Fedora 43/42/41 NVIDIA Drivers Install Guide [595.58.03 / 580.142 / 470.256.02]
This is guide, howto install NVIDIA proprietary drivers (manually using .run installer) on Fedora 43/42/41 and disable Nouveau and NOVA Core driver. This guide works with GeForce 8/9/200/300/400/500/600/700/800/900/10/20/30/40/50 series cards.
This guide works with UEFI Secure Boot disabled or enabled. If you keep Secure Boot enabled, follow this step-by-step module signing guide:
Fedora Secure Boot: Howto sign NVIDIA kernel modules (DKMS + .run installer)
GeForce RTX 50 series cards works with 595.xx, 590.xx and 580.xx NVIDIA drivers, (RTX 5090 D, RTX 5090, RTX 5080, RTX 5070 Ti, RTX 5070) GeForce RTX 40 series cards works with 595.xx, 590.xx and 580.xx NVIDIA drivers, (RTX 4090, RTX 4080, RTX 4070 Ti, RTX 4070, RTX 4060 Ti, RTX 4060) GeForce RTX 30 series cards works with 595.xx, 590.xx and 580.xx NVIDIA drivers, (RTX 3090, RTX 3080 and RTX 3070, RTX 3060, RTX 3060 Ti) GeForce RTX 20 series cards works with 595.xx, 590.xx and 580.xx NVIDIA drivers (RTX 2080 Ti, RTX 2080, RTX 2070 Ti, RTX 2070, RTX 2060) GeForce 16 Series cards works still with 595.xx, 590.xx and 580.xx NVIDIA drivers (GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER, GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER, GeForce GTX 1660 Ti, GeForce GTX 1660, GeForce GTX 1650, GeForce GTX 1630) GeForce GT/GTX 600/700/800/900/10 series cards works with 580.xx, 470.xx, and 390.xx NVIDIA drivers (GTX 1080 Ti, GTX 1080, GTX 1070, GTX 1060 …) Note GTX 10 series: NVIDIA GTX 10 series cards do not work with 595.xx or 590.xx drivers, use 580.xx / 470.xx. GeForce GT/GTX 400/500 series cards works with 390.xx NVIDIA drivers GeForce GT 8/9/200/300 series cards works with 340.xx NVIDIA drivers VIDEO GUIDE, Howto Install NVIDIA Drivers on Fedora 43 [595.xx, 590.xx, 580.xx]: Support inttf: Buy Me a Coffee: Buy me a coffee Subscribe and follow: Follow @inttf Why NVIDIA .run installer??? I got following questions in Youtube:
Install NVIDIA [595.58.03 / 580.142 / 470.256.02 / 390.157 / 340.108] Drivers on Debian / Ubuntu / Linux Mint / LMDE
This is guide, howto install NVIDIA proprietary drivers (manually using .run files) on Debian Sid / 12 / 11 / 10, Ubuntu 24.04 / 23.10 / 22.04, Linux Mint 21.3 / 21.2 / 21.1 / 21 / 20.3 / 20.2 / 20.1, LMDE 4 and disable Nouveau driver. This guide works with GeForce 8/9/200/300/400/500/600/700/800/900/10/20/30/40/50 series cards. This is alternative way to install NVIDIA drivers, because Debian based Linux distros have NVIDIA drivers directly from repos too.
RHEL / CentOS / Rocky Linux / Alma Linux 10.1 / 9.7 / 8.10 NVIDIA Drivers Install Guide [595.58.03 / 580.142 / 470.256.02]
This is guide, howto install NVIDIA proprietary drivers (manually using .run installer) on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), CentOS Stream, Rocky Linux, and Alma Linux versions 10.1, 9.7, and 8.10 and disable Nouveau driver. This guide works with GeForce 8/9/200/300/400/500/600/700/800/900/10/20/30/40/50 series cards.
