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  2. Free and open-source graphics device driver - Wikipedia

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    Binary drivers often do not work with current versions of open-source software, and rarely support development snapshots of open-source software; it is usually not directly possible for a developer to use Nvidia's or ATI's proprietary drivers with a development snapshot of an X server or a development snapshot of the Linux kernel.

  3. nouveau (software) - Wikipedia

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    In the middle: the FOSS stack, composed out of DRM & KMS driver, libDRM and Mesa 3D.Right side: Proprietary drivers: Kernel BLOB and User-space components. nouveau (/ n uː ˈ v oʊ /) is a free and open-source graphics device driver for Nvidia video cards and the Tegra family of SoCs written by independent software engineers, with minor help from Nvidia employees.

  4. Nvidia - Wikipedia

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    Instead, Nvidia provides its own binary GeForce graphics drivers for X.Org and an open-source library that interfaces with the Linux, FreeBSD or Solaris kernels and the proprietary graphics software. Nvidia also provided but stopped supporting an obfuscated open-source driver that only supports two-dimensional hardware acceleration and ships ...

  5. Direct Rendering Manager - Wikipedia

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    The Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) is a subsystem of the Linux kernel responsible for interfacing with GPUs of modern video cards.DRM exposes an API that user-space programs can use to send commands and data to the GPU and perform operations such as configuring the mode setting of the display.

  6. GeForce 9 series - Wikipedia

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    Nvidia announced that as of April 1, 2016, they would cease driver support for the GeForce 9 series. [30] [31] Windows XP 32-bit & Media Center Edition: version 340.52 released on July 29, 2014; Download; Windows XP 64-bit: version 340.52 released on July 29, 2014; Download

  7. Video games and Linux - Wikipedia

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    free software package for adding multiplayer support Nvidia GameWorks: Proprietary: Unknown WIP: Yes — — As the result of their cooperation with Valve, Nvidia announced a Linux port of GameWorks. [263] As of June 2014, PhysX, and OptiX have been available for Linux for some time. OpenPlay: APSL: C: Yes: Yes: Yes — networking library ...

  8. Nintendo Switch system software - Wikipedia

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    [4] [3] All drivers run in userspace, including the Nvidia driver which the security researchers described as "kind of similar to the Linux driver". The graphics driver features an undocumented thin API layer, called NVN, which is "kind of like Vulkan" [4] but exposes most hardware features like OpenGL compatibility profile with Nvidia extensions.

  9. Installation (computer programs) - Wikipedia

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    Installation (or setup) of a computer program (including device drivers and plugins), is the act of making the program ready for execution. Installation refers to the particular configuration of software or hardware with a view to making it usable with the computer. A soft or digital copy of the piece of software (program) is needed to install it.