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Linux -- NVIDIA
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On Linux, graphics drivers are usually installed as a package by your Linux
distribution. Installing the latest drivers is typically done by upgrading packages
or the distribution as a whole. Some distributions provide multiple packages
for multiple drivers versions, giving you the choice to install newer versions.

For NVIDIA there are open source (Nouveau) and closed source (by NVIDIA)
graphics drivers. Blender functions best with the closed source drivers as they
are more optimized and complete. Linux graphics drivers can be downloaded from
NVIDIA’s website, however in most cases the ones from your Linux distribution
are fine and make things easier. Manually downloading drivers is mostly useful to get
the very latest version, for example for a GPU that was only recently released.

`NVidia Website <https://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx>`__

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