When I download the Linux drivers off of the Nvidia website, they load really sloooow, and then give an error.
Here's the output of $ inxi -Fxxxrz, I hope someone can help this beginner out.
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System:
Kernel: 5.4.0-110-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc
v: 9.4.0 Desktop: MATE 1.26.0 info: mate-panel
wm: marco 1.26.0 dm: LightDM 1.30.0
Distro: Linux Mint 20.3 Una base: Ubuntu 20.04 focal
Machine:
Type: Desktop System: Dell product: Studio XPS 435MT
v: N/A serial: <filter> Chassis: type: 3
serial: <filter>
Mobo: Dell model: 0R849J v: A03 serial: <filter>
BIOS: Dell v: 1.1.4 date: 12/21/2009
Battery:
Device-1: hidpp_battery_0
model: Logitech Wireless Keyboard PID:0056 serial: N/A
charge: 55% (should be ignored) rechargeable: yes
status: Discharging
Device-2: hidpp_battery_1
model: Logitech Wireless Mouse PID:0036 serial: N/A
charge: 55% (should be ignored) rechargeable: yes
status: Discharging
CPU:
Topology: Quad Core model: Intel Core i7 920 bits: 64
type: MT MCP arch: Nehalem rev: 5 L2 cache: 8192 KiB
flags: lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
bogomips: 42562
Speed: 1597 MHz min/max: 1600/2668 MHz boost: enabled
Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1596 2: 1596 3: 1596 4: 1596
5: 1596 6: 1595 7: 1596 8: 1597
Graphics:
Device-1: NVIDIA TU116 [GeForce GTX 1660 Ti]
vendor: ASUSTeK driver: N/A bus ID: 04:00.0
chip ID: 10de:2182
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.13 driver: fbdev,nouveau
unloaded: modesetting,vesa compositor: marco v: 1.26.0
resolution: 640x480~73Hz
OpenGL: renderer: llvmpipe (LLVM 12.0.0 128 bits)
v: 4.5 Mesa 21.2.6 compat-v: 3.1 direct render: Yes
Audio:
Device-1: Intel 82801JI HD Audio vendor: Dell
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:1b.0
chip ID: 8086:3a3e
Device-2: NVIDIA TU116 High Definition Audio
vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
bus ID: 04:00.1 chip ID: 10de:1aeb
Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.4.0-110-generic
Network:
Device-1: Intel 82567LF-2 Gigabit Network vendor: Dell
driver: e1000e v: 3.2.6-k port: a080 bus ID: 00:19.0
chip ID: 8086:10cd
IF: enp0s25 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full
mac: <filter>
Device-2: Realtek 802.11ac NIC type: USB
driver: usb-network bus ID: 1-2:2 chip ID: 0bda:c811
serial: <filter>
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 1.36 TiB used: 352.80 GiB (25.2%)
ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Western Digital
model: WD10EZEX-00WN4A0 size: 931.51 GiB speed: 3.0 Gb/s
rotation: 7200 rpm serial: <filter> rev: 1A01
scheme: MBR
ID-2: /dev/sdb vendor: Seagate model: ST3500418AS
size: 465.76 GiB speed: 3.0 Gb/s rotation: 7200 rpm
serial: <filter> rev: CC44
Partition:
ID-1: / size: 435.84 GiB used: 352.80 GiB (80.9%)
fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda6
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 53.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 1416 mobo: 1254
Repos:
No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/brave-browser-release.list
1: deb [arch=amd64] https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/ stable main
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list
1: deb http://packages.linuxmint.com una main upstream import backport #id:linuxmint_main
2: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal main restricted universe multiverse
3: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates main restricted universe multiverse
4: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-backports main restricted universe multiverse
5: deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal-security main restricted universe multiverse
6: deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ focal partner
Info:
Processes: 224 Uptime: 7m Memory: 11.69 GiB
used: 1.10 GiB (9.4%) Init: systemd v: 245 runlevel: 5
Compilers: gcc: 9.4.0 alt: 7/9 Shell: bash v: 5.0.17
running in: mate-terminal inxi: 3.0.38
joe@joe-Studio-XPS-435MT:~$