This guide works with UEFI Secure Boot disabled or enabled. If you keep Secure Boot enabled, follow this step-by-step module signing guide:
RHEL Secure Boot: Howto sign NVIDIA kernel modules (DKMS + .run installer)
openSUSE Leap 16.0 / Tumbleweed NVIDIA Drivers Install Guide [595.58.03 / 580.142]
This is guide, howto install NVIDIA proprietary drivers (manually using .run files) on openSUSE Leap 16.0 / Tumbleweed and disable Nouveau driver. This guide works with GeForce 8/9/200/300/400/500/600/700/800/900/10/20/30/40/50 series cards.
This guide works with UEFI Secure Boot disabled or enabled. If you keep Secure Boot enabled, follow this step-by-step module signing guide:
openSUSE Secure Boot: Howto sign NVIDIA kernel modules (DKMS + .run installer)
GeForce RTX 50 series cards works with 595.xx, 590.xx and 580.xx NVIDIA drivers, (RTX 5090 D, RTX 5090, RTX 5080, RTX 5070 Ti, RTX 5070) GeForce RTX 40 series cards works with 595.xx, 590.xx and 580.xx NVIDIA drivers, (RTX 4090, RTX 4080, RTX 4070 Ti, RTX 4070, RTX 4060 Ti, RTX 4060) GeForce RTX 30 series cards works with 595.xx, 590.xx and 580.xx NVIDIA drivers, (RTX 3090, RTX 3080 and RTX 3070, RTX 3060, RTX 3060 Ti) GeForce RTX 20 series cards works with 595.xx, 590.xx and 580.xx NVIDIA drivers (RTX 2080 Ti, RTX 2080, RTX 2070 Ti, RTX 2070, RTX 2060) GeForce 16 Series cards works still with 595.xx, 590.xx and 580.xx NVIDIA drivers (GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER, GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER, GeForce GTX 1660 Ti, GeForce GTX 1660, GeForce GTX 1650, GeForce GTX 1630) GeForce GT/GTX 600/700/800/900/10 series cards works with 580.xx NVIDIA drivers (GTX 1080 Ti, GTX 1080, GTX 1070, GTX 1060 …) Note GTX 10 series: NVIDIA GTX 10 series cards do not work with 595.xx or 590.xx drivers, use 580.xx. Why NVIDIA .run installer??? All methods have their advantages, some are easy and suitable for users who don’t understand or don’t want to understand anything about Linux.
KDE Neon NVIDIA Drivers Install Guide [Wayland / X11] [595.58.03 / 580.142 / 535.183.01]
This is guide, howto install NVIDIA proprietary drivers (manually using .run files) on KDE Neon 6 and disable Nouveau driver. This guide works with GeForce 700/800/900/10/20/30/40/50 series cards.
GeForce RTX 50 series cards works with 595.xx, 590.xx, 580.xx NVIDIA drivers, (RTX 5090 D, RTX 5090, RTX 5080, RTX 5070 Ti, RTX 5070) GeForce RTX 40 series cards works with 595.xx, 590.xx, 580.xx, 535.xx NVIDIA drivers, (RTX 4090, RTX 4080, RTX 4070 Ti, RTX 4070, RTX 4060 Ti, RTX 4060) GeForce RTX 30 series cards works with 595.xx, 590.xx, 580.xx, 535.xx NVIDIA drivers, (RTX 3090, RTX 3080 and RTX 3070, RTX 3060, RTX 3060 Ti) GeForce RTX 20 series cards works with 595.xx, 590.xx, 580.xx, 535.xx NVIDIA drivers (RTX 2080 Ti, RTX 2080, RTX 2070 Ti, RTX 2070, RTX 2060) GeForce 16 Series cards works still with 595.xx, 590.xx and 580.xx NVIDIA drivers (GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER, GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER, GeForce GTX 1660 Ti, GeForce GTX 1660, GeForce GTX 1650, GeForce GTX 1630) GeForce GT/GTX 700/800/900/10 series cards works with 580.xx, 535.xx NVIDIA drivers (GTX 1080 Ti, GTX 1080, GTX 1070, GTX 1060, GTX 750 Ti …) Note GTX 10 series: NVIDIA GTX 10 series cards do not work with 595.xx or 590.xx drivers, use 580.xx / 535.xx. Check video version of guide. NVIDIA drivers installed manually on KDE Neon 6:
Linux Mint 22 NVIDIA Drivers Install Guide [Wayland / X11] [595.58.03 / 580.142]
This is guide, howto install NVIDIA proprietary drivers (manually using .run files) on Linux Mint 22 and disable Nouveau driver. This guide works with GeForce 700/800/900/10/20/30/40/50 series cards.
