Open source nvidia drivers

[tough mesa]

Im wondering how to download and use the open source nvidia drivers that work with turing and up.
using linux mint

[versed dawn]

nouveau comes with the kernel, so it's preinstalled. you can verify it's running with lsmod | grep -E nouveau

[tough mesa]

im not talking about nouveau im talking about the drivers nvidia made open source recently

[versed dawn]

they didn't though, but I don't understand the entire thing so I can't help you there.

[fading parcel]

they were talking about nvidia-open (atleast what it's called on arch) and im guessing its not possible on mint

[tired star]

The term "open-source NVIDIA driver" is somewhat misleading. Only the kernel modules are open-source, while the rest of the driver stack remains proprietary.

Starting with the NVIDIA 515 driver series, the open GPU kernel modules for RTX GPUs became available.

To determine if you're using open-source NVIDIA kernel modules or proprietary ones, you can use the following methods:

1. Check the module license:

modinfo -l nvidia

If it shows "Dual MIT/GPL", you're using the open-source modules. If it displays "NVIDIA", you're using the proprietary modules.

2. Examine the NVIDIA driver version information:

cat /proc/driver/nvidia/version

Look for "NVIDIA UNIX Open Kernel Module" in the output for open-source modules. If you see "NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module" without "Open", it's the proprietary version.

[dreamy ridge]

Ehhh, the nvidia-open drivers are installable directly via APT, though this does require some careful consideration if it’s worth it.