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This page is about '''nouveau''' the open source driver for NVIDIA graphic cards.
== Nouveau ==
== Nouveau ==
'''Nouveau''' is the open-source driver for NVIDIA GPUs.
'''Nouveau''' is an open-source driver for NVIDIA GPUs.


=== Wayland ===
=== Wayland ===
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Install the following packages as needed:
Install the following packages as needed:


* <code>mesa-dri-gallium</code>: '''necessary''' Mesa drivers.
* {{Pkg|mesa-dri-gallium}}: '''necessary''' Mesa drivers.
* <code>mesa-va-gallium</code>: VA-API drivers, for hardware accelerated video encoding and decoding
* {{Pkg|mesa-va-gallium}}: VA-API drivers, for hardware accelerated video encoding and decoding


If driver auto-selection does not work, e.g. no mouse cursor under Sway, manual driver selection might be needed:
If driver auto-selection does not work, e.g. no mouse cursor under Sway, manual driver selection might be needed:
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== Proprietary Driver ==
== Proprietary Driver ==


As of Decemeber 2022 the proprietary NVIDIA driver does not support the [https://musl.libc.org/ musl libc].
As of December 2024 the proprietary NVIDIA driver does not support the [https://musl.libc.org/ musl libc].


[[Category:Drivers]]
[[Category:Drivers]]
[[Category:Graphics]]

Latest revision as of 08:37, 9 January 2025

This page is about nouveau the open source driver for NVIDIA graphic cards.

Nouveau

Nouveau is an open-source driver for NVIDIA GPUs.

Wayland

Install the following packages as needed:

If driver auto-selection does not work, e.g. no mouse cursor under Sway, manual driver selection might be needed:

  • export MESA_LOADER_DRIVER_OVERRIDE=nouveau

For VA-API:

  • export LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME=nouveau

Proprietary Driver

As of December 2024 the proprietary NVIDIA driver does not support the musl libc.