GeForce RTX 50 series cards works with 595.xx, 590.xx, 580.xx NVIDIA drivers, (RTX 5090 D, RTX 5090, RTX 5080, RTX 5070 Ti, RTX 5070) GeForce RTX 40 series cards works with 595.xx, 590.xx, 580.xx NVIDIA drivers, (RTX 4090, RTX 4080, RTX 4070 Ti, RTX 4070, RTX 4060 Ti, RTX 4060) GeForce RTX 30 series cards works with 595.xx, 590.xx, 580.xx NVIDIA drivers, (RTX 3090, RTX 3080 and RTX 3070, RTX 3060, RTX 3060 Ti) GeForce RTX 20 series cards works with 595.xx, 590.xx, 580.xx NVIDIA drivers (RTX 2080 Ti, RTX 2080, RTX 2070 Ti, RTX 2070, RTX 2060) GeForce 16 Series cards works still with 595.xx, 590.xx and 580.xx NVIDIA drivers (GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER, GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER, GeForce GTX 1660 Ti, GeForce GTX 1660, GeForce GTX 1650, GeForce GTX 1630) GeForce GT/GTX 700/800/900/10 series cards works with 580.xx NVIDIA drivers (GTX 1080 Ti, GTX 1080, GTX 1070, GTX 1060, GTX 750 Ti …) Note GTX 10 series: NVIDIA GTX 10 series cards do not work with 595.xx or 590.xx drivers, use 580.xx. Check video version of guide. NVIDIA drivers installed manually on Linux Mint 22:
Debian 13 NVIDIA Drivers Install Guide [Wayland / X11] [595.58.03 / 580.142]
This is guide, howto install NVIDIA proprietary drivers (manually using .run files) on Debian 13 and disable Nouveau driver. This guide works with GeForce 700/800/900/10/20/30/40/50 series cards.
This guide works with UEFI Secure Boot disabled or enabled. If you keep Secure Boot enabled, follow this step-by-step module signing guide:
Debian 13 Secure Boot: Howto sign NVIDIA kernel modules (DKMS + .run installer)
GeForce RTX 50 series cards works with 595.xx, 590.xx, 580.xx NVIDIA drivers, (RTX 5090 D, RTX 5090, RTX 5080, RTX 5070 Ti, RTX 5070) GeForce RTX 40 series cards works with 595.xx, 590.xx, 580.xx NVIDIA drivers, (RTX 4090, RTX 4080, RTX 4070 Ti, RTX 4070, RTX 4060 Ti, RTX 4060) GeForce RTX 30 series cards works with 595.xx, 590.xx, 580.xx NVIDIA drivers, (RTX 3090, RTX 3080 and RTX 3070, RTX 3060, RTX 3060 Ti) GeForce RTX 20 series cards works with 595.xx, 590.xx, 580.xx NVIDIA drivers (RTX 2080 Ti, RTX 2080, RTX 2070 Ti, RTX 2070, RTX 2060) GeForce 16 Series cards works still with 595.xx, 590.xx and 580.xx NVIDIA drivers (GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER, GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER, GeForce GTX 1660 Ti, GeForce GTX 1660, GeForce GTX 1650, GeForce GTX 1630) GeForce GT/GTX 700/800/900/10 series cards works with 580.xx NVIDIA drivers (GTX 1080 Ti, GTX 1080, GTX 1070, GTX 1060, GTX 750 Ti …) Note GTX 10 series: NVIDIA GTX 10 series cards do not work with 595.xx or 590.xx drivers, use 580.xx. Check video version of guide. NVIDIA drivers installation with secure boot enabled on Debian 13:
Install NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit 13.1.0 on Fedora 43/42/41
This is guide, howto install NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit 13.1.0 on Fedora 43/42/41. I assume here that you have installed NVIDIA 595.xx drivers successfully using my Fedora NVIDIA Drivers Install Guide. You will need NVIDIA 595.58.03 (or newer 595.xx) drivers. Fedora 43/42/41 ship GCC 15.x and CUDA 13.1 supports it, but some samples (like deviceQuery) may need a small header patch (see below). As always remember backup important files before doing anything!
