From 036ac393aad84c45a45a15e1d7b3de307e03bc0f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Will Russell <35974491+Scotchman0@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2021 10:36:07 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Update NVIDIA_drivers.sh

removed old PPA, added common repository ubuntu-drivers-common
---
 NVIDIA_drivers.sh | 33 ++++++++++++---------------------
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/NVIDIA_drivers.sh b/NVIDIA_drivers.sh
index 7ca5ea6..8a79ab9 100644
--- a/NVIDIA_drivers.sh
+++ b/NVIDIA_drivers.sh
@@ -1,47 +1,38 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-#This script will add the Ubuntu-targeted NVIDIA drivers PPA, run an update
+#This script will add the Ubuntu-targeted NVIDIA drivers repo, run an update
 #And then install the recommended package for this machine. 
 #Written by: William Russell for public use.
-#11/6/19
+#updated 2/19/2021
 
 #Ensure no pending updates:
 apt-get update && apt upgrade -y
-sleep 3
+sleep 1
 clear
 
-#add the PPA
-add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa
-sleep 2
-clear
+#add the repository for ubuntu-drivers and select recommended:
+sudo apt-get install ubuntu-drivers-common \
+	&& sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall
 
-#check for new updates:
-apt-get update
-sleep 2
-clear
+#comment out the above if you want to modify the version you get and uncomment the below to select during install:
+#install with sudo ubuntu-drivers install <package version>
 
-#scan for drivers:
-ubuntu-drivers devices
-sleep 5
-ubuntu-drivers autoinstall
-sleep 5
-clear
+#sudo ubuntu-drivers devices
 
 #blacklist the Nouveau driver so it doesn't initialize:
 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"
-sleep 2
+sleep 1
 cat /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-nvidia-nouveau.conf
-sleep 4
+sleep 1
 clear
 
 #update the kernel to reflect changes:
 echo "updating initramfs..."
-sleep 3
+sleep 1
 sudo update-initramfs -u
 clear
 
 #end of script output
 echo "Script completed - NVIDIA drivers installed"
 echo "please restart your machine to initialize correctly"
-