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this post was submitted on 02 Aug 2023
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The process is less streamlined. There isn't some universal installer that works on all distributions. Especially not for drivers.
Basically when you install Pop OS it's just available. It's usually...not on a lot of Linux distributions.
I will bet money it's not a proprietary driver and simply copied from another project. Where can I see the source code?
Edit: yep, it's actually the stock Nvidia drivers that you can build and install on literally any Linux OS (and easier on Arch if you use paru by typing "paru nvidia"). So Pop OS implementation is nothing special.
Well yeah, the point is that they provide the driver from the beginning by including it in the ISO, meaning you dont need to set up the driver after installation and it just works