Install NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit 13.1.0 on Debian 13 (Trixie)
This is guide, howto install NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit 13.1.0 on Debian 13 (Trixie). I assume here that you have installed NVIDIA 595.xx drivers successfully using my Debian 13 NVIDIA Drivers Install Guide. You will need NVIDIA 595.58.03 (or newer 595.xx) drivers. As always remember backup important files before doing anything!
Check video version of guide, howto install NVIDIA CUDA on Debian:
VirtualBox 7.2.6 on Fedora 43/42 (Oracle repo)
Oracle VirtualBox is a powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product for enterprise as well as home use. VirtualBox is a general-purpose full virtualizer for x86 hardware. Targeted at server, desktop and embedded use, it is now the only professional-quality virtualization solution that is also Open Source Software.
Check video guide (older, VirtualBox 7.0.x on Fedora) using Oracle’s own dnf repo:
VirtualBox 7.2.6 on RHEL / CentOS / Rocky Linux / Alma Linux 10 / 9 / 8 (Oracle repo + test builds)
Oracle VirtualBox is a powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product for enterprise as well as home use.
Support inttf: Buy Me a Coffee: Buy me a coffee Subscribe and follow: Follow @inttf This guide shows howto install VirtualBox 7.2 (currently 7.2.6) on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 10.x / 9.x / 8.x, CentOS Stream 10 / 9 / 8, Rocky Linux 10 / 9 / 8, and Alma Linux 10 / 9 / 8 using Oracle’s own yum/dnf repo.
VirtualBox 7.2.6 on Debian 13/12 (Oracle repo + test builds)
Oracle VirtualBox is a powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product for enterprise as well as home use.
Support inttf: Buy Me a Coffee: Buy me a coffee Subscribe and follow: Follow @inttf This guide shows howto install VirtualBox 7.2 (currently 7.2.6) on Debian 13 (Trixie) and Debian 12 (Bookworm) using Oracle’s own apt repo.
1. Install Oracle’s VirtualBox 7.2.6 on Debian 13 / 12 (Oracle repo) This guide works with UEFI Secure Boot disabled or enabled. If you keep Secure Boot enabled, follow this step-by-step module signing guide:
Install Google Chrome on Fedora 43/42 and RHEL / CentOS / Rocky / Alma 10.1 / 9.7 / 8.10
This guide explains howto install Google Chrome Web browser on Fedora 43/42, CentOS Stream, Red Hat (RHEL), Rocky Linux, and Alma Linux versions 10.1, 9.7, and 8.10. Best way to install and keep up-to-date with Google Chrome browser is use Google’s own YUM/DNF repository.
Check video guide, howto install Google Chrome on Fedora 43/42:
Debian 13/12 VMware Install Guide [VMware Workstation Pro 25H2]
This is guide, howto install VMware Workstation Pro (for personal use or with license key) on Debian 13 and Debian 12.
