The funniest thing about proprietary nvidia drivers on linux is that they're still easier to install than using the GeForce app lmao.
dnf install akmod-nvidia
No sign in to a fat game launcher ad ridden app to upgrade your GPU driver
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How the fuck does this protect kids? Adjusting graphics settings? Why not bar them from adjusting volume while they're at it.
Some of those graphics might be showing boobies. Obviously this must be regulated.
No it is not. Dont be a fucking ridiculous idiot.
Nvidia app is DEI woke. Gotta protect the kids.
wow, wow there. no loud music after 8. If the nightstand mic doesn't pick up the nightly potus prayer, your front door is getting bust open
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You can download the Nvidia driver directly from their website
People who care about privacy wouldn’t use the Nvidia app. (And wouldn’t be on Windows)
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gen z is pushing 30 btw
For the curious 1997-2012 28-13
This happens all the time. I still see what I call boomers (likely younger than actual boomers) call gen z millennials constantly. The oldest millennials are like mid 40s but in the popular imagination we are still kids in our 20s. It’s like society is 10-15 years behind almost
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I don’t use that shitty application. Just use Nvidia Inspector and Nvidia Control Panel. That application is data collection spyware.
I don't use that shitty application. Just use Linux.
I’ll switch to Linux when there isn’t a performance trade off for using an Nvidia GPU.
Running a 3060, no issues I can tell.
YMMV obviously: There was some driver fuckery I had to sort out because I'm stupid (curious and clueless is a dangerous mix), and I might not be running the most demanding games or programs (Jedi: Survivor might be one of the heavier ones? I have no idea)
I also might have lower standards: I'm playing 1080p 60fps and generally don't notice FPS issues unless it drops below ~45, because I grew up using to an old-as-fuck laptop to play Skyrim at 20fps (unless there were too many spells flying around and it dropped to 5-10).
Still, the consensus seems to be that AMD is better for Linux, and I'm coming around too.
I run a 4080 super and spent 2+ K on my system. I want it to run well.
Just switch to CachyOS and so far I've noticed improved performance if anything (on a 3080 10gb). The latency difference between it and Windows is just unreal.
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They are denying us the power of the digital age, taking it for themselves.
Lol good luck, the entire thing that makes it so powerful is the collective
b-but how are they going to protect us minors
from the evil NVIDIA app?!
serious talk tho the overreach was unsurprising
That is a lawsuit.
This is why you Linux, point blank.
Linux beginners and Nvidia cards aren't really a good mix in all fairness
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Boomers will also get locked out of a lot of content because verifying their age is too complicated. I feel no sympathy.
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Zoomers need to learn they don't need to use Nvidia's app for this. Just download the driver directly.
Reminder that there is a petition for UK residents, now with 500 000 signatures: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/722903
Reminder that they already responded
The Government has no plans to repeal the Online Safety Act, and is working closely with Ofcom to implement the Act as quickly and effectively as possible
Doesn't stop us from continuing to push. Since they responded we got 300 000 more signatures.
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You can on Linux just saying
It's like people are just now noticing that they have zero ability to control their own digital lives because they traded it all away in order to not have to take the time to learn how to do things for themselves.
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So it sounds like the wall was written to police more than just porn sites? Or is this companies doing this to harvest your data?
It's to prevent autonomous agency. It's to prevent people from having privacy and individuality end of discussion. The last system like this was under the gestapo and secret police under Hitlers regime.
this is eventually going to restore the internet to the 1990s on alternate protocols like Gopher or breathe new life into IRC and Newsgroups.
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Do you have a few minutes to talk about our Lord and Saviour, Linus Torvalds?
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The internet's inability to fact check anything before re-sharing it? Yes, I agree.
NVCleanInstall lets you install NVidia drivers without using their GeForce Experience software
at this point just stop serving websites to the uk, and call it their "great firewall"
Not adjusting settings, but definitely auto updates which require a login and they've been adding more and more things that require an account so they can track you.
All of these people are future linux enjoyers, they just don't know it yet.
The trend has accelerated this year, corpos are data mining and they want to court proof data against you.
It has been at least 10 years coming but it is now very clear for what they are going for here.
Between Israeli genocide and pedos within the power structure, the anti resime sentiment is growing too strong and it seems for once, fake news can't change the narrative.
We are heading into the future where we won't be able to criticize genocide or pedophiles.
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Literally nothing about their software should require a login.
It's asinine
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