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How much of a pain is it to install Nvidia GPU drivers, really? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 weeks ago by ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I'm planning on changing to Linux eventually, but my PC has a 4060ti. I have heard that Nvidia drivers are a pain to install, and I don't have the means to change to a non-Nvidia GPU. Am I in trouble?

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[–] Xanza@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago

Look. I use both nvidia and amd video cards for 20 plus years.

And I've been using linux since 1992; so I'm going on 33 years with using both NVIDIA and AMD. I genuinely don't see the relevance here.

The experience under Linux using amd in factually better than Nvidia.

Again, his highly depends on the distro. With the vast majority of modern distros this is just a plain objectively incorrect statement. Using NVIDIA is as simple as installing a single package and restarting to load the drivers.

You can’t deny this fact.

I quite literally just did. Because it's not a fact. Five years ago? Sure. I'd give it to you. But not today. It's objectively incorrect.

The only down side of open source in this particular case is the stupid HDMI Forum people, who do not allow us to have the latest hdmi implementation for 4k 120hz in an open source driver.

Because it doesn't adhere to the open HDMI standard. If you want it so badly, integrate the changes yourself and offer the stub to the community.

Anyhow, the user is free to choose whatever video card they wish to use.

Which is why I posted in the very first place because you saying "don't buy NVIDIA, it doesn't work with linux!" is fucking stupid... End users are free to choose whatever video card they wish, especially without interference from someone operating with opinions deeply held in the past.