If you've used cli commands to install the right driver then you don't need to use the gui tool.

It sounds like you know how to use apt-cache to search for the versions available.

So use jockey-text to find the list of drivers and the packages:

jockey-text -l

On my machine this looks like:

kmod:nvidia_current - nvidia_current (Proprietary, Enabled, Not in use)
pkg:sl-modem-daemon - Software modem (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)

kmod stands for kernel module, pkg is obviously an apt package. According to the code, jockey installs the latest candidate package and ignores any detectable kernel modules or blacklisted modules.

Ubuntu – How to install the drivers for the Samsung printer

Installing the driver

Make sure that the machine is connected to your computer and powered on.
From the Samsung website, download the Unified Linux Driver package to your computer.
Right-click the Unified Linux Driver package and extract the package.
Open one Terminal and enter the following commands:

cd PSU_1.10.tar.gz (the uncompressed folder)

cd cdroot && cd Linux && cd psu

sudo ./install.sh
Then it'll ask the root password, enter it.

Now you should see the following image:

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Click on Next to start the installation.
When the installation is complete, click Finish.

Source: Samsung Driver Manual