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Running Skylake/Nvidia GTX 950 on a clean install. I'm no expert at all and I haven't got a clue what to do. I've tried various things but nothing works and the guides are often not clear enough for newbies - if anyone can help me step by step I'd be very grateful.










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  • Does this work: askubuntu.com/questions/760934/…
    – TheWanderer
    Apr 23 '16 at 0:04










  • Yes it does! Many thanks. However I cannot see the launcher or menu bar in Ubuntu, I can only access things through the terminal. I haven't got a clue how to fix this. It is like they have vanished.
    – Tom Nadia
    Apr 23 '16 at 6:28










  • Do you have Unity (normal Ubuntu)?
    – TheWanderer
    Apr 23 '16 at 10:50










  • I had this same issue after upgrading from 15.10->16.04 on my system different GPU (GTX 760) but perhaps the same will help you as worked for me the solution in my case was the following command: sudo apt-get install --reinstall compiz
    – MttJocy
    Apr 24 '16 at 23:02












  • Same issue here, some weird things are happening to my screen.
    – Zlatan
    May 17 '16 at 20:58















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Running Skylake/Nvidia GTX 950 on a clean install. I'm no expert at all and I haven't got a clue what to do. I've tried various things but nothing works and the guides are often not clear enough for newbies - if anyone can help me step by step I'd be very grateful.










share|improve this question
























  • Does this work: askubuntu.com/questions/760934/…
    – TheWanderer
    Apr 23 '16 at 0:04










  • Yes it does! Many thanks. However I cannot see the launcher or menu bar in Ubuntu, I can only access things through the terminal. I haven't got a clue how to fix this. It is like they have vanished.
    – Tom Nadia
    Apr 23 '16 at 6:28










  • Do you have Unity (normal Ubuntu)?
    – TheWanderer
    Apr 23 '16 at 10:50










  • I had this same issue after upgrading from 15.10->16.04 on my system different GPU (GTX 760) but perhaps the same will help you as worked for me the solution in my case was the following command: sudo apt-get install --reinstall compiz
    – MttJocy
    Apr 24 '16 at 23:02












  • Same issue here, some weird things are happening to my screen.
    – Zlatan
    May 17 '16 at 20:58













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Running Skylake/Nvidia GTX 950 on a clean install. I'm no expert at all and I haven't got a clue what to do. I've tried various things but nothing works and the guides are often not clear enough for newbies - if anyone can help me step by step I'd be very grateful.










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Running Skylake/Nvidia GTX 950 on a clean install. I'm no expert at all and I haven't got a clue what to do. I've tried various things but nothing works and the guides are often not clear enough for newbies - if anyone can help me step by step I'd be very grateful.







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  • Does this work: askubuntu.com/questions/760934/…
    – TheWanderer
    Apr 23 '16 at 0:04










  • Yes it does! Many thanks. However I cannot see the launcher or menu bar in Ubuntu, I can only access things through the terminal. I haven't got a clue how to fix this. It is like they have vanished.
    – Tom Nadia
    Apr 23 '16 at 6:28










  • Do you have Unity (normal Ubuntu)?
    – TheWanderer
    Apr 23 '16 at 10:50










  • I had this same issue after upgrading from 15.10->16.04 on my system different GPU (GTX 760) but perhaps the same will help you as worked for me the solution in my case was the following command: sudo apt-get install --reinstall compiz
    – MttJocy
    Apr 24 '16 at 23:02












  • Same issue here, some weird things are happening to my screen.
    – Zlatan
    May 17 '16 at 20:58


















  • Does this work: askubuntu.com/questions/760934/…
    – TheWanderer
    Apr 23 '16 at 0:04










  • Yes it does! Many thanks. However I cannot see the launcher or menu bar in Ubuntu, I can only access things through the terminal. I haven't got a clue how to fix this. It is like they have vanished.
    – Tom Nadia
    Apr 23 '16 at 6:28










