I tried to install Nvidia driver in Ubuntu 16.04, I download the package from the official website and excute the command

sudo sh ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-384.183.run –no-opengl-files 

However, An error happened with

/nvidia-installer: invalid option: "–no-opengl-files" ERROR: Invalid commandline, please run `./nvidia-installer --help` for usage information. 

Could somebody give me a solution?

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2 Answers

Try to remove the installed drivers by running:

sudo apt-get purge nvidia* sudo apt remove nvidia-* sudo apt autoremove 

see which is the recommended driver for your Nvidia card by running:

ubuntu-drivers devices 

If you want to install the driver automatically, run :

sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall 

If you want to install a specific driver, run:

sudo apt install nvidia-<driver number> 

Once the installation is finished, run prime-select query to check which graphic card is being used by your device.
If you want to change the graphic card used by your PC, run : sudo prime-select <intel/ nvidia>; choose between Nvidia and Intel graphic cards.
After that, restart your PC to apply changes

The solution is to run

sudo apt-get install nvidia-384 

You don't need a run file for that.

Another option is to use Software & Updates -> Additional Drivers GUI for that purpose.