If you're an Ubuntu user who has recently installed NVIDIA drivers and is now experiencing a boot issue, you're not alone. This is a common problem that can be frustrating to resolve. However, there is a simple solution: purging the NVIDIA drivers. Why Does This Happen? When you install NVIDIA drivers on Ubuntu, the default behavior is for the system to use the proprietary NVIDIA drivers instead of the open-source Nouveau drivers. However, in some cases, the NVIDIA drivers can conflict with the system's boot process, causing the system to hang or freeze on boot. How to Fix It The solution to this problem is to purge the NVIDIA drivers from your system. This will remove all NVIDIA driver files and reset the system to use the open-source Nouveau drivers. To purge the NVIDIA drivers, follow these steps: Boot into recovery mode. You can do this by holding down the Shift key while your computer is starting up. You can also try out other keyboard keys f8 , f9 ,f10 , f11, f12 ; th...
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