  • Do you have Unity (normal Ubuntu)?
    – TheWanderer
    Apr 23 '16 at 10:50










  • I had this same issue after upgrading from 15.10->16.04 on my system different GPU (GTX 760) but perhaps the same will help you as worked for me the solution in my case was the following command: sudo apt-get install --reinstall compiz
    – MttJocy
    Apr 24 '16 at 23:02












  • Same issue here, some weird things are happening to my screen.
    – Zlatan
    May 17 '16 at 20:58
















Does this work: askubuntu.com/questions/760934/…
– TheWanderer
Apr 23 '16 at 0:04




Does this work: askubuntu.com/questions/760934/…
– TheWanderer
Apr 23 '16 at 0:04












Yes it does! Many thanks. However I cannot see the launcher or menu bar in Ubuntu, I can only access things through the terminal. I haven't got a clue how to fix this. It is like they have vanished.
– Tom Nadia
Apr 23 '16 at 6:28




Yes it does! Many thanks. However I cannot see the launcher or menu bar in Ubuntu, I can only access things through the terminal. I haven't got a clue how to fix this. It is like they have vanished.
– Tom Nadia
Apr 23 '16 at 6:28












Do you have Unity (normal Ubuntu)?
– TheWanderer
Apr 23 '16 at 10:50




Do you have Unity (normal Ubuntu)?
– TheWanderer
Apr 23 '16 at 10:50












I had this same issue after upgrading from 15.10->16.04 on my system different GPU (GTX 760) but perhaps the same will help you as worked for me the solution in my case was the following command: sudo apt-get install --reinstall compiz
– MttJocy
Apr 24 '16 at 23:02






I had this same issue after upgrading from 15.10->16.04 on my system different GPU (GTX 760) but perhaps the same will help you as worked for me the solution in my case was the following command: sudo apt-get install --reinstall compiz
– MttJocy
Apr 24 '16 at 23:02














Same issue here, some weird things are happening to my screen.
– Zlatan
May 17 '16 at 20:58




Same issue here, some weird things are happening to my screen.
– Zlatan
May 17 '16 at 20:58










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You have to install the Nvidia driver.



You can install it from the Addition Drivers application. (Dash > Additional Drivers.)



Choose the one marked as "tested".






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  • 17.04, I have this problem also. Definitely using the tested nvidia driver. Only happens when I put my laptop in the dock -- it's fine the rest of the time.
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    Jun 11 '17 at 13:03











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You have to install the Nvidia driver.



You can install it from the Addition Drivers application. (Dash > Additional Drivers.)



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  • 17.04, I have this problem also. Definitely using the tested nvidia driver. Only happens when I put my laptop in the dock -- it's fine the rest of the time.
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    Jun 11 '17 at 13:03















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You have to install the Nvidia driver.



You can install it from the Addition Drivers application. (Dash > Additional Drivers.)



Choose the one marked as "tested".






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  • 17.04, I have this problem also. Definitely using the tested nvidia driver. Only happens when I put my laptop in the dock -- it's fine the rest of the time.
    – Lotus
    Jun 11 '17 at 13:03













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You can install it from the Addition Drivers application. (Dash > Additional Drivers.)



Choose the one marked as "tested".






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You can install it from the Addition Drivers application. (Dash > Additional Drivers.)



Choose the one marked as "tested".







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  • 17.04, I have this problem also. Definitely using the tested nvidia driver. Only happens when I put my laptop in the dock -- it's fine the rest of the time.
    – Lotus
    Jun 11 '17 at 13:03


















  • 17.04, I have this problem also. Definitely using the tested nvidia driver. Only happens when I put my laptop in the dock -- it's fine the rest of the time.
    – Lotus
    Jun 11 '17 at 13:03
















17.04, I have this problem also. Definitely using the tested nvidia driver. Only happens when I put my laptop in the dock -- it's fine the rest of the time.
– Lotus
Jun 11 '17 at 13:03




17.04, I have this problem also. Definitely using the tested nvidia driver. Only happens when I put my laptop in the dock -- it's fine the rest of the time.
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