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Re: NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-575.51.02.run

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On 4/21/25 17:48, % wrote:
> vallor wrote:
>> On Mon, 21 Apr 2025 13:33:57 -0700, % <pursent100@gmail.com> wrote in
>> <ioidncTqmowrNpv1nZ2dnZfqn_SdnZ2d@giganews.com>:
>>
>>> vallor wrote:
>>>> On Mon, 21 Apr 2025 06:17:00 -0700, % <pursent100@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>> <2gadnSM96OTP2Jv1nZ2dnZfqnPadnZ2d@giganews.com>:
>>>>
>>>>> vallor wrote:
>>>>>> (I usually mention which NVIDIA binary blob I'm using, but it hasn't
>>>>>> changed from the release drivers for several iterations.)
>>>>>>
>>>>> so you broke that too
>>>>
>>>> Nothing is "broken".
>>>>
>>>> BTW, there's a new set of drivers from the NVIDIA web site -- a new
>>>> release driver and a new beta.  I'm now running the beta.
>>>>
>>>> I still had to "skip-module-load" like this:
>>>>
>>>> ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-575.51.02.run --skip-module-load
>>>>
>>>> (Something to do with module dependencies.)
>>>>
>>> and you use this application to do what ... exactly
>>
>> The video drivers are used to drive the video.
>>
>> Without the video drivers, you won't have graphics for your
>> gui, or to to play kick-ass games like Elite Dangerous: Trailblazers.
>>
> didn't your computer come with video drivers

I'm actually looking forward to playing the games vallor is citing 
there. I have yet to play Everspace, but I'm sure I'll dig it. Elite 
Dangerous is probably right up my alley too. As far as I know, both 
those games run natively in Linux.

-- 
God be with you,

CrudeSausage
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    Re: Linux 6.14.3 vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2025-04-20 15:09 +0000
      Re: Linux 6.14.3 % <pursent100@gmail.com> - 2025-04-20 09:06 -0700
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