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How do I install extra drivers?

I'm fairly new to Ubuntu, so please, don't suggest anything extremely advanced please.

I downloaded my driver from the NVidia website, and I have a .tar.gz. I extracted it in the terminal, went to where it was extracted, and input 

./config

like I was told to, but it returned with 'no such file or directory exists'. Until I install the driver, my resolution will be stuck at 640x480, so please, someone help. What am I doing wrong?

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Please go to System Settings -> Additional Drivers to install your driver. If no driver is listed there, chances are there is no proprietary Nvidia available for your version of Ubuntu.

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The community documentation provides a guide on how to install the Nvidia drivers from the website, but it's not recommended as it is extremely advanced like you said.

Usually if a matching card is found, the drivers will be available for installation, which is the safest way, but you can also force to install the necessary packages and configure them manually, again this is more advanced and not recommended.

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