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How do I get Nviddia drivers to work in arch? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 11 months ago by Liz_thestrange@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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So i’m helping my best friend to try instaling nvidia gtx 1050 mobile drivers on his laptop, we genualy don’t know what to do and i can figure out how to make it work, so it would be very helpfull if someone could explain me what to do or provive me with a guide to make it work

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[+] the_q@lemmy.world -17 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Nuke it and install Pop for Nvidia. No sense in using Arch.

[–] Liz_thestrange@lemmy.ml 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

He likes arch and the whole point of the existence of distros is that you could take one and adjust it to your needs

[–] the_q@lemmy.world -2 points 11 months ago

Correct, but when you don't know how to install the drivers for your GPU you might hit be ready for Arch.

[+] unionagainstdhmo@aussie.zone -6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Agreed. Spend the the time learning something meaningful like programming not how to configure certain bits of software to save a couple of MB.

[–] Fisch@lemmy.ml 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

What does that have to do with anything?

[–] unionagainstdhmo@aussie.zone -4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

While off-topic, I'm of the opinion that Arch only exists to support elitists which relates to the comment.

Arch isn't always the most up to date
It isn't very reliable
It doesn't try to be any easier to use (won't even work with GNOME software)
It's not as straight forward to contribute to like, say, Void Linux which causes issues with burnt-out and busy maintainers
It installs the the bare minimum so stuff won't always work
The only real benefit is you get a smaller install size (x86 only) and maybe some more customisablility.

But for some reason it gets treated like an ideal for every Linux user to reach. It's supposedly like to going to the Olympics as an elite athlete. An Arch system needs more work to maintain, but there isn't really much to gain

[–] teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Every point you made is either patently false (isn't up to date, won't even work with gnome) or doesn't make any sense (installs the bare minimum, so stuff won't always work).

The only part we agree on is that arch isn't for everyone.

[–] Fisch@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I think he meant the application GNOME Software. Only valid point, I would like to be able to install or at least update my arch packages through GNOME Software like I do with flatpaks. Doesn't have anything to do with the way Arch works tho, it's just that no one has made a plugin yet that allows this.

[–] teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 2 points 11 months ago

Ah, I didn't realize there was actually a piece of gnome software literally called "gnome software" lol. Not confusing at all.