nvidia-open-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "nvidia-open-git" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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b. Install nvidia-open-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                nvidia-open-git
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall nvidia-open-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                nvidia-open-git
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "nvidia-open-git" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
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b. Clone nvidia-open-git's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/nvidia-open-git.git 
            
                        
                ~/nvidia-open-git
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/nvidia-open-git folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/nvidia-open-git
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the nvidia-open-git package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1420472
Name: nvidia-open-git
PackageBaseID: 178777
PackageBase: nvidia-open-git
Version: 550.54.14.r0.g476bd3453-1
Description: NVIDIA open GPU kernel modules (git version)
URL: https://github.com/NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules/
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0.909552
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: dbermond
Submitter: dbermond
FirstSubmitted: 1652330554
LastModified: 1709552104
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/nvidia-open-git.tar.gz