VIDEO GUIDE, Howto Install VMware Workstation Pro 17.6.3 on Debian 12: Support inttf: Buy Me a Coffee: Buy me a coffee Subscribe and follow: Follow @inttf 1. Install VMware Workstation Pro on Debian 13/12 1.1 Download VMware Workstation Pro You need broadcom account then goto VMWare Workstation Pro Download Page and download latest version, currently 25H2.
Install PostgreSQL 18.1 / 17.7 / 16.11 on Fedora 43/42 and RHEL/CentOS/Rocky/Alma 10/9/8
This is guide, howto install PostgreSQL 18.1 / 17.7 / 16.11 database server on Fedora 43/42 and RHEL/CentOS/Rocky/Alma 10/9/8. The guide shows how to install PostgreSQL 18.1 / 17.7 / 16.11 from the PostgreSQL Global Development Group (PGDG) repositories and also how to install the distro-provided package where appropriate. Use the detection commands in the installation section to list available majors in your enabled repositories.
Check video guide howto install PostgreSQL on Fedora / Rocky (example older recordings):
Install NVIDIA cuDNN 9.6.0 on Fedora 41/40/39
This is guide, howto install NVIDIA cuDNN 9.6.0 on Fedora 41/40/39. I assume here that you have installed NVIDIA drivers successfully using my Fedora NVIDIA Drivers Install Guide and installed NVIDIA CUDA successfully using Fedora NVIDIA CUDA Install Guide. You will need NVIDIA 565.xx or 560.xx drivers. As always remember backup important files before doing anything!
Check video version of guide, howto install NVIDIA cuDNN on Fedora 41/40/39:
Install Blender 5.1.0/5.0.1 on Fedora 43/42 [CUDA / OptiX]
This is guide howto install Blender 5.1.0/5.0.1 [edge / stable] on Fedora 43/42 [CUDA / OptiX]. Blender is the free and open source 3D creation suite. It supports the entirety of the 3D pipeline—modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing and motion tracking, and video editing. I use here Snapcrafters (Snap) version of Blender, which is community-supported modified build of Blender.
Check Video version of Install Blender 5.1.0/5.0.1 on Fedora 43/42 Guide:
Install Snap / Snapd on Fedora 43/42 [Classic]
This guide shows how to install Snap / snapd (Snapcraft) on Fedora 43/42.
Latest Fedora packaged snapd versions (as of 2025-12-27): Fedora 43: 2.72-1.fc43, Fedora 42: 2.72-1.fc42.
Check Video version of Install Snap / Snapd on Fedora 43/42 Guide: Support inttf: Buy Me a Coffee: Buy me a coffee Subscribe and follow: Follow @inttf Install Snap / Snapd on Fedora 43/42 1. Change root User su - ## OR ## sudo -i 2. Install Snap / Snapd dnf install snapd 3. Start and enable needed services systemctl start snapd.seeded.service systemctl start snapd.service systemctl enable snapd.seeded.service systemctl enable snapd.service 4. Enable Classic Snap Support ln -s /var/lib/snapd/snap /snap At this point, log out and back in or reboot your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.
Fedora 43/42/41/40 Enable root Account Password/Login
This is quick guide howto enable root account password/login on Fedora 43/42/41/40.
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Fedora 43/42 VMware Install Guide [VMware Workstation Pro 25H2]
This is guide, howto install VMware Workstation Pro (for personal use or with license key) on Fedora 43/42.
VIDEO GUIDE, Howto Install VMware Workstation Pro on Fedora 43/42: Support inttf: Buy Me a Coffee: Buy me a coffee Subscribe and follow: Follow @inttf 1. Install VMware Workstation Pro on Fedora 43/42 1.1 Download VMware Workstation Pro You need broadcom account then goto VMWare Workstation Pro Download Page and download latest version (example: VMware-Workstation-Full-25H2-24995812.x86_64.bundle).
