Noob Question Thread: Ask Any Questions About Linux!
I thought I'll make this thread for all of you out there who have questions but are afraid to ask them. This is your chance!
I'll try my best to answer any questions here, but I hope others in the community will contribute too!
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How can I install non-free drivers on fedora like Debian and Ubuntu
The general answer is to enable the RPM Fusion repos. But that won't automagically install the drivers for you, you'll need to manually identify what's needed and install them accordingly. This guide is a decent starting point: https://www.fosslinux.com/134505/how-to-install-key-drivers-on-your-fedora-system.htm
But also consider simply using a distro/spin that has all the drivers included (or automates the install), such as Nobara, or one of the Fedora Universal Blue distros.
By default, you can just type nvidia in the software store and click install, wait 5 to 10 minutes after it finishes and restart.
But you will need to run one command before you restart, to register it with secureboot:
See: https://rpmfusion.org/Howto/Secure%20Boot
I use ublue, so I never need to deal with this.
Both Debian and Ubuntu come with nonfree firmware blobs by default. Nonfree drivers such as the Nvidia proprietary driver can be installed graphically in Ubuntu if you open the drivers app.
Debian instructions are here and involves adding the
non-free contribrepos to your/etc/apt/sources.listand then installing thenvidia-driverpackage