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For this reason, it is often advisable to prefer using the proprietary drivers supplied by the end user's Linux distribution over the drivers supplied directly by the. Occasionally, it is difficult to get the driver from the web site working on a particular system or in a particular environment. If these drivers work, they are quicker to support new graphics card models and may resolve driver issues earlier than the proprietary drivers obtained from other sources, but, problems with their use can arise in that they do not necessarily support the specific operating system or distribution in use. In theory, it is possible to use the proprietary driver supplied directly by the web site. In such cases, it can become necessary to consider using a proprietary driver supplied directly, or indirectly, by nvidia.
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For example, the nouveau driver supplied by (most?) Linux distributions is quite capable of supporting many, or most, nvidia graphics cards.Īt the time of this writing, though, the nouveau driver does not necessarily provide all functionality needed by certain games or applications that demand advanced features of these video cards.
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If one does not require all functionality provided by a proprietary driver, it is not required to use a proprietary driver supplied by a vendor, Linux distribution, or the web site. The answer is probably best presented as a qualified "yes".