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+====== Installing the NVIDIA Driver on Linux ======
+===== Ubuntu/Linux Mint =====
+The Driver Manager application should handle this for you pretty easily. Just select the latest/recommended NVIDIA driver version.
+**Note:** In my experience (as of January 2025) the partially open-source ''nvidia-driver-*-open'' drivers don't always work completely (e.g. things like sleep will be buggy). Thus I'd avoid them and install the proprietary versions instead.
+===== Debian =====
+Enable the non-free and non-free-firmware sections in your base Debian repos in ''/etc/apt/sources.list'':
+<code>
+deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ trixie main non-free-firmware non-free
+deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian/ trixie main non-free-firmware non-free
+deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security trixie-security main non-free-firmware non-free
+deb-src http://security.debian.org/debian-security trixie-security main non-free-firmware non-free
+# trixie-updates, to get updates before a point release is made;
+# see https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-reference/ch02.en.html#_updates_and_backports
+deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ trixie-updates main non-free-firmware non-free
+deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian/ trixie-updates main non-free-firmware non-free
+</code>
+Update your apt sources, then install the Linux kernel headers for your architecture:
+<code>
+sudo apt update
+sudo apt install -y firmware-misc-nonfree linux-headers-amd64 # change this based on your architecture
+</code>
+Install the NVIDIA driver w/ DKMS:
+<code>
+sudo apt install -y nvidia-kernel-dkms nvidia-driver
+</code>