Should i downgrade the kernel or is there a better choice?

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i had problem with guess what nvidia drivers again and now system can't read it or driver either
i asked ai about this and told me to do downgrade to 6.8

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sudo sed -i 's/eg.archive.ubuntu.com/archive.ubuntu.com/g' /etc/apt/sources.list
sudo apt update
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sudo apt install linux-image-6.8.0-49-generic linux-headers-6.8.0-49-generic linux-modules-6.8.0-49-generic linux-modules-extra-6.8.0-49-generic
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apt-cache search linux-image-6.8 | grep generic
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sudo update-grub
sudo reboot

soo should i or there is batter choice ?

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If you have an older Nvidia card that relies on older drivers like the nvidia-drive-340, then downgrading the kernel is the correct choice.

Even the 6.8 kernel is newer than the hardware; so having the Latest Kernel on your machine brings nothing new to the table for you.

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Could You offer more Details? Describe the Issue and offer Your Hardware Specs please. Also: do You use Zorin 17 or 18?

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A downgrade to kernel 6.8 is recommended if you want to use the nvidia driver 470 on Zorin 18.

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i use zorin core 18

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For this nvidia card the latest nvidia driver is 470. You need kernel 6.8 if you want to use the proprietary nvidia drivers.

Edit: I noticed that I wrote something wrong. I had only found reports about the nvidia gtx 770 and assumed it needs the same driver as the gtx 770m, but as Ponce-De-Leon wrote, the latest driver for your graphics card is the 418 nvidia driver.

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Okay, I checked the Nvidia Website for Your Graphics and they name there the Driver 418. If You want use a Nvidia Driver, You would have to downgrade the Kernel. Or You say, You use the Nouveau Driver.

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