I've read something on these forums recently that makes it seem I'll have to build nVidia drivers from source to use the proprietary (i.e. high performing, BOINC-enabled) drivers for my RTx 2070. Is this correct? Ubuntu has compiled/tested/packaged nVidia drivers in their repository, which seems reasonable for one of the two main GPU families. Further, nVidia at least used to supply Linux-compiled drivers in .deb, .rpm, and .yum (IIRC) packaging, though I recall there being issues with them actually working on Ubuntu ("Use the repository version if possible; it's better tested and supported").
Is there an option that doesn't require building my own? That's not a process I'm comfortable with if it isn't automated as part of package installation (as has been the case with, for instance, kernel updates in Ubuntu for some time). Posted instructions often seem not to work on systems that aren't identical setups to those of the poster, or are several years and multiple point releases (if not whole stable versions) out of date -- and a bad build of a video driver is certain to be annoying and time consuming to fix. The laptop I'm currently trying to get a good install on isn't a problem for this (it has built-in Intel graphics), but my desktop machine, which is my primary daily driver, has nVidia and runs BOINC tasks on GPU 24/7.
Is there an option that doesn't require building my own? That's not a process I'm comfortable with if it isn't automated as part of package installation (as has been the case with, for instance, kernel updates in Ubuntu for some time). Posted instructions often seem not to work on systems that aren't identical setups to those of the poster, or are several years and multiple point releases (if not whole stable versions) out of date -- and a bad build of a video driver is certain to be annoying and time consuming to fix. The laptop I'm currently trying to get a good install on isn't a problem for this (it has built-in Intel graphics), but my desktop machine, which is my primary daily driver, has nVidia and runs BOINC tasks on GPU 24/7.
Statistics: Posted by Silent Observer — 2024-11-30 17:25 — Replies 2 — Views 71