I can't install or configure my Nvidia driver

[nihilistmermaid]

Hi guys,
So I just installed Mint LMDE 4 today and I was getting things done, until I faced a tough issue that I've been at for like 3 hours now and I'm really lost. I can't setup my Nvidia driver.

I tried:
- Opening Drivers Manager from System Settings> Administration but it's not even there!!
- Upgrading Nvidia drivers from the terminal directly using apt-upgrade and following some solutions here and there but still nothing works.
- Did this

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inxi -v1

and got

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System:
  Host: fatimah Kernel: 5.9.0-0.bpo.2-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 
  Desktop: Cinnamon 4.6.7 Distro: LMDE 4 Debbie 
CPU:
  6-Core: Intel Core i7-9750H type: MT MCP speed: 1418 MHz 
  min/max: 800/4500 MHz 
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel UHD Graphics 630 driver: i915 v: kernel 
  Device-2: NVIDIA driver: N/A 
  Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.4 driver: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa 
  resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz 
  OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Coffeelake 3x8 GT2) 
  v: 4.5 Mesa 18.3.6 
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 1.38 TiB used: 943.37 GiB (67.0%) 
Info:
  Processes: 291 Uptime: 27m Memory: 15.49 GiB used: 1.92 GiB (12.4%) 
  Shell: bash inxi: 3.0.32 

These are the packages I need to upgrade:

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apt list --upgradable
Listing... Done
libnvidia-rtcore/debbie 450.66-1~bpo10+1 amd64 [upgradable from: 440.59-1~bpo10+1]
nvidia-driver-libs-i386/debbie 440.100-1~bpo10+1 i386 [upgradable from: 440.59-1~bpo10+1]

Also!!! something very weird. When I try opening Nvidia Settings from System Settings> Administration and it won't launch at all!!!!!!
Help a new LMDE fellow:(

[SMG]

LMDE has the 4.19 kernel which does work with Nvidia. I'm not sure why you installed the 5.9 kernel, but it is my understanding there is not yet full support with Nvidia drivers and the 5.9 kernel. The Nvidia drivers do work with the 5.8 kernel. Check to see if you have the 5.8.0 available in Update Manager.

Section 5 of READ: How To Get Help! explains the data we need to be able to help you. If you would supply the output of inxi -Fxxxrz then we would have a better idea of the hardware you are using so we could help you.

Also!!! something very weird. When I try opening Nvidia Settings from System Settings> Administration and it won't launch at all!!!!!!

It will only launch if the Nvidia driver is installed. Right now your data indicates the driver is Not Available.
Device-2: NVIDIA driver: N/A

Edited to remove my comment about Driver Manager.

[joshontech]

When you installed LMDE4 did you use the nvidia driver to boot the usb? It gives you an option in grub to boot using the nvidia driver when you boot from the live usb. It also installs the briver so on first boot it boots with the driver installed and enabled.