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nvidia-upgrade

Install & Upgrade the latest NVIDIA DKMS driver for Ubuntu (headless servers)

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Overview

This script installs or upgrades the latest NVIDIA Geforce drivers on Ubuntu headless servers (e.g., Plex/Emby/AI workloads).

• Branch selection: Installs the latest Production, New Feature, or Beta branch (configurable via DRIVER_BRANCH in the script).
• Automatic patching: Optionally applies nvidia-patch for NVENC/NvFBC unlock.
• Interactive/Automated: By default, prompts before reinstalling the latest version. Set interactive=false for full automation.

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Usage

1. Download or clone this repository to your server.
2. Make the script executable:

   chmod +x nvidia-upgrade.sh

3. Run as root:

   sudo ./nvidia-upgrade.sh

Options

• To run fully automated, set interactive=false in the script.
• To select a different driver branch, set DRIVER_BRANCH to production, new-feature, or beta.
• To automate via cron, add to root's crontab:

   # Run NVIDIA Driver Upgrade (1st Monday of the month at 2am)
   0 2 1-7 * MON /path/to/scripts/nvidia-upgrade/nvidia-upgrade.sh

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Screenshots

Driver Install	Driver Patch

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How it works

1. Detects installed NVIDIA driver version (via DKMS or nvidia-smi)
2. Fetches the latest available driver for the selected branch
3. Checks if upgrade is needed; prompts if already latest (unless automated)
4. Downloads and installs the driver silently (with DKMS)
5. Optionally applies nvidia-patch for NVENC/NvFBC unlock
6. Cleans up and restarts any stopped Docker containers

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GitHub Actions Workflow

A workflow (see .github/workflows/test-and-badge.yml) simulates a test run, extracts the latest NVIDIA and Ubuntu versions, and updates the above table with the current status.

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License

MIT