• Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works
      13·
      8 days ago

      You don’t need Linux, you just need to get the driver from Nvidia’s website.

      If they can’t figure this out, they really don’t belong on Linux.

    • 𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚒𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚗 𝙼𝚎𝚘𝚠@programming.dev
      915·
      8 days ago

      You’d have the same issue with this on Linux, no? It isn’t OS-specific.

      EDIT: I meant in general. Software on Linux is also subject to the UKs temper tantrum laws, same as on Windows. The Nvidia driver is just an example, you can also just download the driver on Windows without needing their companion app.

      • BakedCatboy@lemmy.mlEnglish
        26·
        9 days ago

        The official proprietary Nvidia drivers are just a regular Linux package I’m 99% sure, I have it installed on my laptop and it doesn’t involve a gui app at all.

          • michaelmrose@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            9 days ago

            Not really it is full featured under X under Wayland some of the features are replaced by your desktops features exclusively

      • Zetta@mander.xyz
        10·
        9 days ago

        The key thing is Linux is free and open source, free as In eat shit and fucking die government fucking pigs.

      • michaelmrose@lemmy.worldEnglish
        8·
        9 days ago

        No you would not because you don’t need to go to the website to download software to use Nvidia on Linux. Also the Nvidia driver on Linux is literally just a driver and settings package it has no online features

      • Diplomjodler@lemmy.world
        81·
        9 days ago

        I’m not aware that the Nvidia drivers for Linux require an app registration. If that were the case, I’d definitely have heard about the uproar.