

The default Mesa drivers are sufficient for basic usage, but installing NVIDIA drivers can bring significant performance improvements, enhanced visuals, and a better overall experience. For instance: GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="rhgb quiet rd.driver.Ubuntu users, especially gamers, often face a dilemma when it comes to choosing the right graphics drivers for their systems. Add rd.driver.blacklist=nouveau to the end of the line that starts with GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=. Open the Grub loader configuration file: sudo nano /etc/default/grubĥ. Save the changes and exit nano by pressing Ctrl+X, typing Y, and pressing Enter.Ĥ. Add the following lines to the file: blacklist nouveauģ. In this example, we are using nano: sudo nano /etc/modprobe.d/nfĢ. Create and open a new configuration file. Install the Nvidia driver compilation dependencies with: sudo dnf install kernel-devel kernel-headers gcc make dkms acpid libglvnd-glx libglvnd-opengl libglvnd-devel pkgconfigĬonfirm the installation by typing Y and pressing Enter when prompted. Reboot your system for the update to take effect: sudo rebootģ. Press Y, then Enter to confirm the update when prompted.Ģ. Update your Fedora system to the latest version with: sudo dnf update In this example, we are using: chmod +x NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-470.74.run Step 3: Install Driver Dependenciesġ. Change the permissions to make the driver package executable: chmod +x

To make the installation process more streamlined, move the driver package in the Home directory once the download finishes.Ĥ. In this example, we are using Fedora 33:ģ. Visit the RPM Fusion Configuration page and scroll down until you find the link to the free RPM repositories package that matches your version of Fedora. Option 2: Adding RPM Repositories via GUI When prompted, type Y and press Enter to confirm each installation. For free repositories, use: sudo dnf install $(rpm -E %fedora).noarch.rpmįor non-free repositories, use: $(rpm -E %fedora).noarch.rpm

Option 1: Adding RPM Repositories via the Terminal WindowĪdd the RPM repositories using the following commands in the terminal. Add the RPM Fusion repositories to your Fedora system. Type Y and press Enter to confirm the update when prompted.Ģ. Start by updating your Fedora system with: sudo dnf update Using RPM Fusion lets you automate most of the installation process for Nvidia drivers.
