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Is it so hard to get Nvidia GPUs working with Linux?
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this post was submitted on 07 Oct 2025
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Not sure why you would have so much trouble with a DKMS module in Arch. But having to manage out-of-tree modules is an issue. Thankfully NVIDIA does not have that issue anymore as they now use in-tree modules (as of driver release 580). Arch is shipping those drivers now so others will not experience your pain.
Debian ships really old drivers. So NVDiA problems should still be expected on Debian, especially on Wayland.
I do not see what that has to do with NVIDIA. Sounds like you may have just had issues with Arch.