【Linux】Some useful commands about Nvidia graphics cards

Dec 10, 2021#Linux300

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This is a guide on useful commands for Nvidia graphics cards in Linux. It includes commands for checking integrated and Nvidia graphics cards, viewing detailed information, switching between Nvidia and Intel graphics cards, querying the current graphics card, querying recommended drivers for Ubuntu, automatically installing recommended drivers, accessing the visual settings interface, and using the "watch" command with "nvidia-smi".

lspci | grep VGA View integrated graphics card

lspci | grep NVIDIA View Nvidia graphics card

lshw -numeric -C display View detailed information about the graphics card

lsmod | grep nouveau View nouveau driver, no output means it is not running

sudo prime-select nvidia Switch to Nvidia graphics card

sudo prime-select intel Switch to Intel graphics card

sudo prime-select query View the currently used graphics card

ubuntu-drivers devices Check all Ubuntu-recommended drivers for your current graphics card

sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall Automatically install the recommended driver

nvidia-settings Invoke the visual settings interface to set whether to use discrete graphics or integrated graphics

nvidia-smi I used to type this command eight hundred times a day, then I learned about the watch command