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AlmaLinux 9/10 Introduces Native NVIDIA Driver Support
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For NVIDIA users on AlmaLinux, the wait is finally over. Thanks to a collaboration between ALESCo (AlmaLinux Engineering Steering Committee), NVIDIA, and the community, AlmaLinux 9 and 10 now include native support for NVIDIA drivers, including CUDA and Secure Boot compatibility.
Just a few years ago, native support like this wasn’t feasible. However, NVIDIA’s move toward open-sourcing its graphics drivers made it possible. But what is more important, their new products continue to roll out exclusively under this open model.
Another thing worth noting is that AlmaLinux 9 and 10 now include Secure Boot-signed NVIDIA kernel modules, which makes it the first Enterprise Linux distro to ship this right out of the box.
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Native NVIDIA support for AlmaLinux OS 9 and 10
The AlmaLinux project has announced the availability of packages to enable native NVIDIA driver support, including CUDA and Secure Boot, for AlmaLinux 9 and 10.
When AlmaLinux started just 5 years ago, this wouldn't have been possible. With NVIDIA's open source version of their graphics drivers things have changed. This open source version is slowly becoming the flagship driver, with new products being added exclusively to it. With the help of some incredible people in the open source ecosystem and the AlmaLinux community, we were able to do something that has yet to be done in the EL ecosystem - ship Secure Boot signed, open source, NVIDIA kernel modules.Full documentation is available on the AlmaLinux wiki.
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AlmaLinux 9 & 10 Now Support NVIDIA GPUs Natively — Here's How to Set Them Up
AlmaLinux OS is a free and open source enterprise Linux distribution that was launched in response to Red Hat ending CentOS in favor of CentOS Stream.
Catering to the community's need for a stable, reliable alternative, AlmaLinux OS provides binary compatibility with Red Hat Enterprise Linux while still maintaining the accessibility and community-driven development that made CentOS a success.
The distribution has steadily evolved since its launch, and now, the developers have introduced native NVIDIA support.